8-letter words containing g, e, n
- belonged — to be in the relation of a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (usually followed by to): He belongs to the Knights of Columbus.
- belonger — a native-born Caribbean person
- bemingle — to mingle
- bemusing — to bewilder or confuse.
- benching — a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.
- bengalee — a native or inhabitant of Bangladesh.
- benghazi — a port in N Libya, on the Gulf of Sidra: centre of Italian colonization (1911–42); scene of much fighting in World War II. Pop: 1 080 500 (2002 est)
- benguela — a port in W Angola: founded in 1617; a terminus (with Lobito) of the railway that runs from Beira in Mozambique through the Copper Belt of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Pop: about 200 000 (1990 est)
- benignly — having a kindly disposition; gracious: a benign king.
- beranger — Pierre-Jean de (pjɛr ʒɑ̃ də). 1780–1857, French lyric and satirical poet
- berating — to scold; rebuke: He berated them in public.
- bergenia — an evergreen ground-covering plant
- beringed — wearing a ring or rings
- beringia — the former land bridge between Siberia & Alas., over which Asian animals and peoples migrated into North America
- berrigan — an Australian tree, Pittosporum phylliraeoides, with hanging branches
- berthing — a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
- besognio — a young soldier
- beveling — the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- bewaring — to be wary, cautious, or careful of (usually used imperatively): Beware such inconsistency. Beware his waspish wit.
- bewinged — having wings
- big name — A big name is a person who is successful and famous because of their work.
- big tent — a political approach in which a party claims to be open to a wide spectrum of constituents and groups
- big-name — having a widespread public reputation as a leader in a specified field; famous: a big-name doctor; a big-name actress.
- big-note — to boast about (oneself)
- big-tent — a political party's or coalition's policy or doctrine of allowing and encouraging a wide range of beliefs, opinions, and views among its members.
- bigeminy — a heart complaint in which beats occur in pairs
- bigender — Also, bigendered. noting or relating to a person who has two gender identities or some combination of both.
- bingeing — a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- biogenic — produced or originating from a living organism
- bitewing — a dental X-ray film
- bleating — to utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
- blebbing — the formation of a bleb
- bleeding — Bleeding is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they feel strongly about something or dislike something.
- bleeping — (used as a substitute word for one regarded as objectionable): Get that bleeping cat out of here!
- blending — to mix smoothly and inseparably together: to blend the ingredients in a recipe.
- blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
- bletting — the ripening of fruit, especially of fruit stored until the desired degree of softness is attained.
- blindage — (esp formerly) a protective screen or structure, as over a trench
- bludgeon — To bludgeon someone means to hit them several times with a heavy object.
- bluegown — a bedesman of the king or, in Scotland, a licensed beggar, who traditionally wore a blue gown
- bluewing — a variety of teal, Anas discors, native to the Americas
- bogeyman — A bogeyman is someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid.
- bondager — someone who performs bondservice; a bondman
- bondages — slavery or involuntary servitude; serfdom.
- bongrace — a brim or shade on the front of women's bonnets or hats, intended to protect the face from the sun
- boughten — bought at a store and not homemade
- boulogne — a port in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 45 036 (2006)
- bourgeon — burgeon
- boweling — Anatomy. Usually, bowels. the intestine. a part of the intestine.
- 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.