11-letter words containing a, r, i, g
- banistering — Present participle of banister.
- bankrolling — Present participle of bankroll.
- bankrupting — Present participle of bankrupt.
- banteringly — in a bantering fashion
- bar-hopping — Informal. to go to a succession of bars or nightclubs, with a brief stay at each.
- barbary fig — prickly pear.
- barebacking — sexual intercourse performed without the use of a condom
- bargain bin — a container in a shop from which customers can buy goods that may be old or imperfect at greatly reduced prices
- bargain for — If you have not bargained for or bargained on something that happens, you did not expect it to happen and so feel surprised or worried by it.
- bargainable — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
- barge spike — a square spike with a chisel point.
- barking mad — If you say that someone is barking mad, you mean that they are insane or are acting very strangely.
- barographic — Measured using a barograph.
- barricading — Present participle of barricade.
- basal ridge — a U -shaped ridge at the base of the posterior surface of the crown of a tooth.
- 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.
- bass guitar — a guitar that has the same pitch and tuning as a double bass, usually electrically amplified
- beach ridge — a ridge just inland from a beach, consisting of sand and gravel built up by storm waves
- beam riding — a method of missile guidance in which the missile steers itself along the axis of a conically scanned microwave beam
- bearbaiting — an old form of diversion in which dogs were made to torment a chained bear
- bearing cap — A bearing cap is a rigid, semi-circular part that fits around one half of a bearing and secures it.
- bedraggling — Present participle of bedraggle.
- belligerati — intellectuals, such as writers, who advocate war or imperialism
- 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
- bibliograph — to put in a bibliography.
- bidding war — a situation in which multiple offerers bid to own a single property
- 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.
- bikram yoga — a form of yoga in which traditional exercises are performed at high temperature and humidity
- bilge board — a board lowered from the bilge of a sailing vessel to serve as a keel.
- bilge water — Nautical. bilge (def 1d).
- biographize — to write a biography of (someone)
- bioregional — relating to a bioregion
- blister gas — a poison gas that burns or blisters the tissues of the body; vesicant.
- blizzarding — Meteorology. a storm with dry, driving snow, strong winds, and intense cold. a heavy and prolonged snowstorm covering a wide area.
- boring clam — piddock
- boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.
- brachialgia — pain in the nerves of the upper arm.
- brachiating — Botany. having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs.
- braggadocio — vain empty boasting
- braggartism — the activity of a braggart
- brake light — a red light attached to the rear of a motor vehicle that lights up when the brakes are applied, serving as a warning to following drivers
- brand image — The brand image of a particular brand of product is the image or impression that people have of it, usually created by advertising.
- bratticings — a series of temporary wooden housings erected on top of a wall, esp a castle wall
- brattishing — decorative work along the coping or on the cornice of a building
- breaking-up — separation, or the action of separating, into smaller parts
- bricklaying — the technique or practice of laying bricks
- brickmaking — the activity of making bricks