12-letter words containing b, r, i, n, g
- letterboxing — Also, letter box. Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox.
- liberalising — Present participle of liberalise.
- liberalizing — Present participle of liberalize.
- liberatingly — In a liberating manner.
- 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.
- linebreeding — a form of inbreeding directed toward keeping the offspring closely related to a superior ancestor.
- linking verb — copula (def 2).
- load-bearing — bearing the weight that is carried by a structure
- loganberries — Plural form of loganberry.
- magic number — the atomic number or neutron number of an exceptionally stable nuclide.
- main bearing — one of the bearings in an internal combustion engine upon which the crankshaft rotates
- masterbating — Misspelling of masturbating.
- masturbating — Present participle of masturbate.
- mesabi range — a range of low hills in NE Minnesota, noted for major iron-ore deposits mined by the open-pit method.
- microbrewing — Small-scale commercial brewing, as carried out in a microbrewery.
- mockingbirds — Plural form of mockingbird.
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- mooring buoy — a buoy to which ships or boats can be moored.
- motorboating — a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor.
- neighborhood — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.
- neighbouring — (British, Canada) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
- neurobiology — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- new brighton — a town in E Minnesota.
- nigger brown — a dark brown colour
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- nonabsorbing — That does not absorb (sound, radiation, fluid etc.).
- nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- nonbreathing — not breathing
- objecteering — (programming, tool) An object-oriented design tool from Softeam, based on the Class Relation Methodology, with C++ code generation.
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- outnumbering — Present participle of outnumber.
- overbrimming — Present participle of overbrim.
- overbuilding — Present participle of overbuild.
- paint bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
- pig breeding — the act or process of getting pigs to reproduce
- plea bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
- plea-bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- rag business — the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.
- ragged robin — a plant, Lychnis flos-cuculi, of the pink family, having pink or white flowers with dissected petals.
- rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
- rating badge — a badge that indicates the rank and specialty of a petty officer: worn on the upper left sleeve.
- reaching jib — genoa.
- reading book — a book for people who are learning to read, to help them become accustomed to looking at and understanding written words
- recognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- reed bunting — an Old World bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, inhabiting marshy areas.
- renegotiable — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
- rib-tickling — very amusing; funny or hilarious: a book of rib-tickling stories.
- riding boots — long boots worn for horse-riding