12-letter words containing e, l, i, g
- appetizingly — in an appetizing way
- apple blight — an aphid, Eriosoma lanigera, that is covered with a powdery waxy secretion and infests apple trees
- archaeologic — Pertaining to archaeology.
- archeologist — archaeology.
- archipelagic — a large group or chain of islands: the Malay Archipelago.
- archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
- argillaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of very fine-grained material, such as clay, shale, etc
- assemblagist — a creative person or artist who is skilled in putting together works of art based on assemblage
- astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
- atheological — having an aversion or resistance to theology
- average life — the average time that an unstable particle or nucleus survives before it decays.
- axel heiberg — the largest island belonging to the Sverdrup group in the Canadian Northwest Territories. 15,779 sq. mi. (40,868 sq. km).
- backpedaling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
- bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
- ball bearing — Ball bearings are small metal balls placed between the moving parts of a machine to make the parts move smoothly.
- bargain sale — an event at which goods are sold at low prices, usually to clear old stocks
- bathypelagic — of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- bead molding — bead (def 12).
- bearing pile — a foundation pile that supports weight vertically
- bearing rail — a transverse rail carrying a drawer or drawers.
- bearing wall — any of the walls supporting a floor or the roof of a building.
- bed moulding — a moulding in an entablature between the corona and the frieze
- bed-blocking — the use of hospital beds by elderly patients who cannot leave hospital because they have no place in a residential care home
- begging bowl — If a country or organization approaches other countries or organizations with a begging bowl, it asks them for money.
- begrudgingly — If you do something begrudgingly, you do it unwillingly.
- belaying pin — a cylindrical, sometimes tapered pin, usually of metal or wood, that fits into a hole in a pin or fife rail: used for belaying
- beleaguering — to surround with military forces.
- belgian hare — a large red breed of domestic rabbit
- bell housing — A bell housing is a bell-shaped extension of an engine crankcase, that contains the flywheel and the clutch.
- bella figura — a good impression; fine appearance
- belligerence — the act or quality of being belligerent or warlike; aggressiveness
- belligerency — the state of being at war
- belligerents — warlike; given to waging war.
- belly-aching — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- belt highway — beltway (def 1).
- bengal light — a firework or flare that burns with a steady bright blue light, formerly used as a signal
- bengal tiger — a large tiger found in S. Asia
- berlichingen — Götz von (ɡœts fɔn), called the Iron Hand. 1480–1562, German warrior knight, who robbed merchants and kidnapped nobles for ransom
- beseechingly — to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
- best-selling — A best-selling product such as a book is very popular and a large quantity of it has been sold.
- betting slip — a piece of paper used to place a bet
- bevel siding — siding composed of tapered pieces, as clapboards, laid with the thicker lower edge of any piece overlapping the thinner upper edge of the piece below it.
- bible banger — Bible-thumper.
- bible-banger — Bible-thumper.
- bibliopegist — a bookbinder
- biflagellate — having two flagella
- big lie, the — a gross falsification or misrepresentation of the facts, with constant repetition and embellishment to lend credibility
- billingsgate — the largest fish market in London, on the N bank of the River Thames; moved to new site at Canary Wharf in 1982 and the former building converted into offices
- bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players