11-letter words containing g, o
- bargain for — If you have not bargained for or bargained on something that happens, you did not expect it to happen and so feel surprised or worried by it.
- bargeboards — Plural form of bargeboard.
- barographic — Measured using a barograph.
- 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.
- batological — relating to the study of brambles
- baton rouge — the capital of Louisiana, in the SE part on the Mississippi River. Pop: 225 090 (2003 est)
- battlewagon — a battleship
- battologist — wearisome repetition of words in speaking or writing.
- battologize — to repeat (a word, phrase, mannerism, etc.) excessively.
- 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)
- bayonetting — (British) present participle of bayonet.
- be going to — If you say that something is going to happen, you mean that it will happen in the future, usually quite soon.
- be good for — If someone is good for something, you can rely on them to provide that thing.
- be great on — to be informed about
- beardtongue — a plant of the genus Penstemon
- beaugregory — a blue and yellow damselfish, Pomacentrus leucostictus, inhabiting shallow waters off Bermuda, Florida, and the West Indies.
- bed molding — a molding below a projecting part, esp. between the corona and frieze
- bedclothing — bedclothes; bedding.
- bedding out — the process of planting out young flowering plants in beds
- beech grove — a grove of beech trees
- before long — If you say that something will happen or happened before long, you mean that it will happen or happened soon.
- belowground — underground
- 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.
- benue-congo — a branch of the Niger-Congo family of African languages, consisting of the Bantu languages together with certain other languages of W Africa
- bibliograph — to put in a bibliography.
- bibliopegic — relating to bookbinding as a fine art
- bibliophage — an ardent reader; a bookworm.
- big brother — People sometimes use Big Brother to refer to a person, government, or organization when they think it has complete control over people and is always checking what they do.
- big diomede — See under Diomede Islands.
- big society — the devolution of political power and social responsibility to local communities as opposed to centralized political power and state control
- big-footing — a prominent or influential person, especially a journalist or news analyst.
- bikram yoga — a form of yoga in which traditional exercises are performed at high temperature and humidity
- bilge board — a board lowered from the bilge of a sailing vessel to serve as a keel.
- bingo wings — areas of loose or flabby skin on the upper arm, esp in women, which hang down when the arm is extended
- biocenology — the branch of biology dealing with the study of biological communities and the interactions among their members.
- bioengineer — Also called biomedical engineering. the application of engineering principles and techniques to problems in medicine and biology, as the design and production of artificial limbs and organs.
- biogenetics — the branch of biology concerned with altering the genomes of living organisms
- biographize — to write a biography of (someone)
- biologistic — relating to biologism
- biomodeling — the mathematical modeling of biological reactions.
- bioprinting — the construction of replacement body parts using techniques developed for three-dimensional printing
- bioregional — relating to a bioregion
- birddogging — the act of pursuing with determination
- bit-robbing — in-band signalling
- bivouacking — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- black goods — electronic goods which are housed in black or dark casings, such as televisions, CD players, etc
- blacktongue — canine pellagra.
- blagonravov — Anatoli Arkadyevich [an-uh-toh-lee;; Russian uh-nuh-taw-lyee uhr-kah-dyi-vyich] /ˈæn əˌtoʊ li;; Russian ʌ nʌˈtɔ lyi ʌrˈkɑ dyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1975, Russian scientist.