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10-letter words containing b, a, u, g

  • burgenland — a state of E Austria. Capital: Eisenstadt. Pop: 276 419 (2003 est). Area: 3965 sq km (1531 sq miles)
  • burger bar — a restaurant selling primarily hamburgers and similar dishes
  • burglarize — If a building is burglarized, a thief enters it by force and steals things.
  • burgundian — of or relating to Burgundy or its inhabitants
  • burlingameAnson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, U.S. diplomat.
  • burst page — banner
  • bush grass — a coarse reedlike grass, Calamagrostis epigejos, 1–11⁄2 metres (3–41⁄2 ft) high that grows on damp clay soils in Europe and temperate parts of Asia
  • bushranger — an escaped convict or robber living in the bush
  • bust a gut — to make an intense effort
  • butane gas — a colourless flammable gaseous alkane that exists in two isomeric forms, both of which occur in natural gas. The stable isomer, n-butane, is used mainly in the manufacture of rubber and fuels (such as Calor Gas). Formula: C4H10
  • buzz along — a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking.
  • calico bug — harlequin bug.
  • canonsburg — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
  • clarksburg — a city in N West Virginia, on the Monongahela River.
  • club grass — cattail.
  • clutch bag — clutch1 (def 15).
  • coagulable — that can be coagulated
  • conjugable — Capable of being conjugated.
  • damsel bug — any of various bugs of the carnivorous family Nabiidae, related to the bedbugs but feeding on other insects. The larvae of some species mimic and associate with ants
  • debauching — Present participle of debauch.
  • disabusing — Present participle of disabuse.
  • douche bag — a small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections, used chiefly for vaginal lavage and for enemas.
  • douchebags — Plural form of douchebag.
  • drug abuse — addiction to drugs.
  • drug baron — the head of an organization that deals in illegal drugs
  • drug habit — addiction to recreational drugs
  • duffel bag — a large, cylindrical bag, especially of canvas, for carrying personal belongings, orginally used by military personnel.
  • ebbinghaus — Hermann (ˈhɛrman). 1850–1909, German experimental psychologist who undertook the first systematic and large-scale studies of memory and devised tests using nonsense syllables
  • elagabalus — (born Varius Avitus Bassianus) a.d. 205?-222; Rom. emperor (218-222)
  • expugnable — Capable of being expugned.
  • extubating — Present participle of extubate.
  • farborough — an under constable of a township
  • febrifugal — of or acting as a febrifuge.
  • fourbagger — home run.
  • gangbuster — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
  • garburator — (Canada) An electric device between the drain and the U-bend in a kitchen sink that shreds food waste into small enough bits to be washed down the sink.
  • gas burner — the tip, jet, or nozzle from which gas issues, as on a stove.
  • gastro-pub — A gastro-pub is a pub that serves very good food.
  • gastropubs — Plural form of gastropub.
  • gatlinburg — a town in E Tennessee: resort.
  • glauberite — a mineral, sodium calcium sulfate, Na 2 Ca(SO 4) 2 , often found as a deposit on the beds of salt lakes.
  • graubunden — German name of Grisons.
  • groundbait — chum2 (def 1).
  • groundball — Alternative form of ground ball.
  • grubstaked — Simple past tense and past participle of grubstake.
  • grubstaker — provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.
  • grubstakes — Plural form of grubstake.
  • guard band — an unassigned range of radio frequencies either just above or just below the band of frequencies required for the signal transmitted by a broadcasting station. It helps to prevent interference in receivers between signals from different stations.
  • gubernator — a governor
  • guideboard — a large board or sign, usually mounted on a post, giving directions to travelers.
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