7-letter words containing o, n, b, a
- baoqing — former name of Shaoyang.
- baoshan — a town in W Yunnan province, in S China, on the Burma Road.
- 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.
- bargoon — a bargain
- 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
- baryons — Plural form of baryon.
- baryton — a bass viol with sympathetic strings as well as its six main strings
- 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.
- bateson — William, 1861–1926, English biologist and geneticist.
- batonic — (linguistics) Not representing anything specific; non-representational.
- bausond — (of animals) dappled with white spots on a black or bay background; esp having a white patch on the face
- bayamon — a city in NE central Puerto Rico, south of San Juan. Pop: 224 915 (2003 est)
- bayonet — A bayonet is a long, sharp blade that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon.
- bayonne — a port in SW France: a commercial centre for the Basque region. Pop: 45 636 (2006)
- baytown — city in SE Tex., on Galveston Bay, near Houston: pop. 66,000
- beacons — a city in SE New York.
- bear on — to be relevant to; relate to
- begonia — A begonia is a garden plant which has large brightly coloured leaves.
- begroan — to groan at or about
- bellona — the Roman goddess of war
- bhoodan — (in India) a socioagricultural movement, started by Vinoba Bhave in 1951, in which village landowners are persuaded to give land to the landless.
- biobank — any large store of human biological samples for research into the genetic and environmental causes of disease
- bitonal — consisting of black and white tones
- bizonal — of or relating to two administrative zones
- blaydon — an industrial town in NE England, in Gateshead unitary authority, Tyne and Wear. Pop: 14 648 (2001)
- boating — Boating is travelling on a lake or river in a small boat for pleasure.
- boatman — A boatman is a man who is paid by people to take them across an area of water in a small boat, or a man who hires boats out to them for a short time.
- bodhran — shallow one-sided drum popular in Irish and Scottish folk music
- bogbean — buckbean
- bogland — an area of wetland, usually extensive
- bogyman — boogeyman
- bolland — Jean de [French zhahn duh] /French ʒɑ̃ də/ (Show IPA), or Johan van [Flemish yoh-hahn vahn] /Flemish yoʊˈhɑn vɑn/ (Show IPA), or John, 1596–1665, Belgian Jesuit hagiographer.
- bologna — Bologna is a type of large smoked sausage, usually made of beef, veal, or pork.
- bolzano — a city in NE Italy, in Trentino-Alto Adige: belonged to Austria until 1919. Pop: 94 989 (2001)
- bon ami — a good friend.
- bonaire — an island in the S Caribbean, part of the Netherlands Antilles until their dissolution in 2010, now a special municipality of the Netherlands: one of the Leeward Islands. Chief town: Kralendijk. Pop: 11 537 (2007 est). Area: about 288 sq km (111 sq miles)
- bonamia — a parasite (Bonamia ostreae) which causes the disease bonamiasis in oysters
- bonanza — You can refer to a sudden great increase in wealth, success, or luck as a bonanza.
- bonasus — a name for the wisent or European bison (Bison bonasus)
- bondage — Bondage is the condition of being someone's property and having to work for them.
- bondman — a feudal serf
- boniato — a variety of sweet potato grown in the Caribbean
- bonnard — Pierre (pjɛr). 1867–1947, French painter and lithographer, noted for the effects of light and colour in his landscapes and sunlit interiors
- bononia — a city in N Italy, at the foot of the Apennines: became a free city in the Middle Ages; university (1088). Pop: 371 217 (2001)
- bonsela — a present or gratuity