7-letter words containing o, n, r
- bonkers — If you say that someone is bonkers, you mean that they are silly or act in a crazy way.
- bonnard — Pierre (pjɛr). 1867–1947, French painter and lithographer, noted for the effects of light and colour in his landscapes and sunlit interiors
- bonsoir — good evening
- borazon — an extremely hard form of boron nitride
- borings — Machinery. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole. the hole so made.
- borking — to attack (a candidate or public figure) systematically, especially in the media.
- bormann — Martin. 1900–45, German Nazi politician; Hitler's adviser and private secretary (1942–45): committed suicide
- bornean — of or relating to Borneo or its inhabitants
- borneol — a white solid terpene alcohol extracted from the Malaysian tree Dryobalanops aromatica, used in perfume and in the manufacture of organic esters. Formula: C10H17OH
- 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
- bouncer — A bouncer is a man who stands at the door of a club, prevents unwanted people from coming in, and makes people leave if they cause trouble.
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- byronic — of, like, or characteristic of Byron or his writings; romantic, passionate, cynical, ironic, etc.
- bywoner — a poor tenant farmer
- caldron — a large kettle or boiler
- camaron — a freshwater crustacean resembling the crayfish
- cameron — David (William Donald). born 1966, British politician; leader of the Conservative party 2005–16; prime minister 2010–16