7-letter words containing o, n, b
- bounded — (of a set) having a bound, esp where a measure is defined in terms of which all the elements of the set, or the differences between all pairs of members, are less than some value, or else all its members lie within some other well-defined set
- bounden — morally obligatory (archaic except in the phrase bounden duty)
- bounder — If you call a man a bounder, you mean he behaves in an unkind, deceitful, or selfish way.
- bourbon — Bourbon is a type of whisky that is made mainly in America.
- bourdon — a 16-foot organ stop of the stopped diapason type
- boursin — a brand of soft white creamy cheese, often flavoured with garlic
- bow net — a clam-shaped net for trapping hawks, set open and baited with a pigeon, and closed upon the hawk by means of a trigger sprung from a blind.
- bowbent — bent, shaped like a bow
- bowknot — a decorative knot usually having two loops and two loose ends; bow
- bowline — a line for controlling the weather leech of a square sail when a vessel is close-hauled
- bowling — Bowling is a game in which you roll a heavy ball down a narrow track towards a group of wooden objects and try to knock down as many of them as possible.
- bowyang — one of a pair of bowyangs
- bozeman — a city in S Montana.
- bragdon — Claude, 1866–1946, U.S. architect, stage designer, and author.
- brandon — a masculine name
- branson — Sir Richard. born 1950, British entrepreneur. In 1969 he founded the Virgin record company, adding other interests later, including Virgin Atlantic Airways (1984), Virgin Radio (1993), and the Virgin Rail Group (1996): made the fastest crossing of the Atlantic by boat (1986) and the first of the Pacific by hot-air balloon (1991)
- brenton — Howard. born 1942, British dramatist, author of such controversial plays as The Churchill Play (1974), The Romans in Britain (1980), (with David Hare) Pravda (1985), and several topical satires with Tariq Ali
- bresson — Robert (rɔbɛr). 1901–99, French film director: his films include Le Journal d'un curé de campagne (1950), Une Femme douce (1969), and L'Argent (1983)
- bridoon — a horse's bit: a small snaffle used in double bridles
- brinton — Daniel Garrison, 1837–99, U.S. physician, archaeologist, and anthropologist.
- britton — Nathaniel Lord, 1859–1934, U.S. botanist.
- broaden — When something broadens, it becomes wider.
- brochan — a type of thin porridge
- brocken — a mountain in central Germany: the highest peak of the Harz Mountains; important in German folklore. Height: 1142 m (3747 ft). The Brocken Bow or Brocken Spectre is an atmospheric phenomenon in which an observer, when the sun is low, may see his enlarged shadow against the clouds, often surrounded by coloured lights
- brogans — a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
- 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
- bronch- — broncho-
- bronchi — bronchus
- broncho — bronco
- bronzed — Someone who is bronzed is attractively brown because they have been in the sun.
- bronzen — made of or resembling bronze
- bronzer — a cosmetic applied to the skin to simulate a sun tan
- broonzy — William Lee Conley, called Big Bill. 1893–1958, US blues singer and guitarist
- browner — a dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue.
- brownie — Brownies are small flat biscuits or cakes. They are usually chocolate flavoured and have nuts in them.
- brython — a Celt who speaks a Brythonic language
- bubonic — of or relating to a bubo.
- budokon — a self-help program based on Japanese principles that incorporates yoga, martial arts, and meditation
- buffoon — If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things.
- buisson — Ferdinand Édouard [fer-dee-nahn ey-dwar] /fɛr diˈnɑ̃ eɪˈdwær/ (Show IPA), 1841–1932, French statesman and educator: Nobel Peace Prize 1927.
- bullion — Bullion is gold or silver, usually in the form of bars.
- bundook — (in India) a rifle
- bunuelo — a thin, round, fried pastry, often dusted with cinnamon sugar.
- buoyant — If you are in a buoyant mood, you feel cheerful and behave in a lively way.
- 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.
- burgeon — If something burgeons, it grows or develops rapidly.
- burnous — a long circular cloak with a hood attached, worn esp by Arabs
- burnout — If someone suffers burnout, they exhaust themselves at an early stage in their life or career because they have achieved too much too quickly.
- bust on — Informal. to burst. to go bankrupt. to collapse from the strain of making a supreme effort: She was determined to make straight A's or bust.