7-letter words containing i, r
- borisov — a city in N central Byelorussia, NE of Minsk.
- borking — to attack (a candidate or public figure) systematically, especially in the media.
- bornite — a mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron that tarnishes to purple or dark red. It occurs in copper deposits. Formula: Cu5FeS4
- borodin — Aleksandr Porfirevich (alɪkˈsandr pərfiˈrjevitʃ). 1834–87, Russian composer, whose works include the unfinished opera Prince Igor, symphonies, songs, and chamber music
- boronia — any aromatic rutaceous shrub of the Australian genus Boronia
- boronic — of or relating to boron
- bossier — studded with bosses.
- boudoir — A boudoir is a woman's bedroom or private sitting room.
- boursin — a brand of soft white creamy cheese, often flavoured with garlic
- bouvier — a large powerful dog of a Belgian breed, having a rough shaggy coat: used esp for cattle herding and guarding
- braccia — an old Italian unit of length, usually about 26 or 27 inches (66 or 68 cm), but varying between 18 and 28 inches (46 and 71 cm).
- braccio — an Italian unit of measurement based on the length of a man's arm and roughly equivalent to two feet
- brachia — Anatomy. the part of the arm from the shoulder to the elbow.
- bracing — If you describe something, especially a place, climate, or activity as bracing, you mean that it makes you feel fresh and full of energy.
- brahmin — A Brahmin is a Hindu of the highest social rank.
- braided — A piece of clothing that is braided is decorated with braid.
- braille — Braille is a system of printing for blind people. The letters are printed as groups of raised dots that you can feel with your fingers.
- brained — having a particular type of brain (used in combination): small-brained dinosaurs.
- braised — cooked by braising
- braking — the act or process of slowing or stopping a vehicle, wheel, shaft, etc, or for keeping it stationary, esp by means of friction
- brasier — brazier1
- brassai — real name Gyula Halész. 1899–1984, French photographer, artist, and writer, born in Hungary: noted for his photographs of Paris by night
- brassie — a former name for a club, a No. 2 wood, originally having a brass-plated sole and with a shallower face than a driver to give more loft
- braving — possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
- brawlie — in a fine or healthy manner
- braying — the loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
- brazier — A brazier is a large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned to keep people warm when they are outside in cold weather, for example because of their work.
- breccia — a rock consisting of angular fragments embedded in a finer matrix, formed by erosion, impact, volcanic activity, etc
- brescia — a city in N Italy, in Lombardy: at its height in the 16th century. Pop: 187 567 (2001)
- brevier — (formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 8 point
- brevity — The brevity of something is the fact that it is short or lasts for only a short time.
- brewing — a quantity of a beverage brewed at one time
- brewski — a beer
- bribery — Bribery is the act of offering someone money or something valuable in order to persuade them to do something for you.
- bribing — money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc.: The motorist offered the arresting officer a bribe to let him go.
- bricken — made of bricks
- bricker — a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color.
- brickie — A brickie is the same as a bricklayer.
- brickle — brittle
- bricole — a shot in which the cue ball touches a cushion after striking the object ball and before touching another ball
- bridger — James, 1804–81, U.S. fur trader and mountain man, noted for his tall tales.
- bridges — Robert (Seymour). 1844–1930, English poet: poet laureate (1913–30)
- bridget — 453–523 ad, Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland. Feast day: Feb 1
- bridled — part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
- bridoon — a horse's bit: a small snaffle used in double bridles
- briefed — lasting or taking a short time; of short duration: a brief walk; a brief stay in the country.
- briefer — A briefer is an official who has the job of giving information about something, for example a war.
- briefly — Something that happens or is done briefly happens or is done for a very short period of time.
- brigade — A brigade is one of the groups which an army is divided into.
- brigand — A brigand is someone who attacks people and robs them, especially in mountains or forests.