12-letter words containing b, e, a, n, i, g
- glazing bead — a convex molding nailed against the edge of a pane of glass to hold it in place.
- global index — (filename extension) (gid) The filename extension of a Windows 95 "global index" file. .gid files are created by the help browser internal to Windows 95 (also available for other Windows versions) for WinHelp files (hlp), as well as for storing user preferences, such as window position.
- gold-beating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
- gravel-blind — more blind or dim-sighted than sand-blind and less than stone-blind.
- grecian bend — (especially in the late 19th century) a posture or walk, often considered fashionable, in which the body is bent forward from the waist.
- greenbackism — a former political party, organized in 1874, opposed to the retirement or reduction of greenbacks and favoring their increase as the only paper currency.
- 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.
- harbingering — Present participle of harbinger.
- heartburning — rankling discontent, especially from envy or jealousy; grudge.
- heating bill — a bill for the supply of energy to heat a building
- herring boat — a fishing boat that specializes in catching herring
- home banking — a system whereby a person at home or in an office can use a computer with a modem to call up information from a bank or to transfer funds electronically
- incoagulable — of a nature that cannot be coagulated
- incognizable — Not cognizable; incapable of being recognised.
- inexpugnable — incapable of being taken by force; impregnable; unconquerable.
- interrobangs — Plural form of interrobang.
- interrogable — capable of being interrogated
- investigable — capable of being investigated.
- jailbreaking — Present participle of jailbreak.
- jaw-breaking — Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
- 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.
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- krafft-ebing — Richard [rich-erd;; German rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪtʃ ərd;; German ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), Baron von, 1840–1902, German neurologist and author of works on sexual pathology.
- landing beam — a radio beam transmitted from a landing field to enable aircraft to make an instrument landing
- law-breaking — Law-breaking is any kind of illegal activity.
- lawbreakings — Plural form of lawbreaking.
- liberalising — Present participle of liberalise.
- liberalizing — Present participle of liberalize.
- liberatingly — In a liberating manner.
- load-bearing — bearing the weight that is carried by a structure
- loganberries — Plural form of loganberry.
- louise bogan — Louise, 1897–1970, U.S. poet.
- magic number — the atomic number or neutron number of an exceptionally stable nuclide.
- magnetizable — susceptible to magnetization.
- mailing tube — an elongated cylinder of cardboard, used for mailing rolled-up papers, magazines, etc.
- main bearing — one of the bearings in an internal combustion engine upon which the crankshaft rotates
- male bonding — the process by which two or more men or boys become emotionally attached to each another
- masterbating — Misspelling of masturbating.
- mesabi range — a range of low hills in NE Minnesota, noted for major iron-ore deposits mined by the open-pit method.
- metabolising — Present participle of metabolise.
- metabolizing — Present participle of metabolize.
- 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.
- non-tangible — capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
- nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- nonbreathing — not breathing
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- paint bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- passing bell — a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral.
- pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
- phengophobia — an abnormal dread or terror of natural light