9-letter words containing b, g, i
- beingness — the state of being or existing
- belgicism — a word or expression used by Belgians when speaking French or Dutch
- belgravia — a fashionable residential district of W central London, around Belgrave Square
- believing — to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so: Only if one believes in something can one act purposefully.
- belitoeng — an island in Indonesia, between Borneo and Sumatra. 1866 sq. mi. (4833 sq. km).
- bellowing — to emit a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow.
- belonging — secure relationship; affinity (esp in the phrase a sense of belonging)
- bendingly — in a curving direction or manner
- benedight — blessed
- bengaline — a heavy corded fabric, esp silk with woollen or cotton cord
- benighted — If you describe people or the place where they live as benighted, you think they are unfortunate or do not know anything.
- benighter — a person who keeps others in darkness
- benignant — kind; gracious, as a king to his subjects
- benignity — the quality of being benign; favourable attitude
- bereaving — to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followed by of): Illness bereaved them of their mother.
- berg wind — a hot dry wind in South Africa blowing from the plateau down to the coast
- bergy bit — a small iceberg, somewhat larger than a growler.
- beseeming — to be fit for or worthy of; become: conduct that beseems a gentleman.
- besetting — tempting, harassing, or assailing (esp in the phrase besetting sin)
- besiegers — to lay siege to.
- best girl — one's sweetheart
- bettering — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- bevelling — the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- beveridge — William Henry, 1st Baron Beveridge. 1879–1963, British economist, whose Report on Social Insurance and Allied Services (1942) formed the basis of social-security legislation in Britain
- biangular — having two angles or corners.
- bickering — to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle: The two were always bickering.
- biestings — beestings
- big apple — People sometimes refer to the city of New York as the Big Apple.
- big beast — an important or powerful person
- big board — the quotation board in the New York Stock Exchange
- big bucks — If someone earns or spends big bucks, they earn or spend a lot of money.
- big daddy — someone or something dominantly important, powerful, wealthy, or, often, paternalistic
- big house — a penitentiary (usually preceded by the).
- big labor — large labor unions collectively.
- big media — the mainstream media, as television and newspapers: blogs that compete with big media.
- big money — Big money is an amount of money that seems very large to you, especially money which you get easily.
- big mouth — If you say that someone is a big mouth or that they have a big mouth, you mean that they tell other people things that should have been kept secret.
- big muddy — a nickname of the Missouri River.
- big night — an important and usually anticipated evening
- big noise — Someone who is a big noise has an important position in a group or organization.
- big skate — See under skate2 .
- big stick — force or the threat of using force
- big style — to a great degree or extent
- big wheel — A big wheel is a very large upright wheel with carriages around the edge of it which people can ride in. Big wheels are often found at theme parks or fun fairs.
- big-boned — having bones that are unusually massive
- big-timer — Informal. the highest or most important level in any profession or occupation: She's a talented violinist, but she's not ready for the big time.
- bigarreau — any of several heart-shaped varieties of sweet cherry that have firm flesh
- bigeminal — happening in pairs
- bigeneric — (of a hybrid plant) derived from parents of two different genera
- bigheaded — Informal. an excessive estimate of one's importance; conceit.