11-letter words containing b, i, g, a
- braggartism — the activity of a braggart
- brake light — a red light attached to the rear of a motor vehicle that lights up when the brakes are applied, serving as a warning to following drivers
- brand image — The brand image of a particular brand of product is the image or impression that people have of it, usually created by advertising.
- bratticings — a series of temporary wooden housings erected on top of a wall, esp a castle wall
- brattishing — decorative work along the coping or on the cornice of a building
- breaking-up — separation, or the action of separating, into smaller parts
- bricklaying — the technique or practice of laying bricks
- brickmaking — the activity of making bricks
- bridal gown — a wedding dress
- bridge lamp — a floor lamp, especially one having the light source on an arm so hinged as to be horizontally adjustable.
- bridge loan — A bridge loan is money that a bank lends you for a short time, for example, so that you can buy a new house before you have sold the one you already own.
- bridgeboard — a board on both sides of a staircase that is cut to support the treads and risers
- bridgewater — a town in E Massachusetts.
- bright coal — coal consisting of alternating layers of clarain and vitrain.
- bright idea — suggestion: clever
- bring about — To bring something about means to cause it to happen.
- bring along — If you bring someone or something along, you bring them with you when you come to a place.
- brisingamen — the magic necklace worn by Freya.
- brobdingnag — in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, a land inhabited by giants about 60 feet tall
- browbeating — to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.
- bulkheading — the construction of bulkheads; bulkheads in general.
- bullbaiting — a type of blood sport involving the baiting of a bull by dogs
- burglarious — of, constituting, or inclined to burglary
- bushbashing — the process of forcing a path through the bush
- bushranging — the life of a bushranger
- bushwalking — an expedition on foot in the bush
- busy signal — If you try to make a telephone call and get a busy signal, it means that you cannot make the call because the line is already being used by someone else.
- calibrating — Mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings.
- car bombing — an instance when a bomb which someone has hidden under or in a car explodes
- carbonating — Present participle of carbonate.
- carbonizing — Present participle of carbonize.
- carrier bag — A carrier bag is a bag made of plastic or paper which has handles and which you carry shopping in.
- celebrating — Present participle of celebrate.
- cerebrating — Present participle of cerebrate.
- chibougamau — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- concubinage — cohabitation without legal marriage
- cougar bait — a younger man who is often pursued by older women seeking a sexual relationship: We all agreed he was prime cougar bait.
- dealing box — a box that holds a deck or decks of cards, allowing them to be dealt only one at a time, often used in casino games such as blackjack or chemin de fer.
- defatigable — (very, rare) Easily tired or wearied; capable of being fatigued.
- delightable — (obsolete) Delightful.
- diabetology — (medicine) The study of the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes.
- diabolizing — Present participle of diabolize.
- diagnosable — to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
- dignifiable — Capable of being dignified.
- disenabling — Present participle of disenable.
- disguisable — to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
- diving boat — a boat used as a tender for divers or others working under water.
- drawbridges — Plural form of drawbridge.
- drumbeating — That to beat on drums.
- elaborating — Present participle of elaborate.