7-letter words containing t, b
- boutade — an outburst; sally
- 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.
- bow out — If you bow out of something, you stop taking part in it.
- bow tie — A bow tie is a tie in the form of a bow. Bow ties are worn by men, especially for formal occasions.
- bowbent — bent, shaped like a bow
- bowknot — a decorative knot usually having two loops and two loose ends; bow
- bowshot — the distance an arrow travels from the bow
- box out — to block (an opponent) so as to prevent that player from getting a rebound
- box set — a collection of items of the same type, packaged together for sale in a presentation box
- box top — the top of a box; the upper portion of a boxed product, which may contain the expiration date, product identification, proof of purchase, or special voucher.
- box-top — the top of a box; the upper portion of a boxed product, which may contain the expiration date, product identification, proof of purchase, or special voucher.
- boxplot — a graphical representation of numerical data consisting of a rectangular box with lines extending from each end
- boxties — Irish potato cakes
- boy toy — a young woman regarded as purposefully seeking to be sexually provocative to men
- boy-toy — Also, toy boy. a young man noted for his good looks and sexual prowess, especially one who maintains relationships with older, more powerful persons.
- boycott — If a country, group, or person boycotts a country, organization, or activity, they refuse to be involved with it in any way because they disapprove of it.
- bozotic — (abuse) (From Bozo the Clown, a famous circus personality, via "bozo" - a clod, idiot or generally silly person) any form of clown-like or ludicrous behaviour. The word also has echoes of "robotic", so bozotic behaviour is mindless, automaton-like stupidity.
- bra top — an item of women's clothing that looks like a bra but is worn as outerwear
- brabant — a former duchy of W Europe: divided when Belgium became independent (1830), the south forming the Belgian provinces of Antwerp and Brabant and the north forming the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
- bracket — If you say that someone or something is in a particular bracket, you mean that they come within a particular range, for example a range of incomes, ages, or prices.
- bradsot — braxy (def 1).
- brantle — a French dance
- brattle — a rattling or clattering sound
- bravest — possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
- breadth — The breadth of something is the distance between its two sides.
- breathe — When people or animals breathe, they take air into their lungs and let it out again. When they breathe smoke or a particular kind of air, they take it into their lungs and let it out again as they breathe.
- breaths — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- breathy — If someone has a breathy voice, you can hear their breath when they speak or sing.
- 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
- brevete — patented
- brevity — The brevity of something is the fact that it is short or lasts for only a short time.
- bridget — 453–523 ad, Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland. Feast day: Feb 1
- brights — the high beam of the headlights of a motor vehicle
- brinton — Daniel Garrison, 1837–99, U.S. physician, archaeologist, and anthropologist.
- briquet — briquette.
- brisket — Brisket is a cut of beef that comes from the breast of the cow.
- brissot — Jacques-Pierre (ʒakpjɛr). 1754–93, French journalist and revolutionary; leader of the Girondists: executed by the Jacobins
- bristle — Bristles are the short hairs that grow on a man's chin after he has shaved. The hairs on the top of a man's head can also be called bristles when they are cut very short.
- bristly — Bristly hair is thick and rough.
- 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)
- britain — Great Britain.
- britart — a movement in modern British art beginning in the late 1980s, often conceptual or using controversial materials, including such artists as Damien Hirst and Rachel Whiteread
- britcom — a comedy, especially a television series, made in the United Kingdom.
- british — British means belonging or relating to the United Kingdom, or to its people or culture.
- britpop — Britpop is a type of pop music made by British bands. It was especially popular in the mid-1990s.
- britten — (Edward) Benjamin, Baron Britten. 1913–76, English composer, pianist, and conductor. His works include the operas Peter Grimes (1945) and Billy Budd (1951), the choral works Hymn to St Cecilia (1942) and A War Requiem (1962), and numerous orchestral pieces
- brittle — An object or substance that is brittle is hard but easily broken.
- britton — Nathaniel Lord, 1859–1934, U.S. botanist.
- britzka — a long horse-drawn carriage with a folding top over the rear seat and a rear-facing front seat