8-letter words containing b, a, g, e
- barraged — Simple past tense and past participle of barrage.
- barrages — Plural form of barrage.
- bastogne — a town in SE Belgium: of strategic importance to Allied defences during the Battle of the Bulge; besieged by the Germans during the winter of 1944–45. Pop: 14 070 (2004 est)
- be along — to come or arrive
- beachbag — a large handbag, sometimes of canvas, used to carry personal items, as a bathing suit, towel, and suntan lotion, to and from a beach.
- beaching — an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
- beadings — Plural form of beading.
- beagling — hunting with beagle hounds.
- bean bag — A bean bag is a large round cushion filled with tiny pieces of plastic or rubber. It takes the shape of your body when you sit on it.
- beanbags — Plural form of beanbag.
- bear hug — A bear hug is a rather rough, tight, affectionate hug.
- bear-hug — to greet with or hold in a bear hug: eager fans bear-hugging the victorious team.
- bearding — the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- bearings — a sense of one's relative position or situation; orientation (esp in the phrases lose, get, or take one's bearings)
- beathing — Present participle of beath.
- beatings — Plural form of beating.
- bedaggle — to soil the bottom of (garments) by trailing through dirt
- bedeguar — a moss-like growth found on rosebushes, caused by a reaction by the bush to the egg-laying process of the gall wasp or gallfly
- beggared — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
- beggarly — meanly inadequate; very poor
- being as — You can use being as to introduce a reason for what you are saying.
- belgrade — the capital of Serbia, in the E part at the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers: became the capital of Serbia in 1878, of Yugoslavia in 1929, and later of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006). Pop: 1 280 639 (2002)
- belgrano — Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1820, Argentine general.
- belt bag — a bag that can be attached to a belt
- bengalee — a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh.
- benghazi — a port in N Libya, on the Gulf of Sidra: centre of Italian colonization (1911–42); scene of much fighting in World War II. Pop: 1 080 500 (2002 est)
- benguela — a port in W Angola: founded in 1617; a terminus (with Lobito) of the railway that runs from Beira in Mozambique through the Copper Belt of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Pop: about 200 000 (1990 est)
- beranger — Pierre-Jean de (pjɛr ʒɑ̃ də). 1780–1857, French lyric and satirical poet
- berating — to scold; rebuke: He berated them in public.
- bergamot — a small Asian spiny rutaceous tree, Citrus bergamia, having sour pear-shaped fruit
- bergenia — an evergreen ground-covering plant
- bergerac — Savinien Cyrano de [sav-in-yen sir-uh-noh duh;; French sa-vee-nyan see-ra-naw duh] /ˌsæv ɪnˈyɛn ˈsɪr əˌnoʊ də;; French sa viˈnyɛ̃ si raˈnɔ də/ (Show IPA), 1619–55, French soldier, swordsman, and writer: hero of play by Rostand.
- bergfall — an avalanche
- beringia — the former land bridge between Siberia & Alas., over which Asian animals and peoples migrated into North America
- berrigan — an Australian tree, Pittosporum phylliraeoides, with hanging branches
- berthage — a place for mooring boats
- bethpage — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- beverage — Beverages are drinks.
- bewaring — to be wary, cautious, or careful of (usually used imperatively): Beware such inconsistency. Beware his waspish wit.
- big beat — an eclectic type of dance music in which heavy beats and samples are layered over the songs or instrumental tracks of other performers or bands
- big deal — If you say that something is a big deal, you mean that it is important or significant in some way.
- big easy — the New Orleans
- big game — Large wild animals such as lions and elephants that are hunted for sport are often referred to as big game.
- big head — If you describe someone as a big head, you disapprove of them because they think they are very clever and know everything.
- big idea — any plan or proposal that is grandiose, impractical, and usually unsolicited: You're always coming around here with your big ideas.
- big name — A big name is a person who is successful and famous because of their work.
- big-name — having a widespread public reputation as a leader in a specified field; famous: a big-name doctor; a big-name actress.
- bigarade — a Seville orange
- bijugate — (of compound leaves) having two pairs of leaflets
- birdcage — A birdcage is a cage in which birds are kept.