7-letter words containing o, b
- bantoid — denoting or relating to languages, esp in Cameroon and Nigeria, that possess certain Bantu characteristics
- bao dai — (Nguyen Vinh Thuy) 1913–97, emperor of Annam 1925–45, chief of state of Vietnam 1949–55.
- baobabs — Plural form of baobab.
- baoding — a city in NE China, in N Hebei province. Pop: 810 000 (2005 est)
- baoqing — former name of Shaoyang.
- baoshan — a town in W Yunnan province, in S China, on the Burma Road.
- bar-hop — If a person bar-hops, they go from one bar to another having drinks in each one.
- baracoa — a seaport in E Cuba: oldest town in Cuba; settled 1512.
- baranof — island in Alexander Archipelago, Alas.: c. 1,600 sq mi (4,144 sq km): largest city, Sitka
- baranov — Aleksandr Andreyevich [uh-lyi-ksahn-dr uhn-drye-yi-vyich] /ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr ʌnˈdryɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1747–1819, Russian fur trader in Alaska.
- barbola — small models of flowers and fruit made from plastic paste for decorative purposes
- barbour — John. c. 1320–95, Scottish poet: author of The Bruce (1376), a patriotic epic poem
- barbudo — beardfish.
- barcode — a machine-readable arrangement of numbers and parallel lines of different widths printed on a package, which can be electronically scanned at a checkout to register the price of the goods and to activate computer stock-checking and reordering
- bargoon — a bargain
- barmpot — a foolish or deranged person
- barnlot — barnyard.
- baronet — A baronet is a man who has been made a knight. When a baronet dies, the title is passed on to his son.
- baronne — baroness
- baroque — Baroque architecture and art is an elaborate style of architecture and art that was popular in Europe in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
- barotse — a member of a Negroid people of central Africa living chiefly in SW Zambia
- barozzi — Giacomo [jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), Vignola, Giacomo da.
- barrico — a small barrel or similar container for liquids
- barrios — Justo Rufino [hoo-staw roo-fee-naw] /ˈhu stɔ ruˈfi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–85, Guatemalan statesman: president of Guatemala 1873–85.
- barroom — A barroom is a room or building in which alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
- barroso — José Manuel (ʒoˈse maˈnwɛl) born 1956, Portuguese politician; prime minister of Portugal (2002–04); president of the European Commission (2004–2014)
- barrows — Plural form of barrow.
- barstow — a city in S California.
- barthou — (Jean) Louis [zhahn lwee] /ʒɑ̃ lwi/ (Show IPA), 1862–1934, French statesman and author.
- bartoli — Cecilia. born 1966, Italian mezzo-soprano, noted for her performances in Mozart and Rossini operas
- barwood — a red wood from a small African tree, Baphia nitida, primarily used to produce dye and in the construction of violin bows
- baryons — Plural form of baryon.
- baryton — a bass viol with sympathetic strings as well as its six main strings
- basoche — a guild of medieval Parisian lawyers, granted the privilege of performing religious plays and known for abusing this privilege by performing comic plays instead
- basotho — a member of the subgroup of the Sotho people who chiefly inhabit Lesotho
- bassano — Jacopo [yah-kaw-paw] /ˈyɑ kɔ pɔ/ (Show IPA), (Giacomo da Ponte) 1510–92, Italian painter.
- bassoon — A bassoon is a large musical instrument of the woodwind family that is shaped like a tube and played by blowing into a curved metal pipe.
- bastion — If a system or organization is described as a bastion of a particular way of life, it is seen as being important and effective in defending that way of life. Bastion can be used both when you think that this way of life should be ended and when you think it should be defended.
- bastrop — a city in N Louisiana.
- bat boy — a boy or young man who takes care of the bats and sometimes other equipment of a team.
- bat out — to create or compose quickly or hastily
- batboys — Plural form of batboy.
- bateson — William, 1861–1926, English biologist and geneticist.
- batfowl — to catch birds by temporarily blinding them with light
- batonic — (linguistics) Not representing anything specific; non-representational.
- battero — a heavy club
- battuto — a selection of chopped herbs, used in Italian cookery
- bausond — (of animals) dappled with white spots on a black or bay background; esp having a white patch on the face
- bawcock — a fine fellow
- bay oil — a yellow essential oil distilled from the leaves of the tropical American bay, Pimenta racemosa, used in the manufacture of perfumes and bay rum.