9-letter words containing b, i, g, t
- billeting — the activity of assigning soldiers or others to accommodation that is not normally used by them
- binturong — an arboreal SE Asian viverrine mammal, Arctictis binturong, closely related to the palm civets but larger and having long shaggy black hair
- biologist — a specialist in biology.
- bit gauge — a device for stopping a bit when it has reached a desired depth.
- bittering — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
- blighting — Plant Pathology. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. a disease so characterized.
- blind gut — cecum
- bombsight — a mechanical or electronic device in an aircraft for aiming bombs
- bonington — Sir Chris(tian John Storey). born 1934, British mountaineer and writer; led 1970 Annapurna I and 1975 Everest expeditions; reached Everest summit in 1985
- booklight — a small light that can be clipped onto a book for reading by
- boresight — to verify the alignment of the sights and bore of (a firearm).
- bothering — to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry: His baby sister bothered him for candy.
- bottoming — the lowest level of foundation material for a road or other structure
- bowstring — the string of an archer's bow, usually consisting of three strands of hemp
- breasting — Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- breathing — the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen
- bregmatic — of or relating to the bregma
- bridgeton — a city in SW New Jersey.
- brightest — radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining: The bright coins shone in the gloom.
- brightish — fairly bright
- bring out — When a person or company brings out a new product, especially a new book or CD, they produce it and put it on sale.
- bristling — Bristling means thick, hairy, and rough. It is used to describe things such as moustaches, beards, or eyebrows.
- brittling — having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass.
- budgeting — financial planning
- buffeting — response of an aircraft structure to buffet, esp an irregular oscillation of the tail
- bug light — a yellow light bulb, used mainly outdoors, that does not attract insects.
- bulleting — a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.
- bullfight — A bullfight is a public entertainment in which people fight and kill bulls. Bullfights take place in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.
- buttering — the fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned.
- by rights — If something is not the case but you think that it should be, you can say that by rights it should be the case.
- by weight — as determined by weighing
- cogitable — conceivable
- combating — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
- dagnabbit — (US, euphemistic, dated) goddamnit.
- ditty bag — a small bag used especially by sailors to hold sewing implements, toiletries, etc.
- eightball — (in pool) the black ball, marked with the number eight
- entombing — Present participle of entomb.
- eyebright — any scrophulariaceous annual plant of the genus Euphrasia, esp E. nemorosa, having small white-and-purple two-lipped flowers: formerly used in the treatment of eye disorders
- fatigable — susceptible to fatigue.
- fightable — able or ready to fight
- fightback — A fightback is an effort made by a person or group of people to get back into a strong position when they seem likely to lose something such as an election or an important sports match.
- fitchburg — a city in N Massachusetts.
- fulbright — (James) William, 1905–95, U.S. politician: senator 1945–74.
- gabaonite — Gibeonite.
- galbraith — John Kenneth, 1908–2006, U.S. economist, born in Canada.
- gibbeting — a gallows with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of criminals were formerly hung in chains and left suspended after execution.
- gibbetted — (British) Simple past tense and past participle of gibbet.
- gibbosity — the state of being gibbous.
- gibeonite — one of the inhabitants of Gibeon, who were condemned by Joshua to be hewers of wood and drawers of water for the Israelites. Josh. 9.
- gibraltar — a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 1.875 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).