14-letter words containing b, i, g, n
- mixed blessing — something that, although generally favorable or advantageous, has one or more unfavorable or disadvantageous features.
- money-grubbing — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
- moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
- mounting-block — a block of stone formerly used to aid a person when mounting a horse
- mourning bride — a plant, Scabiosa atropurpurea, native to Europe, cultivated for its purple, reddish, or white flowers.
- nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
- napalm bombing — the act of attacking with napalm bombs
- natural bridge — a natural limestone bridge in western Virginia. 215 feet (66 meters) high; 90 feet (27 meters) span.
- navigation bar — (web) (Always abbreviated "nav bar") On a website, a prominently displayed set of links to important sections of the site.
- needle bearing — an antifriction roller bearing in which long rollers of very small diameter fill the race without a cage to provide spacers between them
- negri sembilan — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 2580 sq. mi. (6682 sq. km). Capital: Seremban.
- neighborliness — having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
- neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- nibelungenlied — a Middle High German epic of c1200, related to the Scandinavian Volsunga Saga and telling of the life of Siegfried, his marriage to Kriemhild, his wooing of Brunhild on behalf of Gunther, his murder by Hagen, and the revenge of Kriemhild.
- non-cognizable — capable of being perceived or known.
- non-negligible — so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded: The extra expenses were negligible.
- non-negotiable — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
- nonbelligerent — of or relating to a country whose status or policy is one of nonbelligerency.
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
- okavango basin — a river in SW central Africa, rising in central Angola and flowing southeast, then east as part of the border between Angola and Namibia, then southeast across the Caprivi Strip into Botswana to form a great marsh known as the Okavango Basin, Delta or Swamp. Length: about 1600 km (1000 miles)
- opening bowler — a player who makes the first bowl in cricket
- opening gambit — a preliminary or opening tactic
- organizability — The suitability or potential for organization.
- oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
- pay bargaining — negotiating concerning salary or pay
- paying-in book — a book for keeping a record of money deposited into an account
- planning board — development group
- plotting board — Navigation. a transparent table on a ship, used as a plotting sheet.
- pontoon bridge — a bridge supported by pontoons.
- press briefing — a meeting called by an organization, government, etc, to inform the press of something
- public housing — housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to the needy.
- quarterbacking — a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.
- rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
- racing bicycle — a bicycle designed for cycling on roads or taking part in road cycling races
- rainbow bridge — a natural stone bridge in S Utah: a national monument. 290 feet (88 meters) high; 275 feet (84 meters) span.
- refrangibility — capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
- retail banking — banking for individual customers
- ribbon-cutting — a ceremony marking the official opening of a site, the commencement of its construction, etc., typically involving the cutting of a ribbon suspended as across an entrance
- roller bearing — a bearing consisting of cylindrical or tapered rollers running between races in two concentric rings, one of which is mounted on a rotating or oscillating part, as a shaft.
- running battle — When two groups of people fight a running battle, they keep attacking each other in various parts of a place.
- saber rattling — a show or threat of military power, especially as used by a nation to impose its policies on other countries.
- saber-rattling — a show or threat of military power, especially as used by a nation to impose its policies on other countries.
- sabre-rattling — If you describe a threat, especially a threat of military action, as sabre-rattling, you do not believe that the threat will actually be carried out.
- scribbling pad — a notebook or sketchbook
- serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
- shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
- shooting brake — station wagon.
- single bedroom — a bedroom that is intended to accommodate a single bed and occupancy of one person