11-letter words containing b, i, g, a
- battologize — to repeat (a word, phrase, mannerism, etc.) excessively.
- bay of pigs — a bay on the SW coast of Cuba: scene of an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by US-backed troops (April 17, 1961)
- bay village — a city in N central Ohio.
- bayonetting — (British) present participle of bayonet.
- bcg vaccine — a vaccine made from weakened strains of tubercle bacilli, used to produce immunity against tuberculosis.
- be laughing — to be in a favourable situation
- beach ridge — a ridge just inland from a beach, consisting of sand and gravel built up by storm waves
- beam engine — an early type of steam engine, in which a pivoted beam is vibrated by a vertical steam cylinder at one end, so that it transmits motion to the workload, such as a pump, at the other end
- beam riding — a method of missile guidance in which the missile steers itself along the axis of a conically scanned microwave beam
- bearbaiting — an old form of diversion in which dogs were made to torment a chained bear
- bearing cap — A bearing cap is a rigid, semi-circular part that fits around one half of a bearing and secures it.
- beautifying — Present participle of beautify.
- bedraggling — Present participle of bedraggle.
- belligerati — intellectuals, such as writers, who advocate war or imperialism
- bellyaching — constant complaining
- benignantly — kind, especially to inferiors; gracious: a benignant sovereign.
- bequeathing — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
- bermuda rig — a fore-and-aft sailing boat rig characterized by a tall mainsail (Bermudian mainsail) that tapers to a point
- bersagliere — a member of a rifle regiment in the Italian Army
- betting man — a person who is in the habit of placing bets
- betting tax — a tax on gambling
- bibliograph — to put in a bibliography.
- bibliophage — an ardent reader; a bookworm.
- bidding war — a situation in which multiple offerers bid to own a single property
- big-hearted — If you describe someone as big-hearted, you think they are kind and generous, and always willing to help people.
- big-leaguer — Sports. a player in a major league.
- bigeye scad — a carangid fish, Selar crumenophthalmus, of tropical seas and Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S., having prominent eyes and commonly used as bait.
- bikram yoga — a form of yoga in which traditional exercises are performed at high temperature and humidity
- bilge board — a board lowered from the bilge of a sailing vessel to serve as a keel.
- bilge water — Nautical. bilge (def 1d).
- binge-watch — to watch a large number of television programmes (especially all the shows from one series) in succession
- biographize — to write a biography of (someone)
- bioregional — relating to a bioregion
- bit bashing — (Also "bit diddling" or bit twiddling). Any of several kinds of low-level programming characterised by manipulation of bit, flag, nibble, and other smaller-than-character-sized pieces of data. These include low-level device control, encryption algorithms, checksum and error-correcting codes, hash functions, some flavours of graphics programming (see bitblt), and assembler/compiler code generation. May connote either tedium or a real technical challenge (more usually the former). "The command decoding for the new tape driver looks pretty solid but the bit-bashing for the control registers still has bugs." See also bit bang, mode bit.
- bivouacking — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- black light — the invisible electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet and infrared regions of the spectrum
- black magic — magic used for evil purposes by invoking the power of the devil
- blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
- blister gas — a poison gas that burns or blisters the tissues of the body; vesicant.
- blizzarding — Meteorology. a storm with dry, driving snow, strong winds, and intense cold. a heavy and prolonged snowstorm covering a wide area.
- blogjacking — the use of another person’s blog without his or her consent, esp for malicious or satirical purposes
- bluejacking — the practice of using one Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to gain access to another, esp in order to send anonymous text messages
- boil-in-bag — of or being a prepared, often frozen, food sealed and sold in a plastic bag that is immersed in boiling water until the contents are cooked or heated for serving.
- boring clam — piddock
- bossnapping — kidnapping a company executive as part of industrial action
- boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.
- bowling bag — a bag for carrying a bowling ball and often bowling shoes or other equipment.
- brachialgia — pain in the nerves of the upper arm.
- brachiating — Botany. having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs.
- braggadocio — vain empty boasting