13-letter words containing a, g, c
- backgrounders — Plural form of backgrounder.
- backgrounding — Present participle of background.
- backing group — a group of musicians providing an instrumental or vocal accompaniment for a pop singer
- backing light — Also called backing striplight, backing strip. Theater. a striplight providing diffused illumination for the background of a stage set.
- backing store — a computer storage device, usually a disk, that provides additional storage space for information so that it can be accessed and referred to when required and may be copied into the processor if needed
- backing track — a recorded instrumental or vocal accompaniment for a pop singer or pop number
- backpedalling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
- backstitching — Present participle of backstitch.
- bacteriogenic — Caused by bacteria.
- bacteriologic — a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.
- bacteriophage — a virus that is parasitic in a bacterium and multiplies within its host, which is destroyed when the new viruses are released
- bacteriophagy — the action of a bacteriophage
- bag of tricks — a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- bag-snatching — theft that involves snatching women's handbags
- baggage check — a receipt for baggage left in a checkroom
- baggage claim — At an airport, the baggage claim is the area where you collect your baggage at the end of your trip.
- balancing act — If you perform a balancing act, you try to deal successfully with two or more people, groups, or situations that are in opposition to each other.
- balch springs — a town in NE Texas.
- bargain price — a low price
- base exchange — a nonprofit general store at a military base, for the sale of merchandise for personal use, refreshments, etc.
- basic english — a simplified form of English, proposed by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards, containing a vocabulary of approximately 850 of the commonest English words, intended as an international language
- basic plumage — the plumage assumed by an adult bird at its complete, usually annual, molt.
- bcg (vaccine) — a vaccine prepared from an attenuated strain of the tubercle bacillus, used for immunization against tuberculosis
- beanbag chair — a chair like a large beanbag covered with vinyl, fabric, etc. and filled with foam pellets, as of polystyrene, that shift about to fit one's body
- beggar's-lice — any of several plants, esp the stickseed, having small prickly fruits that adhere to clothing, fur, etc
- belgian congo — former Belgian colony (1908-60) in central Africa: now the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- bengal quince — bael.
- benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
- berchtesgaden — a town in Germany, in SE Bavaria: site of the fortified mountain retreat of Adolf Hitler. Pop: 7667 (2003 est)
- beta-blocking — acting to inhibit the activity of the nerves that are stimulated by adrenaline
- bibliographic — a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
- bibliological — relating to bibliology
- big enchilada — enchilada (def 2).
- bignoniaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Bignoniaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas, including jacaranda, bignonia, and catalpa
- bioecological — the study of the interrelations among living organisms in their natural environment; ecology.
- bird-watching — Bird-watching is the activity of watching and studying wild birds in their natural surroundings.
- birectangular — having two right angles.
- black english — the group of related dialects of American English spoken variously by many black people in the U.S.
- black margate — a grayish grunt, Anisotremus surinamensis, of the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Brazil.
- black pudding — Black pudding is a thick sausage which has a black skin and is made from pork fat and pig's blood.
- black-bag job — surreptitious or illegal entry or activity by government agents seeking incriminating evidence.
- blacksmithing — the work of a blacksmith.
- block diagram — a diagram showing the interconnections between the parts of an industrial process
- boarding card — A boarding card is a card which a passenger must have when boarding a plane or a boat.
- boolean logic — (logic) A logic based on Boolean algebra.
- boraginaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Boraginaceae, a family of temperate and tropical typically hairy-leaved flowering plants that includes forget-me-not, lungwort, borage, comfrey, and heliotrope
- bowling match — a game of bowls
- brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
- braggadocious — boastful
- brain-picking — the act of obtaining information or ideas by questioning another person.