8-letter words containing b, i, g, a
- gabrieli — Andrea [ahn-drey-uh;; Italian ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1510–86, Italian organist and composer.
- galabieh — djellabah.
- galabiya — djellabah.
- gambling — any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty.
- gambogic — of or derived from gamboge
- gambusia — any fish of the genus Gambusia, comprising small livebearers that feed on aquatic insect larvae and are used to control mosquitoes.
- gaolbird — Alternative spelling of jailbird.
- garbling — Present participle of garble.
- giambeux — Obsolete form of jambeux.
- giftable — suitable for a gift.
- gigabits — Plural form of gigabit.
- gigabyte — a measure of storage capacity equal to 2 30 (1024) bytes.
- gil blas — (Gil Blas de Santillane) a picaresque novel (1715–35) by Le Sage.
- gill bar — branchial arch (def 1).
- gimbaled — Simple past tense and past participle of gimbal.
- giveable — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- giveback — (in union negotiations) a reduction in employee wages or benefits conceded by a union in exchange for other benefits or in recognition of depressed economic conditions: Givebacks have not slowed the number of shutdowns.
- grabbing — Present participle of grab.
- guidable — Capable of being guided; willing to be guided or counselled.
- gw-basic — (language) An early version of MS-BASIC.
- habiting — Present participle of habit.
- hangbird — a bird that builds a hanging nest, especially the Baltimore oriole.
- high bar — a bar fixed in a position parallel to the floor or ground, for use in chinning and other exercises.
- highball — a drink of whiskey mixed with club soda or ginger ale and served with ice in a tall glass.
- ibogaine — an alkaloid, C 20 H 26 N 2 O, obtained from an African shrub, Tabernanthe iboga, having antidepressant and hallucinogenic properties.
- id badge — a badge that serves to identify the person wearing it
- imagable — Alternative form of imageable.
- jig back — an inclined cable tramway with two cars that are connected in such a way that as one goes up the other comes down.
- jigaboos — Plural form of jigaboo.
- jingbang — (colloquial, chiefly, Scotland) thing, lot, shebang.
- labeling — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- laboring — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- lambling — a small lamb
- maghrebi — a native or inhabitant of the Maghreb.
- mailbags — Plural form of mailbag.
- marbling — metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.
- megabits — Plural form of megabit.
- obligant — a person who promises or is obliged to pay a sum or carry out a task
- obligate — to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
- obligato — Alternative spelling of obbligato.
- philabeg — filibeg.
- rabbling — a tool or mechanically operated device used for stirring or mixing a charge in a roasting furnace.
- rambling — aimlessly wandering.
- rebating — a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- rib cage — the enclosure formed by the ribs and their connecting bones.
- ribgrass — English plantain.
- ringbark — girdle (def 11).
- rugbeian — of or relating to Rugby School
- saibling — the European char, Salvelinus alpinus, introduced into North America
- sick bag — a bag provided on an aircraft or ship as a receptacle for vomit