7-letter words containing a, b, t, e
- batture — A sea bed or a river bed that has been raised or elevated.
- battute — a beat.
- batuque — a Brazilian round dance of African origin.
- bautzen — a town in E Germany, in Saxony: site of an indecisive battle in 1813 between Napoleon's army and an allied army of Russians and Prussians. Pop: 42 160 (2003 est)
- bauxite — Bauxite is a clay-like substance from which aluminium is obtained.
- bayonet — A bayonet is a long, sharp blade that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon.
- be cast — (of a sheep) to have fallen and been unable to rise
- beamlet — a small beam of light
- bearcat — Informal. a person or thing that fights or acts with force or fierceness.
- bearest — (archaic) Second-person singular present simple form of 'bear'.
- beareth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bear.
- beastie — a small animal
- beastly — If you describe something as beastly, you mean that it is very unpleasant.
- beat it — to go away
- beat up — If someone beats a person up, they hit or kick the person many times.
- beat-up — Informal. dilapidated; in poor condition from use: a beat-up old jalopy.
- beatbox — a drum machine
- beaters — Plural form of beater.
- beatify — When the Catholic church beatifies someone who is dead, it declares officially that they were a holy person, usually as the first step towards making them a saint.
- beating — If someone is given a beating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick.
- 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)
- beatnik — Beatniks were young people in the late 1950's who rejected traditional ways of living, dressing, and behaving. People sometimes use the word beatnik to refer to anyone who lives in an unconventional way.
- beatrix — full name Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard. born 1938, queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013); abdicated in favour of her eldest son Willem-Alexander
- beattie — James, 1735–1803, Scottish poet.
- beautie — Obsolete spelling of beauty.
- bed tea — (in some Asian countries) tea served to a guest in bed in the morning
- bedfast — bedridden
- bedmate — bedfellow (def 1).
- beermat — A beermat is a cardboard mat for resting your glass of beer on in a bar or pub.
- belated — A belated action happens later than it should have done.
- 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)
- beltane — an ancient Celtic festival with a sacrificial bonfire on May Day. It is also celebrated by modern pagans
- beltman — (formerly) the member of a beach life-saving team who swam out with a line attached to his belt
- beltway — A beltway is a road that goes around a city or town, to keep traffic away from the centre.
- beneath — Something that is beneath another thing is under the other thing.
- bentham — Jeremy. 1748–1832, British philosopher and jurist: a founder of utilitarianism. His works include A Fragment on Government (1776) and Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789)
- bepaint — to dye; paint over
- berated — to scold; rebuke: He berated them in public.
- berchta — Perchta.
- beretta — biretta
- bertram — a masculine name: dim. Bertie; var. Bertrand
- 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.
- betacam — a high-quality professional video system
- betaine — a sweet-tasting alkaloid that occurs in the sugar beet and other plants and in animals. Formula: C5H11NO2
- betaxed — burdened with taxes
- bethank — to thank
- bethany — a village in the West Bank, near Jerusalem at the foot of the Mount of Olives: in the New Testament, the home of Lazarus and the lodging place of Jesus during Holy Week