7-letter words containing i, b
- gimbals — Sometimes, gimbal. a contrivance, consisting of a ring or base on an axis, that permits an object, as a ship's compass, mounted in or on it to tilt freely in any direction, in effect suspending the object so that it will remain horizontal even when its support is tipped.
- gimblet — a small tool for boring holes, consisting of a shaft with a pointed screw at one end and a handle perpendicular to the shaft at the other.
- givable — Capable of being given.
- glibber — Comparative form of glib.
- globing — Present participle of globe.
- globish — a simplified version of English used by non-native speakers, consisting of the most common words and phrases only
- globoid — approximately globular.
- go bail — to act as surety
- gobbing — Present participle of gob.
- gobelin — made at the tapestry factory established in Paris in the 15th century by the Gobelins, a French family of dyers and weavers.
- gobioid — of or resembling a goby.
- goblins — a grotesque sprite or elf that is mischievous or malicious toward people.
- gr brit — Great Britain
- gribble — a small, marine isopod crustacean of the genus Limnoria that destroys submerged timber by boring into it.
- grimsby — a seaport in Humberside county, in E England at the mouth of the Humber estuary.
- gt brit — Great Britain
- gubbins — (slang) Assorted stuff, especially if of little value.
- gubbish — (jargon) /guhb'*sh/ (A portmanteau of "garbage" and "rubbish" which may have originated with SF author Philip K. Dick) Garbage; crap; nonsense. "What is all this gubbish?" The opposite portmanteau "rubbage" is also reported.
- gumboil — a small abscess on the gum, originating in an abscess in the pulp of a tooth.
- habitan — habitant2 .
- habitat — the natural environment of an organism; place that is natural for the life and growth of an organism: a tropical habitat.
- habited — inhabited.
- habitue — a frequent or habitual visitor to a place: a habitué of art galleries.
- habitus — the physical characteristics of a person, especially appearance and constitution as related to disease.
- habutai — a thin, soft, durable Japanese silk, used in the manufacture of garments.
- halibut — either of two large flatfishes, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, of the North Atlantic, or H. stenolepis, of the North Pacific, used for food.
- hanbali — one of the four schools of Islamic law, founded by Ahmad ibn Hanbal.
- hasbian — (slang, LGBT) A former lesbian who is now heterosexual.
- hawkbit — (botany) Any dandelion-like flower of the genus Leontodon in the family Asteraceae.
- hebetic — pertaining to or occurring in puberty.
- hebraic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews, their language, or their culture.
- helibus — a helicopter with the capacity to carry many passengers
- henbits — Plural form of henbit.
- hepsiba — the wife of Hezekiah and the mother of Manasseh. II Kings 21:1.
- hibachi — a small Japanese-style charcoal brazier covered with a grill, usually used for outdoor cooking.
- hibbing — a town in NE Minnesota: iron mining.
- hidable — to conceal from sight; prevent from being seen or discovered: Where did she hide her jewels?
- highboy — a tall chest of drawers on legs, usually in two sections set one on top of the other. Compare tallboy, lowboy.
- hilbert — David [dey-vid;; German dah-vit] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; German ˈdɑ vɪt/ (Show IPA), 1862–1943, German mathematician.
- hip bag — a bag worn around or attached to the hips
- hipbone — innominate bone.
- hirable — able to be hired; fit for hiring.
- hobbies — an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
- hobbing — a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- hobbish — like a clown
- hobbism — the doctrines of, or those attributed to, Hobbes, especially the doctrine of absolute submission to a royal sovereign in order to avoid the anarchic disorder resulting from the uncontrolled competition of individual interests.
- hobbits — a member of a race of imaginary creatures related to and resembling humans, living in underground holes and characterized by their good nature, diminutive size, and hairy feet.
- hoblike — a hobgoblin or elf.
- hobnail — a large-headed nail for protecting the soles of heavy boots and shoes.
- hoboism — The lifestyle or practices of hobos; vagrancy.