9-letter words containing b, o, r, g
- boulanger — Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1837–91, French general and minister of war (1886–87). Accused of attempting a coup d'état, he fled to Belgium, where he committed suicide
- bourgeois — If you describe people, their way of life, or their attitudes as bourgeois, you disapprove of them because you consider them typical of conventional middle-class people.
- bourgogne — Burgundy2
- bourguiba — Habib ben Ali (hæˈbɪb bɛn ˈɑːlɪ). 1903–2000, Tunisian statesman: president of Tunisia (1957–87); a moderate and an advocate of gradual social change. He was deposed in a coup and kept under house arrest for the rest of his life
- bowstring — the string of an archer's bow, usually consisting of three strands of hemp
- bricolage — the jumbled effect produced by the close proximity of buildings from different periods and in different architectural styles
- bridgeton — a city in SW New Jersey.
- brighouse — a town in N England, in Calderdale unitary authority, West Yorkshire: machine tools, textiles, engineering. Pop: 32 360 (2001)
- bring off — If you bring off something difficult, you do it successfully.
- 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.
- bringdown — a disappointment
- brokerage — A brokerage or a brokerage firm is a company of brokers.
- brokering — the work of a broker or brokerage
- brookings — Robert Somers [suhm-erz] /ˈsʌm ərz/ (Show IPA), 1850–1932, U.S. merchant and philanthropist.
- brown bag — to bring (one's own liquor) to a restaurant or club, especially one that has no liquor license.
- brown-bag — If you brown-bag your lunch or you brown-bag it, you bring your lunch in a bag to work or school.
- browridge — the ridge of bone over the eye sockets
- burgeoned — to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
- burroughs — Edgar Rice. 1875–1950, US novelist, author of the Tarzan stories
- burrowing — a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge.
- by george — a figure of St. George killing the dragon, especially one forming part of the insignia of the Order of the Garter.
- cargo bay — the large central area of the space shuttle orbiter's fuselage in which payloads and their support equipment are carried. Also called payload bay. Compare bay2 (def 2a).
- cherbourg — a port in NW France, on the English Channel. Pop: 25 370 (1999)
- corbeling — the fashioning of corbels
- crotonbug — species of cockroach
- cybergoth — (uncountable) A subculture combining elements of goth and rave culture, typically involving energetic electronic music and brightly coloured, futuristic clothing.
- dannebrog — the Danish flag
- disrobing — Present participle of disrobe.
- dogberrys — a foolish constable in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
- dogrobber — an orderly of a navy or army officer
- embargoed — Simple past tense and past participle of embargo.
- embargoes — Plural form of embargo.
- embroglio — Alternative form of imbroglio.
- forboding — Alternative form of foreboding.
- forgeable — (metallurgy) That can be forged (shaped under heat and pressure).
- gaberones — former name of Gaborone.
- gainsboro — A light bluish grey colour.
- gameboard — A portable surface on which a game is played, and which is marked for play of that game.
- gangboard — a raised walk on a sailing ship, crossing the waist and connecting the forecastle directly with the quarterdeck.
- gaolbreak — Alternative form of jailbreak.
- garbanzos — Plural form of garbanzo.
- garbology — the study of the material discarded by a society to learn what it reveals about social or cultural patterns.
- garderobe — a wardrobe or its contents.
- gastrobot — a robot that is able to supply itself with sugar, which it uses as a source of fuel
- gastropub — a bar that serves good food and high-quality alcoholic beverages.
- gear knob — a gear lever
- gearboxes — Plural form of gearbox.
- glassboro — a borough in SW New Jersey.
- globetrot — to travel throughout the world, especially regularly or frequently.
- glory box — a box in which a young woman stores clothes, etc, in preparation for marriage