7-letter words starting with bo
- borisov — a city in N central Byelorussia, NE of Minsk.
- borking — to attack (a candidate or public figure) systematically, especially in the media.
- borlaug — Norman (Ernest). 1914–2009, US agronomist, who bred new strains of high-yielding cereal crops for use in developing countries. Nobel peace prize 1970
- 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
- borotra — Jean (Robert) (ʒɑ̃). 1898–1994, French tennis player: secretary general of physical education under the Vichy government (1940)
- borough — A borough is a town, or a district within a large town, which has its own council.
- borscht — a Russian and Polish soup based on beetroot
- borstal — In Britain in the past, a borstal was a kind of prison for young criminals, who were not old enough to be sent to ordinary prisons.
- boscage — a mass of trees and shrubs; thicket
- boskage — a mass of trees or shrubs; wood, grove, or thicket.
- bosnian — of or relating to Bosnia or its inhabitants
- bosomed — having a (specified kind of) bosom
- bosonic — of or relating to a boson
- bosquet — bosket
- bossage — stonework blocked out for later carving.
- bossboy — a Black African foreman of a gang of workers
- bossdom — the quality of being a boss
- bossest — a person who employs or superintends workers; manager.
- bossier — studded with bosses.
- bossily — given to ordering people about; overly authoritative; domineering.
- bossing — the act of shaping malleable metal, such as lead cladding, with mallets to fit a surface
- bossism — the domination or the system of domination of political organizations by bosses
- bossman — a leader or boss.
- bossuet — Jacques Bénigne (ʒɑk beniɲ). 1627–1704, French bishop: noted for his funeral orations
- bostryx — a type of cymose inflorescence normally affecting all flowers on one side of the rachis
- boswash — the heavily populated area extending from Boston to Washington and including New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
- boswell — James. 1740–95, Scottish author and lawyer, noted particularly for his Life of Samuel Johnson (1791)
- botanic — Botanic means the same as botanical.
- botargo — a relish consisting of the roe of mullet or tunny, salted and pressed into rolls
- botched — bungled or mishandled
- botcher — to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed by up): He botched up the job thoroughly.
- bothnia — Gulf ofarm of the Baltic Sea, between Finland & Sweden
- bothole — a hole in an animal's hide made by the larva of the botfly
- botonee — (of a cross) having arms terminating in the form of a trefoil: cross botonée.
- bottega — a workshop or studio, particularly that part used by a master artist's assistants or pupils
- bottger — Johann Friedrich [yoh-hahn free-drikh] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1682–1719, German chemist.
- bottine — a light boot for women or children; half-boot
- bottled — Bottled gas is kept under pressure in special metal cylinders which can be moved from one place to another.
- bottler — A bottler is a person or company that puts drinks into bottles.
- bottrop — an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia in the Ruhr. Pop: 120 324 (2003 est)
- botulin — a potent toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum in imperfectly preserved food, etc, causing botulism
- bouchee — small pastry case filled with a savoury mixture
- boucher — François (frɑ̃swa). 1703–70, French rococo artist, noted for his delicate ornamental paintings of pastoral scenes and mythological subjects
- bouchon — a supplementary, baize-covered top set in the center of a bouillotte table.