12-letter words containing b, i, g, p
- glossophobia — The fear of public speaking.
- graphophobia — Fear or dislike of writing.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- helping verb — auxiliary verb.
- iambographer — a person who writes iambs
- inexpugnable — incapable of being taken by force; impregnable; unconquerable.
- inexpungible — that cannot be expunged, erased, or obliterated; inextirpable.
- job printing — commercial printing of such items as letterheads, circulars, invitations, etc.
- jumping bean — the seed of any of certain Mexican plants of the genera Sebastiania and Sapium, of the spurge family: the movements of a moth larva inside the seed cause it to move about or jump.
- line probing — A feature of some V.34 modems that will allow them to identify the capacity and quality of the phone line and adjust themselves to allow, for each individual connection, for maximum throughput using the highest possible data transmission rate.
- paint bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- paintballing — a sport in which players compete in teams or individually to eliminate opponents by hitting them with pellets containing paint from a special gun
- paki-bashing — the activity of making vicious and unprovoked physical assaults upon Pakistani immigrants or people of Pakistani descent
- palaebiology — the study of fossil animals and plants
- paleobiology — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
- panic buying — shopping to stockpile for emergency
- passing bell — a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral.
- pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
- pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
- phengophobia — an abnormal dread or terror of natural light
- phillipsburg — a city in NW New Jersey, on the Delaware River.
- photobiology — the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
- phytobiology — the branch of biology dealing with plants.
- pig breeding — the act or process of getting pigs to reproduce
- pigeon blood — dark red.
- piggybacking — on the back or shoulders: The little girl rode piggyback on her father.
- plea bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
- plea-bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- plunge basin — a cavity at the base of a falls or cataract, formed by the action of the falling water.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- public goods — services such as national defence, law enforcement, and road building, that are for the benefit of, and available to, all members of the public
- pudding club — the state of being pregnant (esp in the phrase in the pudding club)
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- punching bag — an inflated or stuffed bag, usually suspended, punched with the fists as an exercise.
- saprobiology — the branch of ecology that studies decaying organic matter or environments, especially saprophytes that derive nourishment in this way.
- scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
- shipbuilding — a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- shopping bag — a strong, usually paper or plastic, bag with handles, used to carry purchases or belongings.
- sleeping bag — a warmly lined or padded body-length bag, usually waterproof and with a closure, in which one or two persons can sleep, especially outdoors, as when camping.
- speedballing — the practice of taking cocaine and heroin together intravenously
- speedboating — the act, practice, or sport of traveling in a speedboat.
- spellbinding — to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance; fascinate.
- spelling bee — a spelling competition won by the individual or team spelling the greatest number of words correctly; spelldown.
- spinning box — centrifugal box.
- spongioblast — one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
- spring break — a vacation from school or college during the spring term, lasting about a week.
- spud-bashing — the task of peeling potatoes, given as a punishment
- spun-bonding — a process for forming nonwoven fabrics, usually of limited durability, by bonding continuous-filament synthetic fibers immediately after extrusion.