8-letter words containing d, g
- begirdle — to surround with a girdle
- begombed — smudged and sticky; soiled, usually with sticky residue.
- begrimed — dirty
- begrudge — If you do not begrudge someone something, you do not feel angry, upset, or jealous that they have got it.
- begummed — to smear, soil, clog, etc., with or as if with gum or a gummy substance.
- belgorod — city in W European Russia, on the Donets River: pop. 318,000
- belgrade — the capital of Serbia, in the E part at the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers: became the capital of Serbia in 1878, of Yugoslavia in 1929, and later of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006). Pop: 1 280 639 (2002)
- belonged — to be in the relation of a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (usually followed by to): He belongs to the Knights of Columbus.
- beringed — wearing a ring or rings
- berouged — wearing rouge
- besieged — to lay siege to.
- besmudge — to blacken
- bewigged — wearing a wig
- bewinged — having wings
- biddings — command; summons; invitation: I went there at his bidding.
- big band — A big band is a large group of musicians who play jazz or dance music. Big bands were especially popular from the 1930s to the 1950s.
- big data — Big data is extremely large amounts of information that can only be used with special computers.
- big deal — If you say that something is a big deal, you mean that it is important or significant in some way.
- big head — If you describe someone as a big head, you disapprove of them because they think they are very clever and know everything.
- big idea — any plan or proposal that is grandiose, impractical, and usually unsolicited: You're always coming around here with your big ideas.
- big road — a main road or highway.
- bigarade — a Seville orange
- bigender — Also, bigendered. noting or relating to a person who has two gender identities or some combination of both.
- bird dog — a dog used or trained to retrieve game birds after they are shot
- bird-dog — to follow, watch carefully, or investigate.
- birdcage — A birdcage is a cage in which birds are kept.
- birdsong — Birdsong is the sound of a bird or birds calling in a way which sounds musical.
- birdwing — a type of large, tropical butterfly
- bleeding — Bleeding is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they feel strongly about something or dislike something.
- blending — to mix smoothly and inseparably together: to blend the ingredients in a recipe.
- blighted — Plant Pathology. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. a disease so characterized.
- blindage — (esp formerly) a protective screen or structure, as over a trench
- blinding — A blinding light is extremely bright.
- blonding — the act or an instance of dyeing hair blonde
- blooding — the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
- bludgeon — To bludgeon someone means to hit them several times with a heavy object.
- boarding — Boarding is an arrangement by which children live at school during the school term.
- bodingly — in a boding manner
- body bag — A body bag is a specially designed large plastic bag which is used to carry a dead body away, for example when someone has been killed in a battle or an accident.
- bog deal — pine wood found preserved in peat bogs
- bog down — If a plan or process bogs down or if something bogs it down, it is delayed and no progress is made.
- bogarted — to take an unfair share of (something); keep for oneself instead of sharing: Are you gonna bogart that joint all night?
- bondager — someone who performs bondservice; a bondman
- bondages — slavery or involuntary servitude; serfdom.
- borghild — (in the Volsunga Saga) the first wife of Sigmund: she poisons Sinfiotli in revenge for his killing of her brother.
- bounding — under a legal or moral obligation: He is bound by the terms of the contract.
- braiding — braids collectively
- branding — The branding of a product is the presentation of it to the public in a way that makes it easy for people to recognize or identify.
- breading — a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- breeding — If someone says that a person has breeding, they mean that they think the person is from a good social background and has good manners.