11-letter words containing a, g, r, e, b
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- gas bladder — air bladder (def 2).
- gas bracket — a metal pipe projecting from the wall of an apartment, used to support gas lamps and to supply them with gas
- gas chamber — an enclosure used for the execution of prisoners by means of a poisonous gas.
- gas turbine — a turbine utilizing the gaseous products of combustion.
- gas-bladder — a vesicle or sac containing air.
- gender bias — sexual discrimination
- germaphobia — Pathological fear of germs.
- germaphobic — Alternative form of germophobic.
- gingerbread — a type of cake flavored with ginger and molasses.
- glabrescent — becoming glabrous.
- glacier bay — a national park in SE Alaska, made up of large tidewater glaciers. 4381 sq. mi. (11,347 sq. km).
- glass fiber — Glass fiber is another name for fiberglass.
- glass fibre — Glass fibre is another name for fibreglass.
- glassblower — A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
- glitterball — Synonym of mirrorball.
- global rule — (in transformational grammar) a rule that makes reference to nonconsecutive stages of a derivation
- globigerina — any marine foraminifer of the genus Globigerina, having a calcareous shell, occurring either near the surface of the sea or in the mud at the bottom.
- goatsbeards — Plural form of goatsbeard.
- goldbergian — Rube Goldberg.
- gopher ball — a pitched ball hit for a home run: leading the league in gopher balls.
- grab handle — A grab handle is a handle on the side of an object such as a bathtub that you hold in order to help you get in and out.
- grandbabies — Plural form of grandbaby.
- gratifiable — to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise will gratify all who worked so hard to earn it.
- graverobber — a person who steals valuables from graves and tombs: Graverobbers had emptied the Mayan tomb before archaeologists could examine its contents.