11-letter words containing a, n, g, e
- averageness — a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean: Her golf average is in the 90s. My average in science has gone from B to C this semester.
- awning deck — a weather deck supported on very light scantlings.
- back garden — a garden at the rear of a house
- baconburger — a hamburger topped with strips of cooked bacon.
- baggy green — the Australian Test cricket cap
- balance lug — a lugsail having a portion of its area forward of the mast and having a long foot, often with a boom.
- ballbearing — Alternative form of ball bearing.
- bandylegged — having bandy legs; bowlegged
- bangladeshi — Bangladeshi means belonging to or relating to Bangladesh, or to its people or culture.
- banistering — Present participle of banister.
- banquetings — Plural form of banqueting.
- banteringly — in a bantering fashion
- barebacking — sexual intercourse performed without the use of a condom
- bargainable — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
- baserunning — the act of running around bases
- basin range — a mountain range of the type found in the Great Basin region of the western U.S., typically long and narrow and characterized by faulted, tilted blocks of strata.
- basingstoke — a town in S England, in N Hampshire. Pop: 90 171 (2001)
- bath sponge — any of various common sponges, of the family Spongiidae, that have a skeletal network composed of fibers of spongin: collected in the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean for their commercial value.
- baton rouge — the capital of Louisiana, in the SE part on the Mississippi River. Pop: 225 090 (2003 est)
- batting eye — the batter's visual appraisal of balls pitched toward home plate.
- battlewagon — a battleship
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- betting man — a person who is in the habit of placing bets
- betting tax — a tax on gambling
- binge-watch — to watch a large number of television programmes (especially all the shows from one series) in succession
- 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).
- bluejacking — the practice of using one Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to gain access to another, esp in order to send anonymous text messages
- boomeranger — a young adult who returns to live with parents after a period of living away from home.
- boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.