7-letter words containing n, b, o
- bighorn — a large wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, inhabiting mountainous regions in North America and NE Asia: family Bovidae, order Artiodactyla. The male has massive curved horns, and the species is well adapted for climbing and leaping
- billion — A billion is a thousand million.
- biltong — strips of meat dried and cured in the sun
- binocle — an opera- or field-glass employing telescopic tubes for both eyes
- biobank — any large store of human biological samples for research into the genetic and environmental causes of disease
- biogeny — the evolutionary history of living organisms
- bionics — the study of certain biological functions, esp those relating to the brain, that are applicable to the development of electronic equipment, such as computer hardware, designed to operate in a similar manner
- bionomy — the branch of science concerned with the laws of life
- biotron — a climate-control chamber used to examine how living organisms respond to specific climatic conditions
- bitcoin — a system of open source peer-to-peer software for the creation and exchange of (payment in) a certain type of cryptocurrency; the first such system to be fully functional
- bitonal — consisting of black and white tones
- bizonal — of or relating to two administrative zones
- blaydon — an industrial town in NE England, in Gateshead unitary authority, Tyne and Wear. Pop: 14 648 (2001)
- blondel — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), (Sieur des Croisettes) 1618–86, French architect.
- blonder — (of a woman or girl) having fair hair and usually fair skin and light eyes.
- blondie — Informal. a blond person: All the children were blondies.
- blondin — Charles, real name Jean-François Gravelet. 1824–97, French acrobat and tightrope walker; best known for walking a tightrope across Niagara Falls (1859)
- blouson — a short jacket or top having the shape of a blouse
- blow in — to arrive or enter suddenly
- blow on — to defame or discredit (a person)
- blow-in — (of a piece of advertising) inserted in but not attached to a magazine or newspaper: blow-in cards.
- blowgun — a long, tubelike weapon through which darts or pellets are blown
- blowing — moving of air
- boating — Boating is travelling on a lake or river in a small boat for pleasure.
- boatman — A boatman is a man who is paid by people to take them across an area of water in a small boat, or a man who hires boats out to them for a short time.
- bobbing — a tap; light blow.
- bobbins — matter that is worthless or of inferior quality
- bobigny — a department in N France. 91 sq. mi. (236 sq. km). Capital: Bobigny.
- bodhran — shallow one-sided drum popular in Irish and Scottish folk music
- bodikin — a small body
- boffing — Theater. a box-office hit. a joke or humorous line producing hearty laughter.
- bogbean — buckbean
- bogging — filthy; covered in dirt and grime
- bogland — an area of wetland, usually extensive
- bogyman — boogeyman
- boiling — very warm
- bolland — Jean de [French zhahn duh] /French ʒɑ̃ də/ (Show IPA), or Johan van [Flemish yoh-hahn vahn] /Flemish yoʊˈhɑn vɑn/ (Show IPA), or John, 1596–1665, Belgian Jesuit hagiographer.
- bologna — Bologna is a type of large smoked sausage, usually made of beef, veal, or pork.
- boloney — baloney
- bolt-on — Bolt-on buys are purchases of other companies that a company makes in order to add them to its existing business.
- bolzano — a city in NE Italy, in Trentino-Alto Adige: belonged to Austria until 1919. Pop: 94 989 (2001)
- bombing — a concerted and persistent use of bombs against a target
- bon ami — a good friend.
- bon mot — A bon mot is a clever, witty remark.
- bon ton — sophisticated manners or breeding
- bonaire — an island in the S Caribbean, part of the Netherlands Antilles until their dissolution in 2010, now a special municipality of the Netherlands: one of the Leeward Islands. Chief town: Kralendijk. Pop: 11 537 (2007 est). Area: about 288 sq km (111 sq miles)
- bonamia — a parasite (Bonamia ostreae) which causes the disease bonamiasis in oysters
- bonanza — You can refer to a sudden great increase in wealth, success, or luck as a bonanza.
- bonasus — a name for the wisent or European bison (Bison bonasus)
- bondage — Bondage is the condition of being someone's property and having to work for them.