13-letter words containing g, a, y
- bay of bengal — a wide arm of the Indian Ocean, between India and Myanmar
- bay of gdańsk — a wide inlet of the Baltic Sea on the N coast of Poland
- belly landing — the landing of an aircraft on its fuselage without use of its landing gear
- big gray wall — (jargon) What faces a VMS user searching for documentation. A full VMS kit comes on a pallet, the documentation taking up around 15 feet of shelf space before the addition of layered products such as compilers, databases, multi-vendor networking, and programming tools. Recent (since VMS version 5) DEC documentation comes with grey binders; under VMS version 4 the binders were orange and under version 3 they were blue. Often contracted to "Gray Wall".
- big-heartedly — in a big-hearted manner
- bioautography — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
- birthday girl — the girl or woman whose birthday is being celebrated
- body language — Your body language is the way in which you show your feelings or thoughts to other people by means of the position or movements of your body, rather than with words.
- borage family — any member of the plant family Boraginaceae, typified by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having simple, alternate, hairy leaves and usually blue, five-lobed flowers in a cluster that uncoils as they bloom, including borage, bugloss, and forget-me-not.
- bowling alley — A bowling alley is a building which contains several tracks for bowling.
- boys' brigade — (in Britain) an organization for boys, founded in 1883, with the aim of promoting discipline and self-respect
- brain surgery — operation on the brain
- brazing alloy — a solder fusing at temperatures above 1200°F (650°C).
- bridge player — a person who plays the game of bridge
- brigham young — Andrew (Jackson, Jr.) born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.
- bronchography — radiography of the bronchial tubes after the introduction of a radiopaque medium into the bronchi
- bully-ragging — to bully; harass: to bullyrag fraternity plebs.
- burglariously — in the manner of a burglar or buglary
- by a long way — You can use by a long way to emphasize that something is, for example, much better, worse, or bigger than any other thing of that kind.
- bypass engine — a gas turbine in which a part of the compressor delivery bypasses the combustion zone, flowing directly into or around the main exhaust gas flow to provide additional thrust
- cacodyl group — the univalent group (CH 3) 2 As−, derived from arsine.
- calculatingly — In a calculating manner.
- captivatingly — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- card-carrying — A card-carrying member of a particular group or political party is an official member of that group or party, rather than someone who supports it.
- cariogenicity — conducive to the production or promotion of dental caries: the cariogenic factors in sweets.
- carpetbaggery — the practice of being a carpetbagger
- carry through — If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.
- categorically — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- cathodography — the process or practice of taking photographs using cathode rays
- centrifugally — Away from a centre or axis.
- cervicography — a method of cervical screening in which the neck of the uterus is photographed to facilitate the early detection of cancer
- cerynean stag — a stag living in Arcadia, captured by Hercules as one of his labors.
- challengingly — in a way that challenges or defies someone
- changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- charcoal grey — a very dark grey colour
- chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
- chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
- city planning — City planning is the planning and design of all the new buildings, roads, and parks in a place in order to make them attractive and convenient for the people who live there.
- cleaning lady — A cleaning lady is a woman who is employed to clean the rooms and furniture inside a building.
- climatography — an account of a region's climate
- coagulability — The ability to coagulate, of being coagulable.
- colostomy bag — a bag that is attached to the surgical opening from the colon onto the surface of the body and into which faecal matter passes
- company grade — military rank applying to army officers below major, as second and first lieutenants and captains.
- complainingly — In a complaining manner; peevishly.
- consanguinity — relationship by blood; kinship
- contragravity — (scifi) antigravity.
- contrastingly — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- copy negative — master (def 21).
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.