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12-letter words containing b, a, g, n

  • baking sheet — A baking sheet is a flat piece of metal on which you bake foods such as biscuits or pies in an oven.
  • ball bearing — Ball bearings are small metal balls placed between the moving parts of a machine to make the parts move smoothly.
  • ball turning — the turning of arms or legs on furniture to make them resemble a continuous row of balls.
  • balladmonger — (formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
  • ballhandling — skill in handling the ball
  • bandy-legged — bow-legged
  • bank charges — penalties charged by a bank to a customer, for example when the customer's account is overdrawn or if a cheque is not honoured
  • bank manager — A bank manager is someone who is in charge of a bank, or a particular branch of a bank, and who is involved in making decisions about whether or not to lend money to businesses and individuals.
  • bantamweight — A bantamweight is a boxer who weighs between 51 and 53.5 kilograms, or a wrestler who weighs between 52 and 57 kilograms. A bantamweight is heavier than a flyweight but lighter than a featherweight.
  • barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
  • bargain away — to lose or renounce (freedom, rights, etc) in return for something valueless or of little value
  • bargain sale — an event at which goods are sold at low prices, usually to clear old stocks
  • barking deer — muntjac.
  • barking frog — a robber frog, Hylactophryne augusti, of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico, having a call like a dog's bark.
  • barn dancing — the act of performing a progressive round country dance
  • barn raising — (in rural areas) a party, usually providing food, drink, etc., for the purpose of assisting a neighbor to put up a new barn.
  • barnstorming — A barnstorming performance is full of energy and very exciting to watch.
  • barrel organ — A barrel organ is a large machine that plays music when you turn the handle on the side. Barrel organs used to be played in the street to entertain people.
  • base jumping — a sport in which a participant parachutes from any of a variety of fixed objects such as high buildings, cliffs, etc
  • base pairing — the hydrogen bonding that occurs between complementary nitrogenous bases in the two polynucleotide chains of a DNA molecule
  • base-pairing — the process of binding separate DNA sequences by base pairs.
  • basing point — a geographical location from which freight charges are computed by the seller regardless of the point from which the goods are shipped.
  • basketmaking — The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
  • bastard wing — a tuft of feathers attached to the first digit of a bird, distinct from the wing feathers attached to the other digits and the ulna
  • bastardizing — Present participle of bastardize.
  • bastinadoing — Present participle of bastinado.
  • bat printing — ornamenting of ceramics by means of an adhesive substance, as linseed oil, transferred onto the ceramic surface from a sheet of glue or gelatin, dusted with color, and fired.
  • bathing suit — A bathing suit is a piece of clothing which people wear when they go swimming.
  • bathing wrap — a loose robe to wear after bathing, often made of towelling
  • baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
  • batting cage — a screen with three sides and a top, in which batters practice: it keeps missed and fouled pitches within its enclosure
  • battle wagon — a battleship.
  • battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
  • battlewagons — Plural form of battlewagon.
  • beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
  • beacon light — a light signal for shipping
  • bead molding — bead (def 12).
  • bear-baiting — (formerly) an entertainment in which dogs attacked and enraged a chained bear
  • beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
  • bearing down — to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof.
  • bearing pile — a foundation pile that supports weight vertically
  • bearing rail — a transverse rail carrying a drawer or drawers.
  • bearing rein — a rein from the bit to the saddle, designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position
  • bearing wall — any of the walls supporting a floor or the roof of a building.
  • bearskin rug — the pelt of a bear, used as a rug
  • beaumontague — a cement-like substance used to fill in and hide cracks and holes in woodwork and metalwork
  • belaying pin — a cylindrical, sometimes tapered pin, usually of metal or wood, that fits into a hole in a pin or fife rail: used for belaying
  • beleaguering — to surround with military forces.
  • belgian hare — a large red breed of domestic rabbit
  • bell gardens — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.
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