12-letter words containing g, h, b
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- slab dashing — the act or process of covering an exterior wall with roughcast.
- sleigh bells — a number of small, spherical bells fixed to the harness straps of an animal drawing a sleigh
- snobographer — a person who writes about snobs
- sorghum beer — beer made from sorghum or millet
- spud-bashing — the task of peeling potatoes, given as a punishment
- stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
- store-bought — commercially made rather than homemade.
- straight bat — a bat held vertically
- straightbred — (of animals) purebred; having parents of the same breed
- strobe light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- strobe-light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- subparagraph — a distinct portion of written or printed matter dealing with a particular idea, usually beginning with an indentation on a new line.
- teaching job — a position as a teacher
- the big city — a city viewed as a place of opportunity compared to small towns or the country
- the big four — a small powerful group, as of banks, companies, etc, esp the four largest banks in Britain (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, and NatWest)
- the big time — great success or fame
- the dingbats — delirium tremens
- thirdborough — an under constable of a township
- thoroughbred — of pure or unmixed breed, stock, or lineage, as a horse or other animal; bred from the purest and best blood.
- three-bagger — triple (def 7).
- through bass — figured bass.
- timber right — ownership of standing timber with no rights to the land.
- to think big — If you think big, you make plans on a large scale, often using a lot of time, effort, or money.
- tub-thumping — to promote something or express opinions vociferously.
- turbo-charge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- turbocharger — a supercharger that is driven by a turbine turned by exhaust gases from the engine.
- ubangi-shari — former name of the Central African Republic.
- unchangeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- unchargeable — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- uninhibiting — to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
- upright bass — double bass
- urban blight — deterioration of property in centre of city
- virgin birth — Theology. the doctrine or dogma that, by the miraculous agency of God, the birth of Christ did not impair or prejudice the virginity of Mary. Compare Immaculate Conception.
- voting booth — polling kiosk
- webliography — a list of electronic documents, websites, or other resources available on the World Wide Web, especially those relating to a particular subject: a student's annotated webliography on Shakespeare.
- weighbridges — Plural form of weighbridge.
- whipping boy — a person who is made to bear the blame for another's mistake; scapegoat.
- whomping big — impressively large
- younghusband — Sir Francis Edward. 1863–1942, British explorer, mainly of N India and Tibet. He used military force to compel the Dalai Lama to sign (1904) a trade agreement with Britain