11-letter words containing b, u, g, t
- dear-bought — having been purchased at great expense
- dog biscuit — a hard biscuit for dogs, usually containing ground meat, bones, etc.
- drumbeating — That to beat on drums.
- dung beetle — any of various scarab beetles that feed on or breed in dung.
- exuberating — Present participle of exuberate.
- fungibility — (especially of goods) being of such nature or kind as to be freely exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind.
- fussbudgets — Plural form of fussbudget.
- fussbudgety — in the manner of a fussbudget; fussy
- gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- gangbusting — the activity of a gangbuster
- gas turbine — a turbine utilizing the gaseous products of combustion.
- geiger tube — a tube functioning as an ionization chamber within a Geiger counter.
- ghostbuster — A person who claims to be able to banish ghosts and poltergeists.
- glastonbury — a borough of SW England, in whose vicinity the ruins of an important Iron Age lake village have been found and to which in folklore both King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.
- green thumb — an exceptional aptitude for gardening or for growing plants successfully: Houseplants provide much pleasure for the city dweller with a green thumb.
- ground bait — chum2 (def 1).
- groundburst — The explosion of a bomb dropped from the air when it hits the ground.
- grub street — a street in London, England: formerly inhabited by many impoverished minor writers and literary hacks; now called Milton Street.
- gubernation — the act of governing or ruling
- gullibility — easily deceived or cheated.
- guttae band — regula.
- gutter ball — a bowling ball that is rolled into one of the gutters and does not hit any pins.
- gutterblood — a low person of inferior breeding
- habituating — Present participle of habituate.
- hattiesburg — a city in SE Mississippi.
- headbutting — Present participle of headbutt.
- hedge about — If you say that something such as an offer is hedged about or is hedged around with rules or conditions, you mean that there are a lot of rules or conditions.
- hot-tubbing — a wooden tub, usually large enough to accommodate several persons, that is filled with hot aerated water and often equipped with a thermostat and whirlpool: used for recreation or physical therapy and often placed out of doors, as on a porch.
- job hunting — the activity of searching for employment
- lignotubers — Plural form of lignotuber.
- lubricating — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- martinsburg — a city in NE West Virginia.
- misdoubting — Present participle of misdoubt.
- mumbletypeg — a children's game played with a pocketknife, the object being to cause the blade to stick in the ground or a wooden surface by flipping the knife in a number of prescribed ways or from a number of prescribed positions.
- munsterberg — Hugo [hyoo-goh;; German hoo-goh] /ˈhyu goʊ;; German ˈhu goʊ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1916, German psychologist and philosopher in the U.S.
- musette bag — Also called musette bag. a small leather or canvas bag with a shoulder strap, used for carrying personal belongings, food, etc., while hiking, marching, or the like.
- nothing but — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- nubian goat — one of a breed of large, long-eared North African goats having a Roman nose and predominantly brown or black hair: noted for their rich milk.
- obfuscating — Present participle of obfuscate.
- objurgating — Present participle of objurgate.
- objurgation — to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
- objurgative — That objurgates; sharply disapproving.
- objurgatory — to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
- obstructing — Present participle of obstruct.
- outbreaking — The act of breaking out.
- outbreeding — to breed selected individuals outside the limits of the breed or variety.
- outbuilding — a detached building subordinate to a main building.
- over-budget — costing or being more than the amount alloted or budgeted: The building is half-finished and it's already overbudget.
- pietersburg — capital of Northern Transvaal province, South Africa: pop. 26,000
- plattsburgh — a city in NE New York, on Lake Champlain: battle, 1814.