7-letter words containing s, a, b, t
- barotse — a member of a Negroid people of central Africa living chiefly in SW Zambia
- barrets — Plural form of barret.
- barstow — a city in S California.
- barters — Plural form of barter.
- barthes — Roland. 1915–80, French writer and critic, who applied structuralist theory to literature and popular culture: his books include Mythologies (1957) and Elements of Semiology (1964)
- bartsia — any of several species of semiparasitic scrophulariaceous plants, including red bartsia (Odontites verna), a pink-flowered weed of cornfields
- barytes — a colourless or white mineral consisting of barium sulphate in orthorhombic crystalline form, occurring in sedimentary rocks and with sulphide ores: a source of barium. Formula: BaSO4
- basalts — Plural form of basalt.
- bashtag — (on the Twitter website) a hashtag that is used for critical and abusive comments
- basinet — a close-fitting medieval helmet of light steel usually with a visor
- baskets — Plural form of basket.
- basmati — a variety of cultivated long-grain rice that is notably fragrant.
- basotho — a member of the subgroup of the Sotho people who chiefly inhabit Lesotho
- bassist — A bassist is someone who plays the bass guitar or the double bass.
- bastard — Bastard is an insulting word which some people use about a person, especially a man, who has behaved very badly.
- basterd — Misspelling of bastard.
- basters — Plural form of baster.
- bastian — Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1826–1905, German anthropologist.
- bastide — a large manor house in the south of France
- basting — loose temporary stitches; tacking
- 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.
- bataisk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, S of Rostov, on the Don River.
- batboys — Plural form of batboy.
- batches — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
- bateson — William, 1861–1926, English biologist and geneticist.
- batfish — any angler of the family Ogcocephalidae, having a flattened scaleless body and moving on the sea floor by means of fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins
- bathers — a swimming costume
- batista — Fulgencio (fulˈxenθjo), full name Batista y Zaldívar. 1901–73, Cuban military leader and dictator: president of Cuba (1940–44, 1952–59); overthrown by Fidel Castro
- batiste — a fine plain-weave cotton fabric: used esp for shirts and dresses
- batshit — Completely mad or crazy.
- batsman — The batsman in a game of cricket is the player who is batting.
- batsmen — Plural form of batsman.
- battels — (at some universities) the account of a member of a college for board, provisions, and other college expenses
- battens — Plural form of batten.
- batters — Plural form of batter.
- batties — Plural form of batty.
- battles — Plural form of battle.
- be cast — (of a sheep) to have fallen and been unable to rise
- bearest — (archaic) Second-person singular present simple form of 'bear'.
- beastie — a small animal
- beastly — If you describe something as beastly, you mean that it is very unpleasant.
- beaters — Plural form of beater.
- beatles — TheBrit. rock group (1961-70) including John Lennon (1940-80), Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey) (1940- ), (James) Paul McCartney (1942- ; knighted 1997), & George Harrison (1943-2001)
- bedfast — bedridden
- belfast — the capital of Northern Ireland, a port on Belfast Lough in Belfast district, Co Antrim and Co Down: became the centre of Irish Protestantism and of the linen industry in the 17th century; seat of the Northern Ireland assembly and executive. Pop: 281 000 (2011 est)
- besaint — to give the status of a saint to
- bestain — to stain
- bestead — to serve; assist
- bestial — If you describe behaviour or a situation as bestial, you mean that it is very unpleasant or disgusting.