15-letter words containing b, a, g, e, d
- examining board — an organization that sets and corrects exams
- feather banding — decorative banding of veneer or inlay having the grain laid diagonally to the grain of the principal surface.
- gambier islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean, in French Polynesia. Chief settlement: Rikitéa. Pop: 1097 (2002). Area: 30 sq km (11 sq miles)
- garboard strake — the first strake on each side of a keel.
- gaudier-brzeska — Henri (ɑ̃ri), original name Henri Gaudier. 1891–1915, French vorticist sculptor
- gilbert islands — a group of islands in the W Pacific: with Banaba, the Phoenix Islands, and three of the Line Islands they constitute the independent state of Kiribati; until 1975 they formed part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands; achieved full independence in 1979. Pop: 82 902 (2005). Area: 295 sq km (114 sq miles)
- gingerbread man — biscuit in the shape of a man
- gladbach-rheydt — a former city in W Germany; now part of Mönchengladbach.
- go by the board — If something goes by the board, it is rejected or ignored, or is no longer possible.
- great barracuda — a large barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda, of Atlantic and western Pacific seas.
- ground-breaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
- groundbreakings — Plural form of groundbreaking.
- guaranteed bond — a bond issued by a corporation in which payment of the principal, interest, or both is guaranteed by another corporation.
- guns and butter — a symbol for the economic policy of a government insofar as spending is allocated for either military or social purposes
- hard-boiled egg — egg boiled until the yolk is set
- have got it bad — to be infatuated
- horse-and-buggy — of or relating to the last few generations preceding the invention of the automobile: vivid recollections of horse-and-buggy days.
- humpback bridge — arched bridge
- knowledge-based — characterized by the dominance of information services as an area of growth
- langue de boeuf — ox-tongue partisan.
- leaf-footed bug — any of numerous plant-sucking or predaceous bugs of the family Coreidae, typically having leaflike legs: several species are pests of food crops.
- lending library — Also called circulating library, rental library. a small library that is maintained by a commercial establishment, as a drugstore, and is composed largely of current books that are lent to customers for a fee.
- mackinac bridge — a suspension bridge over the Straits of Mackinac, connecting the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan: one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. 3800-foot (1158-meter) center span; 7400 feet (2256 meters) in total length.
- make a big deal — If someone makes a big deal out of something, they make a fuss about it or treat it as if it were very important.
- marburg disease — a viral disease producing a severe and often fatal illness with fever, rash, diarrhea, vomiting, and gastrointestinal bleeding, transmitted to humans through contact with infected green monkeys.
- meibomian gland — any of the small sebaceous glands in the eyelid, beneath the conjunctiva
- monchengladbach — a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
- organized labor — all workers who are organized in labor unions.
- painted bunting — a brilliantly colored bunting, Passerina ciris, of the southern U.S.
- photodegradable — (of a substance) capable of being broken down by light.
- quarter binding — a style of bookbinding in which the spine is leather and the sides are cloth or paper.
- record-breaking — top, most successful
- regimental band — a band made up of a military formation varying in size from a battalion to a number of battalions
- richard gabriel — (person) (Dick, RPG) Dr. Richard P. Gabriel. A noted SAIL LISP hacker and volleyball fanatic. Consulting Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. Richard Gabriel is a leader in the Lisp and OOP community, with years of contributions to standardisation. He founded the successful company, Lucid Technologies, Inc.. In 1996 he was Distinguished Computer Scientist at ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc. (later renamed ObjectShare, Inc.). See also gabriel, Qlambda, QLISP, saga.
- robert guiscard — Robert [French raw-ber] /French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), (Robert de Hauteville) c1015–85, Norman conqueror in Italy.
- rotary debugger — (Commodore) Essential equipment for those late-night or early-morning debugging sessions. Mainly used as sustenance for the hacker. Comes in many decorator colours, such as Sausage, Pepperoni, and Garbage.
- sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
- single-breasted — (of a coat, jacket, etc.) having a front closure directly in the center with only a narrow overlap secured by a single button or row of buttons.
- single-sideband — of or pertaining to a system of radio transmission in which one of the two sidebands produced during modulation is suppressed
- stamford bridge — a village in N England, east of York: site of a battle (1066) in which King Harold of England defeated his brother Tostig and King Harald Hardrada of Norway, three weeks before the Battle of Hastings
- straight-backed — having a straight, usually high, back: a straight-backed chair.
- subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
- unknowledgeable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- vegetable salad — any salad consisting of vegetables, such as cabbage, carrots, beans, etc, not usually included in a green salad
- weatherboarding — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
- wedding banquet — a lavish meal served after a wedding ceremony
- wheatgerm bread — bread made with wheat germ