6-letter words containing a, b, s
- bauson — a badger (applied contemptuously to people).
- bavins — Plural form of bavin.
- bayest — reddish brown.
- baylis — Lillian Mary. 1874–1937, British theatre manager: founded the Old Vic (1912) and the Sadler's Wells company for opera and ballet (1931)
- bayous — Plural form of bayou.
- bazars — Plural form of bazar.
- beames — Lb archaic Plural form of beam.
- beards — Plural form of beard.
- beares — Archaic spelling of bears, Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bear.
- beasts — Plural form of beast.
- beasty — Alternative form of beastie.
- beauts — (often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- bedash — to dash against (something), as for example waves dash against rocks
- besant — Annie, née Wood. 1847–1933, British theosophist, writer, and political reformer in England and India
- beslan — a town in the North Ossetian Republic in Russia: scene of a massacre in 2004 when Chechen extremists held a school hostage, leading to a siege in which 344 people were killed. Pop: 35 550 (2002)
- bestar — to decorate with stars
- biased — If someone is biased, they prefer one group of people to another, and behave unfairly as a result. You can also say that a process or system is biased.
- biases — a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea.
- biogas — a gas that is produced by the action of bacteria on organic waste matter: used as a fuel
- biscay — Bay ofpart of the Atlantic, on the N coast of Spain & the W coast of France
- biskra — a town and oasis in NE Algeria, in the Sahara. Pop: 204 000 (2005 est)
- bismar — a type of weighing scale
- bissau — a port on the Atlantic, the capital of Guinea-Bissau (until 1974 Portuguese Guinea). Pop: 369 000 (2005 est)
- blains — an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- blaise — a male given name.
- blashy — very rainy
- blast- — blasto-
- blasty — blustery
- blazes — (intensifier)
- bleaks — a European freshwater fish, Alburnus alburnus, having scales with a silvery pigment that is used in the production of artificial pearls.
- bonsai — A bonsai or a bonsai tree is a tree or shrub that has been kept very small by growing it in a little pot and cutting it in a special way.
- boreas — the god personifying the north wind
- bosman — Herman Charles. (1905–1951), South African short-story writer and journalist; his experiences in prison are recounted in the semi-autobiographical Cold Stone Jug (1949)
- bosnia — a region of central Bosnia-Herzegovina: belonged to Turkey (1463–1878), to Austria-Hungary (1879–1918), then to Yugoslavia (1918–91)
- bowsaw — a saw with a thin blade in a bow-shaped frame
- braces — a pair of straps worn over the shoulders by men for holding up the trousers
- brahms — Johannes (joˈhanəs). 1833–97, German composer, whose music, though classical in form, exhibits a strong lyrical romanticism. His works include four symphonies, four concertos, chamber music, and A German Requiem (1868)
- braids — to weave together strips or strands of; plait: to braid the hair.
- brains — an animal's brain, cooked and eaten as food
- braise — When you braise meat or a vegetable, you fry it quickly and then cook it slowly in a covered dish with a small amount of liquid.
- brakes — any of several large or coarse ferns, especially the bracken, Pteridium aquilinum.
- branks — (formerly) an iron bridle used to restrain scolding women
- brasco — a lavatory
- brashy — loosely fragmented; rubbishy
- brasil — Brazil
- brasov — an industrial city in central Romania: formerly a centre for expatriate Germans; ceded by Hungary to Romania in 1920. Pop: 249 000 (2005 est)
- brasso — Hungarian name of Braşov.
- brassy — Brassy music is bold, harsh, and loud.
- bratsk — city in SC Siberian Russia, on the Angara River: pop. 258,000
- braves — possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.