12-letter words containing b, a, u, g
- gaithersburg — a town in central Maryland.
- garbage dump — rubbish tip, place where refuse is disposed of
- gas bacillus — any of several pathogenic bacilli, especially of the genus Clostridium, that produce gas in infected tissue.
- gentian blue — a purplish-blue colour
- get a bun on — to become drunk
- glabrousness — The quality of being glabrous.
- gluten bread — bread made from gluten flour.
- go walkabout — to wander through the bush
- grand kabuki — kabuki (def 2).
- granuloblast — an immature granulocyte.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- gubernacular — relating to a gubernaculum
- gubernaculum — a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.
- 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.
- gypsum board — wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.
- 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.
- johannesburg — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.
- 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
- laguna beach — a town in S California.
- 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.
- lawrenceburg — a town in S Tennessee.
- league table — competitive ranking
- 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.
- munro-bagger — a person who climbs as many Munros as possible
- 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
- non-arguable — susceptible to debate, challenge, or doubt; questionable: Whether this is the best plan of action or not is arguable.
- nonambiguous — not ambiguous, clear
- numbers game — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- oberammergau — a village in S Germany, SW of Munich: famous for the passion play performed there every ten years.
- obtuse angle — an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
- oda nobunaga — 1534–82, Japanese general and feudal leader, who unified much of Japan under his control: assassinated
- 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.
- pyjama rugby — an uncomplimentary term for the Super 12 Rugby Union competition that involves teams from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, and which is noted for its free-flowing nature and lack of attritional play between the forwards
- rag business — the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.