7-letter words containing i, r
- bruited — to voice abroad; rumor (used chiefly in the passive and often followed by about): The report was bruited through the village.
- bruiter — a person who spreads a rumour
- brulzie — a noisy dispute; a disturbance
- brummie — Brummie means belonging to or coming from Birmingham in England.
- 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
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- brutism — the characteristic actions of a brute
- bruxism — the habit of grinding the teeth, esp unconsciously
- btrieve — 1. (company) BTRIEVE Technologies, Inc.. 2. (tool) A trademark of BTRIEVE Technologies, Inc. for their ISAM index file manager for IBM PCs.
- builder — A builder is a person whose job is to build or repair houses and other buildings.
- buirdly — well-built; stocky
- bullier — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- 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
- burkite — burker; murderer
- burlily — in burly fashion
- 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.
- burrito — A burrito is a tortilla containing a filling of ground beef, chicken, cheese, or beans.
- 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)
- busgirl — a waiter's assistant
- bushire — a port in SW Iran, on the Persian Gulf; nuclear power station. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)
- bustier — A bustier is a type of close-fitting strapless top worn by women.
- butyric — of or obtained from butter
- butyrin — a colourless liquid ester or oil found in butter. It is formed from butyric acid and glycerine
- byliner — a person who writes articles with bylines
- byrgius — a crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 40 miles (64 km) in diameter.
- byrnies — a coat of mail; hauberk.
- byronic — of, like, or characteristic of Byron or his writings; romantic, passionate, cynical, ironic, etc.
- cabeiri — Cabiri.
- cabrini — Saint Frances Xavier(1850-1917); U.S. nun, born in Italy: first U.S. citizen canonized: her day is Dec. 22: called Mother Cabrini
- cabrito — the flesh of a young goat, used as food
- cairene — a person born or living in Cairo, Egypt
- cairned — marked by a cairn
- caliber — the size of a bullet or shell as measured by its diameter
- calibre — The calibre of a person is the quality or standard of their ability or intelligence, especially when this is high.
- caliper — Calipers are an instrument consisting of two long, thin pieces of metal joined together at one end, and are used to measure the size of things.
- caliver — a light musket introduced in the early 16th century
- caloric — Caloric means relating to calories.
- calorie — Calories are units used to measure the energy value of food. People who are on diets try to eat food that does not contain many calories.
- cambrai — a town in NE France: textile industry: scene of a battle in which massed tanks were first used and broke through the German line (November, 1917). Pop: 33 738 (1999)
- cambria — Wales
- cambric — a fine white linen or cotton fabric
- campari — a bitter Italian aperitif, often mixed with soda water as a drink
- candiru — a tiny parasitic freshwater catfish of the Amazon region
- cannier — careful; cautious; prudent: a canny reply.