11-letter words containing a, b, r, g
- chamber mug — a chamber pot.
- chargebacks — Plural form of chargeback.
- clark gable — (William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor.
- combat gear — the uniform worn by soldiers when fighting
- cougar bait — a younger man who is often pursued by older women seeking a sexual relationship: We all agreed he was prime cougar bait.
- daggerboard — a light bladelike board inserted into the water through a slot in the keel of a boat to reduce keeling and leeway
- dangleberry — a blue huckleberry (Gaylussacia frondosa), native to E North America
- dear-bought — having been purchased at great expense
- deflagrable — having the ability to burst into flames quickly
- dogger bank — a shoal in the North Sea, between N England and Denmark: fishing grounds; naval battle 1915.
- dragon beam — dragging piece.
- dragon book — (publication) The classic text "Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools", by Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, and Jeffrey D. Ullman (Addison-Wesley 1986; ISBN 0-201-10088-6). So called because of the cover design featuring a dragon labelled "complexity of compiler design" and a knight bearing the lance "LALR parser generator" among his other trappings. This one is more specifically known as the "Red Dragon Book" (1986); an earlier edition, sans Sethi and titled "Principles Of Compiler Design" (Alfred V. Aho and Jeffrey D. Ullman; Addison-Wesley, 1977; ISBN 0-201-00022-9), was the "Green Dragon Book" (1977). (Also "New Dragon Book", "Old Dragon Book".) The horsed knight and the Green Dragon were warily eying each other at a distance; now the knight is typing (wearing gauntlets!) at a terminal showing a video-game representation of the Red Dragon's head while the rest of the beast extends back in normal space. See also book titles.
- drakensberg — a mountain range in the E Republic of South Africa: highest peak, 10,988 feet (3350 meters).
- drawbridges — Plural form of drawbridge.
- drumbeating — That to beat on drums.
- elaborating — Present participle of elaborate.
- embarassing — Misspelling of embarrassing.
- embarrasing — Misspelling of embarrassing.
- embracingly — In an embracing manner.
- embrangling — Present participle of embrangle.
- embrocating — Present participle of embrocate.
- energy band — a range of energies associated with the quantum states of electrons in a crystalline solid. In a semiconductor or an insulator there is a valence band containing many states, most of which are occupied. Above this is a forbidden band with only a few isolated states caused by impurities. Above this is a conduction band containing many states most of which are empty. In a metal there is a continuous valence-conduction band
- enlargeable — Capable of being enlarged.
- exuberating — Present participle of exuberate.
- fabricating — Present participle of fabricate.
- farnborough — a town in S England, in NE Hampshire: military base, with an aeronautical research centre. Pop: 57 147 (2001)
- fimbriating — Present participle of fimbriate.
- fingerboard — (of a violin, cello, etc.) the strip of wood on the neck against which the strings are stopped by the fingers.
- fireballing — (baseball) Tending to pitch fastballs.
- flabbergast — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
- forebearing — Present participle of forebear.
- forgettable — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- forgiveable — Misspelling of forgivable.
- four-bagger — home run.
- four-banger — a four-cylinder engine.
- freezer bag — a plastic bag used to hold food that is to be frozen
- frigatebird — Any of five species of bird in the genus Fregata, the only genus in the family Fregatidae.
- fur brigade — (formerly) a convoy of canoes, horses, or dog sleighs that transported furs and other goods between trading posts and towns or factories
- gaberlunzie — a wandering beggar
- gallbladder — a pear-shaped, muscular sac attached to the undersurface of the right lobe of the liver, in which bile is stored and concentrated.
- gamebreaker — a person who makes a significant contribution to a team's sporting success
- gang-banger — a member of a violent street gang.
- gangbangers — Plural form of gangbanger.
- gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- garage band — a rough-and-ready amateurish rock group
- garbage can — a container, usually of metal or plastic, for the disposal of waste matter, especially kitchen refuse.
- garbage man — refuse collector
- garbologist — the study of the material discarded by a society to learn what it reveals about social or cultural patterns.
- garment bag — a travel bag made of pliable, durable material with a handle and a zipper closure, designed to hang straight or fold double and used to carry suits, dresses, coats, or the like without crushing or wrinkling.
- garter belt — an undergarment of cloth or elastic, with attached garters, worn by women to hold up stockings.