7-letter words containing a, b, o
- bagehot — Walter. 1826–77, English economist and journalist: editor of The Economist; author of The English Constitution (1867), Physics and Politics (1872), and Lombard Street (1873)
- bagnios — Plural form of bagnio.
- bagnold — Enid (Algerine). 1889–1981, British novelist and playwright; her works include the novel National Velvet (1935) and the play The Chalk Garden (1955)
- bagwork — a revetment, consisting of heavy material sewn into bags, for protecting embankments against scour.
- bagworm — the larva of moths of the family Psychidae, which forms a protective case of silk covered with grass, leaves, etc
- bailout — A bailout of an organization or individual that has financial problems is the act of helping them by giving them money.
- bakeoff — a baking competition
- balafon — A large xylophone having hollow gourds as resonators, used in West African music.
- balaton — Lakelake in W Hungary: largest lake in central Europe: c. 230 sq mi (596 sq km)
- balboas — Plural form of balboa.
- balcony — A balcony is a platform on the outside of a building, above ground level, with a wall or railing around it.
- balfour — Arthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour. 1848–1930, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1902–05); foreign secretary (1916–19)
- ballboy — Alternative spelling of ball boy.
- balliol — a college of Oxford University, founded before 1268.
- ballock — A testicle.
- ballons — Plural form of ballon.
- balloon — A balloon is a small, thin, rubber bag that you blow air into so that it becomes larger and rounder or longer. Balloons are used as toys or decorations.
- ballots — Plural form of ballot.
- ballows — Plural form of ballow.
- balochi — Baluchi.
- baloney — If you say that an idea or statement is baloney, you disapprove of it and think it is foolish or wrong.
- bambino — a young child, esp an Italian one
- bamboos — Plural form of bamboo.
- bamelot — the Whitehouse during Barack Obama’s presidency
- ban-lon — a smooth synthetic knitted fabric that resists wrinkling
- bandbox — a lightweight usually cylindrical box used for holding small articles, esp hats
- bandido — bandito.
- bandito — a Mexican bandit
- bandogs — Plural form of bandog.
- bandora — A bass stringed instrument of the cittern family, having a long neck and a scallop-shaped body.
- bandore — a 16th-century plucked musical instrument resembling a lute but larger and fitted with seven pairs of metal strings
- bandrol — Alternative form of banderole.
- bang on — a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- bang-on — If someone is bang-on with something, they are exactly right in their opinions or actions.
- bangkok — the capital and chief port of Thailand, on the Chao Phraya River: became a royal city and the capital in 1782. Pop: 6 604 000 (2005 est)
- banjoes — Plural form of banjo.
- bank on — If you bank on something happening, you expect it to happen and rely on it happening.
- bannock — a round flat unsweetened cake originating in Scotland, made from oatmeal or barley and baked on a griddle
- banoffi — Alternative spelling of banoffee.
- bantock — Sir Granville. 1868–1946, British composer. His works include the Hebridean Symphony (1915), five ballets, and three operas
- bantoid — denoting or relating to languages, esp in Cameroon and Nigeria, that possess certain Bantu characteristics
- bao dai — (Nguyen Vinh Thuy) 1913–97, emperor of Annam 1925–45, chief of state of Vietnam 1949–55.
- baobabs — Plural form of baobab.
- baoding — a city in NE China, in N Hebei province. Pop: 810 000 (2005 est)
- baoqing — former name of Shaoyang.
- baoshan — a town in W Yunnan province, in S China, on the Burma Road.
- bar-hop — If a person bar-hops, they go from one bar to another having drinks in each one.
- baracoa — a seaport in E Cuba: oldest town in Cuba; settled 1512.
- baranof — island in Alexander Archipelago, Alas.: c. 1,600 sq mi (4,144 sq km): largest city, Sitka
- baranov — Aleksandr Andreyevich [uh-lyi-ksahn-dr uhn-drye-yi-vyich] /ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr ʌnˈdryɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1747–1819, Russian fur trader in Alaska.