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11-letter words containing g, o, s

  • baking soda — Baking soda is the same as bicarbonate of soda.
  • bargeboards — Plural form of bargeboard.
  • basingstoke — a town in S England, in N Hampshire. Pop: 90 171 (2001)
  • 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.
  • battologist — wearisome repetition of words in speaking or writing.
  • bay of pigs — a bay on the SW coast of Cuba: scene of an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by US-backed troops (April 17, 1961)
  • bengal rose — China rose (def 1).
  • bengal-rose — Also called Bengal rose. a rose, Rosa chinensis, of China, having slightly fragrant crimson, pink, or white flowers.
  • big society — the devolution of political power and social responsibility to local communities as opposed to centralized political power and state control
  • bingo wings — areas of loose or flabby skin on the upper arm, esp in women, which hang down when the arm is extended
  • biogenetics — the branch of biology concerned with altering the genomes of living organisms
  • biologistic — relating to biologism
  • black goods — electronic goods which are housed in black or dark casings, such as televisions, CD players, etc
  • blogosphere — In computer technology, the blogosphere or the blogsphere is all the weblogs on the Internet, considered collectively.
  • blood sugar — the glucose concentration in the blood: the normal fasting value is between 3.9 and 5.6 mmol/l
  • blue grouse — a grouse, Dendragapus obscurus, of W North America, having a bluish-grey plumage with a black tail
  • bobsledding — a sled having two pairs of runners, a brake, and a steering wheel or other mechanism that enables the front rider to direct the sled down a steeply banked run or chute.
  • bonefishing — the activity of fishing for bonefish
  • book rights — the legal right to make use of the text of a printed book
  • bookselling — the activity of selling books
  • borborygmus — rumbling of the stomach
  • bossnapping — kidnapping a company executive as part of industrial action
  • bottled gas — butane or propane gas liquefied under pressure in portable containers and used in camping stoves, blowtorches, etc
  • bourgeoisie — In Marxist theory, the bourgeoisie are the middle-class people who own most of the wealth in a capitalist system.
  • brent goose — a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regions
  • broad glass — cylinder glass.
  • brown goods — Brown goods are electrical appliances such as televisions and audio equipment. Compare white goods.
  • brown sugar — Brown sugar is sugar that has not been refined, or is only partly refined. It is golden brown in color.
  • brownnosing — If you accuse someone of brownnosing, you are saying in a rather offensive way that they are agreeing with someone important in order to get their support.
  • burglarious — of, constituting, or inclined to burglary
  • burgomaster — the chief magistrate of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany, or the Netherlands; mayor
  • bushhogging — to clear (land) by using a bush hog.
  • cacogastric — relating to an upset stomach
  • cacogenesis — (medicine) A morbid, monstrous, or pathological growth or product; an abnormality in structure; a monstrosity.
  • calcigerous — containing lime or other salts
  • callipygous — having well-shaped buttocks.
  • cameo glass — an ornamental glass in which two layers, often blue and opaque white, have been cased, and on which the design has been treated in the manner of a cameo.
  • camouflages — Plural form of camouflage.
  • campgrounds — Plural form of campground.
  • cape-glossa — Cape, a promontory in SW Albania.
  • carcinogens — Plural form of carcinogen.
  • cardiograms — Plural form of cardiogram.
  • cardophagus — a donkey
  • cargo pants — Cargo pants are large, loose pants with lots of pockets.
  • carloadings — the number of railroad carloads shipped in or out within a given period
  • carousingly — in a carousing manner
  • caseinogens — Plural form of caseinogen.
  • casing shoe — A casing shoe is the bottom of the casing string, including the cement around it.
  • castigation — to criticize or reprimand severely.
  • castigatory — to criticize or reprimand severely.
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