7-letter words containing r, i, o
- boarish — coarse, cruel, or sensual
- bohrium — a transuranic element artificially produced in minute quantities by bombarding 204Bi atoms with 54Cr nuclei. Symbol: Bh; atomic no: 107
- boiardo — Matteo Maria (matˈtɛːo maˈria), conte de Scandiano. 1434–94, Italian poet; author of the historical epic Orlando Innamorato (1487)
- boilery — a place where water is boiled in order to extract salt
- bolivar — the standard monetary unit of Venezuela, equal to 100 céntimos
- 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)
- bonfire — A bonfire is a fire that is made outdoors, usually to burn rubbish. Bonfires are also sometimes lit as part of a celebration.
- bonsoir — good evening
- boobird — a person who habitually criticizes or jeers
- boorish — Boorish behaviour is rough, uneducated, and rude.
- boracic — boric
- borelli — Giovanni Alfonso [joh-vah-nee al-fon-soh,, -zoh,, jee-uh-;; Italian jaw-vahn-nee ahl-fawn-zaw] /dʒoʊˈvɑ ni ælˈfɒn soʊ,, -zoʊ,, ˌdʒi ə-;; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni ɑlˈfɔn zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1608–79, Italian astronomer, physicist, and physiologist.
- borings — Machinery. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole. the hole so made.
- boris i — known as Boris of Bulgaria. died 907 ad, khan of Bulgaria. His reign saw the conversion of Bulgaria to Christianity and the birth of a national literature
- borisov — a city in N central Byelorussia, NE of Minsk.
- borking — to attack (a candidate or public figure) systematically, especially in the media.
- 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
- bossier — studded with bosses.
- boudoir — A boudoir is a woman's bedroom or private sitting room.
- boursin — a brand of soft white creamy cheese, often flavoured with garlic
- bouvier — a large powerful dog of a Belgian breed, having a rough shaggy coat: used esp for cattle herding and guarding
- braccio — an Italian unit of measurement based on the length of a man's arm and roughly equivalent to two feet
- bricole — a shot in which the cue ball touches a cushion after striking the object ball and before touching another ball
- bridoon — a horse's bit: a small snaffle used in double bridles
- brinton — Daniel Garrison, 1837–99, U.S. physician, archaeologist, and anthropologist.
- brioche — Brioche is a kind of sweet bread.
- brissot — Jacques-Pierre (ʒakpjɛr). 1754–93, French journalist and revolutionary; leader of the Girondists: executed by the Jacobins
- bristol — seaport in Avon, SW England: county district pop. 376,000
- bristow — Eric. born 1957, British darts player: world champion five times (1980–81, 1984–86)
- britcom — a comedy, especially a television series, made in the United Kingdom.
- britpop — Britpop is a type of pop music made by British bands. It was especially popular in the mid-1990s.
- britton — Nathaniel Lord, 1859–1934, U.S. botanist.
- broglie — Achille Charles Léonce Victor Duc de Broglie1785-1870; Fr. statesman under Napoleon I & Louis Philippe
- broider — to embroider
- broiler — A broiler is a part of a stove which produces strong heat and cooks food placed underneath it.
- broking — acting as a broker
- bromide — Bromide is a drug which used to be given to people to calm their nerves when they were worried or upset.
- 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
- bromism — poisoning caused by the excessive intake of bromine or compounds containing bromine
- bromize — to treat with bromine
- bromoil — an offset reproduction produced by the bromoil process.
- bronchi — bronchus
- brookie — the brook trout of eastern North America.
- brownie — Brownies are small flat biscuits or cakes. They are usually chocolate flavoured and have nuts in them.
- burrito — A burrito is a tortilla containing a filling of ground beef, chicken, cheese, or beans.
- byronic — of, like, or characteristic of Byron or his writings; romantic, passionate, cynical, ironic, etc.
- cabrito — the flesh of a young goat, used as food