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11-letter words containing g, h, a

  • barographic — Measured using a barograph.
  • bath sponge — any of various common sponges, of the family Spongiidae, that have a skeletal network composed of fibers of spongin: collected in the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean for their commercial value.
  • bathing cap — a tight rubber cap worn by a swimmer to keep the hair dry
  • bathing hut — a small waterside building where swimmers can change their clothes
  • bathtub gin — homemade gin, especially gin made illegally during Prohibition.
  • bathygraphy — The scientific description of the depth of the ocean.
  • be laughing — to be in a favourable situation
  • beach buggy — a low car, often open and with balloon tyres, for driving on sand
  • beach grass — any of a genus (Ammophila) of deeply rooted, tough, perennial grasses that grow on sandy beaches and are often planted to combat beach erosion
  • beach ridge — a ridge just inland from a beach, consisting of sand and gravel built up by storm waves
  • belly laugh — A belly laugh is a very loud, deep laugh.
  • bellyaching — constant complaining
  • bequeathing — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
  • bibliograph — to put in a bibliography.
  • bibliophage — an ardent reader; a bookworm.
  • big-hearted — If you describe someone as big-hearted, you think they are kind and generous, and always willing to help people.
  • binge-watch — to watch a large number of television programmes (especially all the shows from one series) in succession
  • biographize — to write a biography of (someone)
  • bit bashing — (Also "bit diddling" or bit twiddling). Any of several kinds of low-level programming characterised by manipulation of bit, flag, nibble, and other smaller-than-character-sized pieces of data. These include low-level device control, encryption algorithms, checksum and error-correcting codes, hash functions, some flavours of graphics programming (see bitblt), and assembler/compiler code generation. May connote either tedium or a real technical challenge (more usually the former). "The command decoding for the new tape driver looks pretty solid but the bit-bashing for the control registers still has bugs." See also bit bang, mode bit.
  • black light — the invisible electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet and infrared regions of the spectrum
  • blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
  • bokhara rug — a Turkoman rug having a tan or red background and decorated with varied octagon patterns.
  • brachialgia — pain in the nerves of the upper arm.
  • brachiating — Botany. having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs.
  • brake light — a red light attached to the rear of a motor vehicle that lights up when the brakes are applied, serving as a warning to following drivers
  • brattishing — decorative work along the coping or on the cornice of a building
  • bright coal — coal consisting of alternating layers of clarain and vitrain.
  • bright idea — suggestion: clever
  • bukhara rug — a kind of rug, typically having a black-and-white geometrical pattern on a reddish ground
  • bulkheading — the construction of bulkheads; bulkheads in general.
  • bunch grass — any of various grasses that grow in tufts
  • bush league — In baseball, a bush league is the same as a minor league.
  • bush-league — inferior or amateurish; mediocre: a bush-league theatrical performance.
  • bushbashing — the process of forcing a path through the bush
  • bushranging — the life of a bushranger
  • bushwalking — an expedition on foot in the bush
  • cabbagehead — cabbage1 (def 2).
  • cacographic — Displaying the properties of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both.
  • calf-length — Calf-length skirts, dresses, and coats come to halfway between your knees and ankles.
  • calligraphy — Calligraphy is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen.
  • candlelight — Candlelight is the light that a candle produces.
  • cardiograph — an instrument for recording the mechanical force and form of heart movements
  • cardophagus — a donkey
  • carry light — a searchlight used to illuminate a target while it is tracked and fired upon.
  • cartography — Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts.
  • casing shoe — A casing shoe is the bottom of the casing string, including the cement around it.
  • castlereagh — a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 66 076 (2003 est). Area: 85 sq km (33 sq miles)
  • catchweight — of or relating to a contest in which normal weight categories have been waived by agreement
  • catechising — Present participle of catechise.
  • catechizing — Present participle of catechize.
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