12-letter words containing b, a, g, u, i
- gas bacillus — any of several pathogenic bacilli, especially of the genus Clostridium, that produce gas in infected tissue.
- gentian blue — a purplish-blue colour
- grand kabuki — kabuki (def 2).
- gum-benjamin — Also called gum benjamin, gum benzoin. a reddish-brown, aromatic balsamic resin occurring in almondlike fragments and having a vanillalike odor, obtained from trees of the genus Styrax, especially S. benzoin, of Java, Sumatra, etc.: used in the manufacture of perfume and cosmetics and in medicine internally as an expectorant and externally as an antiseptic.
- harrisonburg — a city in N Virginia.
- heartburning — rankling discontent, especially from envy or jealousy; grudge.
- heliogabalus — (Varius Avitus Bassianus"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus") a.d. 204–222, Roman emperor 218–222.
- hunt sabbing — the activity of sabotaging a hunt due to the belief that animals should not be harmed by humans
- incoagulable — of a nature that cannot be coagulated
- inexpugnable — incapable of being taken by force; impregnable; unconquerable.
- jumping bean — the seed of any of certain Mexican plants of the genera Sebastiania and Sapium, of the spurge family: the movements of a moth larva inside the seed cause it to move about or jump.
- laboursaving — reducing (human) effort, hard work, or labour
- lark bunting — a finch, Calamospiza melanocorys, of the western U.S., the male of which is black with a large, white patch on each wing.
- louise bogan — Louise, 1897–1970, U.S. poet.
- magic bullet — something that cures or remedies without causing harmful side effects: So far there is no magic bullet for economic woes.
- magic number — the atomic number or neutron number of an exceptionally stable nuclide.
- mailing tube — an elongated cylinder of cardboard, used for mailing rolled-up papers, magazines, etc.
- masturbating — Present participle of masturbate.
- mutable sign — any of the four astrological signs, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, or Pisces, that are grouped together because of their placement at the end of the seasons and characterized by the attribute of adaptability to circumstances.
- naughty bits — genitals
- nonambiguous — not ambiguous, clear
- outbalancing — Present participle of outbalance.
- panic buying — shopping to stockpile for emergency
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- plunge basin — a cavity at the base of a falls or cataract, formed by the action of the falling water.
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- punching bag — an inflated or stuffed bag, usually suspended, punched with the fists as an exercise.
- rag business — the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.
- running back — an offensive back, as a halfback or fullback, whose principal role is advancing the ball by running with it on plays from scrimmage.
- scuba diving — deep-sea swimming
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- spud-bashing — the task of peeling potatoes, given as a punishment
- submicrogram — containing or relating to a mass of less than one microgram
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- survival bag — a large plastic bag carried by climbers for use in an emergency as protection against exposure
- ubangi-shari — former name of the Central African Republic.
- un-ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- unassignable — not able to be transferred
- unbiological — pertaining to biology.
- unbridgeable — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- uncognizable — capable of being perceived or known.
- underbearing — unassuming
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- unimaginable — capable of being imagined or conceived.
- unimpugnable — not capable of being challenged or criticized
- unnegotiable — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
- unobligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- upright bass — double bass
- urban blight — deterioration of property in centre of city