9-letter words containing e, n, g
- beingness — the state of being or existing
- believing — to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so: Only if one believes in something can one act purposefully.
- belitoeng — an island in Indonesia, between Borneo and Sumatra. 1866 sq. mi. (4833 sq. km).
- bellowing — to emit a hollow, loud, animal cry, as a bull or cow.
- belonging — secure relationship; affinity (esp in the phrase a sense of belonging)
- ben hogan — Ben, 1912–97, U.S. golfer.
- bench dog — a dog on exhibit at a dog show before and after competition in the show ring.
- bendingly — in a curving direction or manner
- benedight — blessed
- bengalese — Bengali adjective
- bengaline — a heavy corded fabric, esp silk with woollen or cotton cord
- bengaluru — a state in S India. 70,051 sq. mi. (191,791 sq. km). Capital: Bengaluru.
- benighted — If you describe people or the place where they live as benighted, you think they are unfortunate or do not know anything.
- benighter — a person who keeps others in darkness
- benignant — kind; gracious, as a king to his subjects
- benignity — the quality of being benign; favourable attitude
- bentgrass — any perennial grass of the genus Agrostis, esp A. tenuis, which has a spreading panicle of tiny flowers. Some species are planted for hay or in lawns
- bereaving — to deprive and make desolate, especially by death (usually followed by of): Illness bereaved them of their mother.
- berg wind — a hot dry wind in South Africa blowing from the plateau down to the coast
- bergander — a species of European duck; sheldrake
- beseeming — to be fit for or worthy of; become: conduct that beseems a gentleman.
- besetting — tempting, harassing, or assailing (esp in the phrase besetting sin)
- bespangle — to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles
- bettering — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- bevelling — the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- bickering — to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle: The two were always bickering.
- biestings — beestings
- big money — Big money is an amount of money that seems very large to you, especially money which you get easily.
- big noise — Someone who is a big noise has an important position in a group or organization.
- big-boned — having bones that are unusually massive
- bigeminal — happening in pairs
- bigeneric — (of a hybrid plant) derived from parents of two different genera
- biguanide — any of a class of compounds some of which are used in the treatment of certain forms of diabetes
- billeting — the activity of assigning soldiers or others to accommodation that is not normally used by them
- bioenergy — the renewable energy derived from biological sources
- biogenous — the production of living organisms from other living organisms.
- bioregion — a natural ecological community in which the biodiversity and ecosystem are distinct
- bittering — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
- bjoerling — Jussi [yoo s-ee] /ˈyʊs i/ (Show IPA), 1911–60, Swedish tenor.
- bleaching — to make whiter or lighter in color, as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent; remove the color from.
- boanerges — a nickname applied by Jesus to James and John in Mark 3:17
- bojangles — Bill ("Bojangles") 1878–1949, U.S. tap dancer.
- bolognese — of or relating to Bologna or its inhabitants
- boogerman — South Midland and Southern U.S. bogeyman.
- boogeyman — a frightening imaginary being, often one used as a threat in disciplining children
- boogieing — Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- boogieman — bogeyman.
- boomerang — A boomerang is a curved piece of wood which comes back to you if you throw it in the correct way. Boomerangs were first used by the people who were living in Australia when Europeans arrived there.
- bordering — the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
- borgesian — of Jorge Luis Borges or his works