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11-letter words containing a, g, e

  • batting eye — the batter's visual appraisal of balls pitched toward home plate.
  • battlewagon — a battleship
  • battologize — to repeat (a word, phrase, mannerism, etc.) excessively.
  • bay village — a city in N central Ohio.
  • bayonetting — (British) present participle of bayonet.
  • bcg vaccine — a vaccine made from weakened strains of tubercle bacilli, used to produce immunity against tuberculosis.
  • be great on — to be informed about
  • be laughing — to be in a favourable situation
  • beach buggy — a low car, often open and with balloon tyres, for driving on sand
  • beach grass — any of a genus (Ammophila) of deeply rooted, tough, perennial grasses that grow on sandy beaches and are often planted to combat beach erosion
  • beach ridge — a ridge just inland from a beach, consisting of sand and gravel built up by storm waves
  • beam engine — an early type of steam engine, in which a pivoted beam is vibrated by a vertical steam cylinder at one end, so that it transmits motion to the workload, such as a pump, at the other end
  • beam riding — a method of missile guidance in which the missile steers itself along the axis of a conically scanned microwave beam
  • beanbag gun — a gun that fires a fabric bag containing lead shot, designed to stun or knock the target to the ground
  • bear garden — (formerly) a place where bears were exhibited and where bear-baiting took place
  • bearbaiting — an old form of diversion in which dogs were made to torment a chained bear
  • beardtongue — a plant of the genus Penstemon
  • bearing cap — A bearing cap is a rigid, semi-circular part that fits around one half of a bearing and secures it.
  • beaugregory — a blue and yellow damselfish, Pomacentrus leucostictus, inhabiting shallow waters off Bermuda, Florida, and the West Indies.
  • beautifying — Present participle of beautify.
  • bedraggling — Present participle of bedraggle.
  • beer garden — a garden attached to a pub, where people can sit and drink beer
  • beleaguered — experiencing difficulties, opposition or criticism
  • belle glade — a city in SE Florida.
  • belligerati — intellectuals, such as writers, who advocate war or imperialism
  • belly laugh — A belly laugh is a very loud, deep laugh.
  • bellyaching — constant complaining
  • bengal rose — China rose (def 1).
  • bengal-rose — Also called Bengal rose. a rose, Rosa chinensis, of China, having slightly fragrant crimson, pink, or white flowers.
  • benignantly — kind, especially to inferiors; gracious: a benignant sovereign.
  • bequeathing — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
  • bermuda bag — an oval-shaped handbag with wooden handles and changeable decorative cloth covers.
  • bermuda rig — a fore-and-aft sailing boat rig characterized by a tall mainsail (Bermudian mainsail) that tapers to a point
  • bersagliere — a member of a rifle regiment in the Italian Army
  • betting man — a person who is in the habit of placing bets
  • betting tax — a tax on gambling
  • bibliophage — an ardent reader; a bookworm.
  • big-hearted — If you describe someone as big-hearted, you think they are kind and generous, and always willing to help people.
  • big-leaguer — Sports. a player in a major league.
  • bigeye scad — a carangid fish, Selar crumenophthalmus, of tropical seas and Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S., having prominent eyes and commonly used as bait.
  • bilge board — a board lowered from the bilge of a sailing vessel to serve as a keel.
  • bilge water — Nautical. bilge (def 1d).
  • binge-watch — to watch a large number of television programmes (especially all the shows from one series) in succession
  • biographize — to write a biography of (someone)
  • bioregional — relating to a bioregion
  • blacktongue — canine pellagra.
  • blanket bog — a very acid peat bog, low in nutrients, extending widely over a flat terrain, found in cold wet climates
  • blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
  • blister gas — a poison gas that burns or blisters the tissues of the body; vesicant.
  • bluejacking — the practice of using one Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to gain access to another, esp in order to send anonymous text messages
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