7-letter words containing i, n
- britten — (Edward) Benjamin, Baron Britten. 1913–76, English composer, pianist, and conductor. His works include the operas Peter Grimes (1945) and Billy Budd (1951), the choral works Hymn to St Cecilia (1942) and A War Requiem (1962), and numerous orchestral pieces
- britton — Nathaniel Lord, 1859–1934, U.S. botanist.
- broking — acting as a broker
- bromine — a pungent dark red volatile liquid element of the halogen series that occurs in natural brine and is used in the production of chemicals, esp ethylene dibromide. Symbol: Br; atomic no: 35; atomic wt: 79.904; valency: 1, 3, 5, or 7; relative density 3.12; density (gas): 7.59 kg/m3; melting pt: –7.2°C; boiling pt: 58.78°C
- bronchi — bronchus
- brownie — Brownies are small flat biscuits or cakes. They are usually chocolate flavoured and have nuts in them.
- brucine — bitter poisonous alkaloid resembling strychnine and obtained from the tree Strychnos nuxvomica: used mainly in the denaturation of alcohol. Formula: C23H26N2O4
- brüning — Heinrich (ˈhainrɪç). 1885–1970, German statesman; chancellor (1930–32). He was forced to resign in 1932, making way for the Nazis
- bruting — the primary step in diamond cutting in which the girdle is shaped, often with another diamond
- bubinga — the tree Guibourtia demeusui, native to tropical African regions
- bubonic — of or relating to a bubo.
- buccina — a curved brass horn used by the ancient Roman army
- bucking — bukh.
- budding — If you describe someone as, for example, a budding businessman or a budding artist, you mean that they are starting to succeed or become interested in business or art.
- buffing — polishing
- bugging — surveillance using a hidden microphone
- buisson — Ferdinand Édouard [fer-dee-nahn ey-dwar] /fɛr diˈnɑ̃ eɪˈdwær/ (Show IPA), 1841–1932, French statesman and educator: Nobel Peace Prize 1927.
- bulging — a rounded projection, bend, or protruding part; protuberance; hump: a bulge in a wall.
- bulking — the expansion of excavated material to a volume greater than that of the excavation from which it came
- bulling — the male of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction.
- bullion — Bullion is gold or silver, usually in the form of bars.
- bumming — a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
- bumping — to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike: His car bumped a truck.
- bumpkin — If you refer to someone as a bumpkin, you think they are uneducated and stupid because they come from the countryside.
- bundies — a time clock.
- bundist — a member of a bund
- bunking — a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
- bunnies — Informal. a rabbit, especially a small or young one.
- bunting — Bunting consists of rows of small coloured flags that are used to decorate streets and buildings on special occasions.
- buoying — Nautical. a distinctively shaped and marked float, sometimes carrying a signal or signals, anchored to mark a channel, anchorage, navigational hazard, etc., or to provide a mooring place away from the shore.
- burking — to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
- burkini — a swimming costume which covers the whole body with the exception of the face, hands, and feet, suitable for wear by Muslim women
- burn in — to darken (areas on a photographic print) by exposing them to light while masking other regions
- burn-in — 1. (hardware) screen saver. 2. (hardware, testing) burn-in period.
- burning — You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot.
- burnish — To burnish the image of someone or something means to improve their image.
- burring — a pronunciation of the r- sound as a uvular trill, as in certain Northern English dialects.
- burundi — a republic in E central Africa: inhabited chiefly by the Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa (Pygmy); made part of German East Africa in 1899; part of the Belgian territory of Ruanda-Urundi from 1923 until it became independent in 1962; ethnic violence has erupted at times between Hutu and Tutsi, as in Rwanda; consists mainly of high plateaus along the main Nile-Congo dividing range, dropping rapidly to the Great Rift Valley in the west. Official languages: Kirundi and French. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: Burundi franc. Capital: Bujumbura. Pop: 10 888 321 (2013 est). Area: 27 731 sq km (10 707 sq miles)
- bushing — an adaptor having ends of unequal diameters, often with internal screw threads, used to connect pipes of different sizes
- busking — Chiefly British. to entertain by dancing, singing, or reciting on the street or in a public place.
- bussing — a large motor vehicle, having a long body, equipped with seats or benches for passengers, usually operating as part of a scheduled service; omnibus.
- busying — actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work.
- butlins — one of the two best-known traditional holiday camps in Britain
- butt in — If you say that someone is butting in, you are criticizing the fact that they are joining in a conversation or activity without being asked to.
- butting — a push or blow with the head or horns.
- butyrin — a colourless liquid ester or oil found in butter. It is formed from butyric acid and glycerine
- buzz in — to admit (someone) to a building by activating an electronically controlled door
- buzzing — a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking.
- by-line — a line under the title of a newspaper or magazine article giving the author's name
- byliner — a person who writes articles with bylines