9-letter words containing g, l
- ball girl — In a tennis match, the ball girls pick up any balls that go into the net or off the court and throw them back to the players. In a baseball game, the ball girls are in charge of collecting the balls that are hit out of the field.
- balloting — voting in an election
- band-gala — (in India) (of a coat) closed at the neck
- bangalore — a city in S India, capital of Karnataka state: printing, textiles, pharmaceuticals. Pop: 4 292 223 (2001)
- bangaluru — a city in and the capital of Karnataka, in SW India.
- bangweulu — shallow lake in N Zambia: including swamps, 3,800 sq mi (9,842 sq km)
- bar gemel — a charge consisting of two barrulets separated by an area the width of a barrulet.
- bargepole — a long pole used to propel a barge
- barrelage — an amount, esp of beer, as measured in barrels
- barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- batteling — Alternative form of battling.
- battology — the unnecessary repetition of words
- beamingly — in a beaming manner
- becalming — Present participle of becalm.
- bedraggle — to make (hair, clothing, etc) limp, untidy, or dirty, as with rain or mud
- beelining — Present participle of beeline.
- befalling — A happening; occurrence; chance; event.
- beg leave — to ask permission
- beggingly — in a begging manner
- beglamour — to endow with glamour
- beglerbeg — a provincial governor in the Ottoman empire
- begoggled — wearing goggles
- beguiling — Something that is beguiling is charming and attractive.
- beholding — to observe; look at; see.
- beingless — having no existence
- beleaguer — to trouble persistently; harass
- belgicism — a word or expression used by Belgians when speaking French or Dutch
- belgravia — a fashionable residential district of W central London, around Belgrave Square
- 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).
- bell frog — any of several tree frogs having a bell-like call.
- 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)
- bendingly — in a curving direction or manner
- 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.
- bespangle — to cover or adorn with or as if with spangles
- best girl — one's sweetheart
- bevelling — the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- bhagalpur — a city in India, in Bihar: agriculture, textiles, university (1960). Pop: 340 349 (2001)
- biangular — having two angles or corners.
- big apple — People sometimes refer to the city of New York as the Big Apple.
- big labor — large labor unions collectively.
- big style — to a great degree or extent
- big wheel — A big wheel is a very large upright wheel with carriages around the edge of it which people can ride in. Big wheels are often found at theme parks or fun fairs.
- bigeminal — happening in pairs
- bigotedly — in a bigoted manner
- bilingual — Bilingual means involving or using two languages.
- billabong — a backwater channel that forms a lagoon or pool