7-letter words containing n, t, e
- benthos — the animals and plants living at the bottom of a sea or lake
- bentley — Edmund Clerihew. 1875–1956, English journalist, noted for his invention of the clerihew
- bepaint — to dye; paint over
- besaint — to give the status of a saint to
- bestain — to stain
- besting — of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students.
- betaine — a sweet-tasting alkaloid that occurs in the sugar beet and other plants and in animals. Formula: C5H11NO2
- 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
- bethink — to cause (oneself) to consider or meditate
- bethorn — to cover with thorns
- bethune — Norman. 1890–1939, Canadian physician and campaigner for socialized medicine; pioneered the use of mobile medical units during the Spanish Civil War and in China during the second Sino-Japanese War
- betoken — If something betokens something else, it is a sign of this thing.
- bettina — a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- betting — the laying of wagers
- bettong — a species of rat kangaroo of Australia having a short nose
- between — If something is between two things or is in between them, it has one of the things on one side of it and the other thing on the other side.
- beuthen — German name of Bytom.
- bezzant — bezant (def 1).
- big ten — a group of large universities, located chiefly in the Midwestern U.S., forming a league for intercollegiate sports
- bitchen — marvelous; wonderful.
- bittern — any wading bird of the genera Ixobrychus and Botaurus, related and similar to the herons but with shorter legs and neck, a stouter body, and a booming call: family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes
- bitumen — Bitumen is a black sticky substance which is obtained from tar or petrol and is used in making roads.
- blanket — A blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one which you put on a bed to keep you warm.
- bleaunt — a short tunic or blouse, worn in the Middle Ages.
- blintze — a thin pancake folded or rolled around a filling, as of cheese or fruit, and fried or baked.
- blunted — having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.
- blunter — having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.
- boneset — any of various North American plants of the genus Eupatorium, esp E. perfoliatum, which has flat clusters of small white flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- 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
- botonee — (of a cross) having arms terminating in the form of a trefoil: cross botonée.
- bottine — a light boot for women or children; half-boot
- bow net — a clam-shaped net for trapping hawks, set open and baited with a pigeon, and closed upon the hawk by means of a trigger sprung from a blind.
- bowbent — bent, shaped like a bow
- brantle — a French dance
- brenton — Howard. born 1942, British dramatist, author of such controversial plays as The Churchill Play (1974), The Romans in Britain (1980), (with David Hare) Pravda (1985), and several topical satires with Tariq Ali
- britten — (Edward) Benjamin, Baron Britten. 1913–76, English composer, pianist, and conductor. His works include the operas Peter Grimes (1945) and Billy Budd (1951), the choral works Hymn to St Cecilia (1942) and A War Requiem (1962), and numerous orchestral pieces
- bungest — out of order; broken; unusable.
- burnett — Frances Hodgson (ˈhɒdʒsən). 1849–1924, US novelist, born in England; author of Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886) and The Secret Garden (1911)
- burthen — burden1
- cabinet — A cabinet is a cupboard used for storing things such as medicine or alcoholic drinks or for displaying decorative things in.
- caetano — Marcello (marˈselu). 1906–80, prime minister of Portugal from 1968 until he was replaced by an army coup in 1974
- cainite — a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- candent — glowing with heat
- cane it — to do something with great power, force, or speed or consume something such as alcohol in large quantities
- canetti — Elias. 1905–94, British novelist and writer, born in Bulgaria, who usually wrote in German. His works include the novel Auto da Fé (1935). Nobel prize for literature 1981
- cantate — the 98th psalm sung as a non-metrical hymn
- canteen — A canteen is a place in a factory, shop, or college where meals are served to the people who work or study there.
- canters — Plural form of canter.
- cantine — Alternative form of canteen.