7-letter words containing i, b
- berline — a limousine with a glass partition between the front and rear seats
- berlioz — Hector (Louis) (ɛktɔr). 1803–69, French composer, regarded as a pioneer of modern orchestration. His works include the cantata La Damnation de Faust (1846), the operas Les Troyens (1856–59) and Béatrice et Bénédict (1860–62), the Symphonie fantastique (1830), and the oratorio L'Enfance du Christ (1854)
- bernice — a feminine name: var. Berenice
- bernina — a mountain in SE Switzerland, in the Rhaetian Alps. 13,295 feet (4050 meters).
- bernini — Gian Lorenzo (dʒan loˈrɛntso). 1598–1680, Italian painter, architect, and sculptor: the greatest exponent of the Italian baroque
- berried — producing or covered with berries
- berries — any small, usually stoneless, juicy fruit, irrespective of botanical structure, as the huckleberry, strawberry, or hackberry.
- berwick — James Fitzjames, Duke of Berwick. 1670–1734, marshal of France and illegitimate son of James II of England. He led French forces during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14)
- besaint — to give the status of a saint to
- beshine — to illuminate or shine on
- besides — Besides something or beside something means in addition to it.
- besiege — If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.
- beskids — a mountain range on Poland's border with the Czech Republic and Slovakia, in the Carpathian Mountains. Highest peak, Babia Gora, 5659 feet (1726 meters).
- beslime — to cover with slime
- besmile — to smile on
- bespice — to flavour with spices
- bestain — to stain
- bestial — If you describe behaviour or a situation as bestial, you mean that it is very unpleasant or disgusting.
- bestick — to cover with sharp points; to pierce
- bestill — to cause to be still
- besting — of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students.
- bestrid — to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
- betaine — a sweet-tasting alkaloid that occurs in the sugar beet and other plants and in animals. Formula: C5H11NO2
- bethink — to cause (oneself) to consider or meditate
- betimes — in good time; early
- betitle — to give a title to
- bettina — a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- betting — the laying of wagers
- betwixt — betwixt and between, neither the one nor the other; in a middle or unresolved position: Not wanting to side with either her father or her mother, she was betwixt and between.
- bevomit — to vomit over
- bewitch — If someone or something bewitches you, you are so attracted to them that you cannot think about anything else.
- bexhill — a resort in S England, in East Sussex on the English Channel. Pop: 39 451 (2001)
- beziers — a city in S France: scene of a massacre (1209) during the Albigensian Crusade. It is a centre of the wine trade. Pop: 71 672 (2008)
- bezique — a card game for two or more players with tricks similar to whist but with additional points scored for honours and sequences: played with two packs with nothing below a seven
- bhikshu — a monk.
- bhishti — (formerly in India) a water-carrier
- biafran — of or relating to Biafra or its inhabitants
- biassed — a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea.
- biaxial — (esp of a crystal) having two axes
- bibasic — with two bases
- bibbery — drinking
- bibcock — a tap having a nozzle bent downwards and supplied from a horizontal pipe
- bibelot — an attractive or curious trinket
- bibless — (of an apron) with no bib
- biblike — resembling a bib
- biblio- — indicating book or books
- biblist — biblicist
- bichord — (of a musical instrument) having two strings for one note
- bicolor — of two colors
- bicorne — a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.