12-letter words containing b, u, r, g, n
- cryoglobulin — an abnormal immunoglobulin, present in the blood in certain diseases, that precipitates below about 10°C, obstructing small blood vessels in the fingers and toes
- currycombing — Present participle of currycomb.
- cybersurfing — The practice of using and browsing the Internet, especially as a habitual pastime.
- disburdening — Present participle of disburden.
- distributing — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- disturbingly — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
- doubleganger — doppelgänger.
- ellenborough — Earl of, title of Edward Law. 1780–1871, British colonial administrator: governor general of India (1742–44)
- forebuilding — (architecture,historical) An outer defense work of a castle used to protect the entrance to the keep.
- gainsborough — Thomas, 1727–88, English painter.
- glabrousness — The quality of being glabrous.
- gluten bread — bread made from gluten flour.
- glyndebourne — an estate in SE England, in East Sussex: site of a famous annual festival of opera founded in 1934 by John Christie
- grand kabuki — kabuki (def 2).
- granuloblast — an immature granulocyte.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- ground robin — towhee.
- groundbursts — Plural form of groundburst.
- gubernacular — relating to a gubernaculum
- gubernaculum — a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.
- harrisonburg — a city in N Virginia.
- heartburning — rankling discontent, especially from envy or jealousy; grudge.
- hugh loebner — (person) Dr. Hugh Gene Loebner, the instigator of the Loebner Prize in artificial intelligence. E-mail address: Hugh Loebner <[email protected]>.
- hummingbirds — Plural form of hummingbird.
- ingleborough — a mountain in N England, in North Yorkshire: potholes. Height: 723 m (2373 ft)
- inner-tubing — tubing (def 4).
- interborough — between boroughs.
- johannesburg — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.
- laboursaving — reducing (human) effort, hard work, or labour
- lark bunting — a finch, Calamospiza melanocorys, of the western U.S., the male of which is black with a large, white patch on each wing.
- lawrenceburg — a town in S Tennessee.
- magic number — the atomic number or neutron number of an exceptionally stable nuclide.
- masturbating — Present participle of masturbate.
- moneygrubber — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
- mooring buoy — a buoy to which ships or boats can be moored.
- munro-bagger — a person who climbs as many Munros as possible
- 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.
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- non-arguable — susceptible to debate, challenge, or doubt; questionable: Whether this is the best plan of action or not is arguable.
- northborough — a town in central Massachusetts.
- numbers game — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- outnumbering — Present participle of outnumber.
- overbuilding — Present participle of overbuild.
- rag business — the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.
- rauschenberg — Robert, 1925–2008, U.S. artist.
- reed bunting — an Old World bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, inhabiting marshy areas.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- rock bunting — a seed-eating songbird, Emberiza cia
- ruby wedding — a fortieth wedding anniversary