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11-letter words containing b, o, g

  • bloomington — a city in central Indiana: seat of the University of Indiana (1820). Pop: 70 642 (2003 est)
  • bludgeoning — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
  • blue grouse — a grouse, Dendragapus obscurus, of W North America, having a bluish-grey plumage with a black tail
  • bobsledding — a sled having two pairs of runners, a brake, and a steering wheel or other mechanism that enables the front rider to direct the sled down a steeply banked run or chute.
  • bodgo gegen — a former Buddhist leader of the Mongols.
  • bogged down — If you get bogged down in something, it prevents you from making progress or getting something done.
  • bogtrotting — the act of roaming over boggy areas, or living in boggy areas
  • boil-in-bag — of or being a prepared, often frozen, food sealed and sold in a plastic bag that is immersed in boiling water until the contents are cooked or heated for serving.
  • bok globule — a dense spherical cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space that absorbs light from stars.
  • bokhara rug — a Turkoman rug having a tan or red background and decorated with varied octagon patterns.
  • bolingbroke — the surname of Henry IV of England
  • bolingbrook — a city in NE Illinois.
  • bomb damage — damage to buildings, etc caused by the explosion of a bomb
  • bombing run — the part of a flight of a bomber aircraft that brings it to the point over a target at which its bombs are released
  • bonderizing — to coat (steel) with an anticorrosive phosphate solution, usually in preparation for the application of paint, enamel, or lacquer.
  • bonefishing — the activity of fishing for bonefish
  • book rights — the legal right to make use of the text of a printed book
  • book-ending — a support placed at the end of a row of books to hold them upright, usually used in pairs.
  • bookbinding — Bookbinding is the work of fastening books together and putting covers on them.
  • booking fee — a fee that some theatre and agencies charge the customer for booking through them
  • bookkeeping — Bookkeeping is the job or activity of keeping an accurate record of the money that is spent and received by a business or other organization.
  • bookselling — the activity of selling books
  • boomeranger — a young adult who returns to live with parents after a period of living away from home.
  • boondoggler — a product of simple manual skill, as a plaited leather cord for the neck or a knife sheath, made typically by a camper or a scout.
  • bootlegging — alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes.
  • bootlicking — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
  • boottopping — the area between the water lines of a ship when fully loaded and when unloaded.
  • borborygmus — rumbling of the stomach
  • boring clam — piddock
  • boring mill — a large vertical lathe having a rotating table on which work is secured. Tools are held on a fixed post and the work is rotated around it
  • bossnapping — kidnapping a company executive as part of industrial action
  • bottled gas — butane or propane gas liquefied under pressure in portable containers and used in camping stoves, blowtorches, etc
  • bottom gear — the lowest gear of a car, lorry, etc
  • bottom plug — A bottom plug is a bridge or cement seal placed near the bottom of the well in order to shut it off.
  • boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.
  • bounce game — (esp in soccer) a non-competitive game played as part of training
  • bourgeoisie — In Marxist theory, the bourgeoisie are the middle-class people who own most of the wealth in a capitalist system.
  • bourgeoning — to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
  • bourguignon — a sauce made with red wine, onions, and seasoning
  • bowling bag — a bag for carrying a bowling ball and often bowling shoes or other equipment.
  • box-ticking — the process of satisfying bureaucratic administrative requirements rather than assessing the actual merit of something
  • boxing ring — A boxing ring is a raised square platform with ropes around it in which boxers fight.
  • braggadocio — vain empty boasting
  • brent goose — a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regions
  • bridal gown — a wedding dress
  • 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.
  • bridge roll — a soft bread roll in a long thin shape
  • bridgeboard — a board on both sides of a staircase that is cut to support the treads and risers
  • bright coal — coal consisting of alternating layers of clarain and vitrain.
  • bright wool — the wool of sheep raised east of the Mississippi River.
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