11-letter words containing g, r, a, d, b
- drawbridges — Plural form of drawbridge.
- drumbeating — That to beat on drums.
- energy band — a range of energies associated with the quantum states of electrons in a crystalline solid. In a semiconductor or an insulator there is a valence band containing many states, most of which are occupied. Above this is a forbidden band with only a few isolated states caused by impurities. Above this is a conduction band containing many states most of which are empty. In a metal there is a continuous valence-conduction band
- fingerboard — (of a violin, cello, etc.) the strip of wood on the neck against which the strings are stopped by the fingers.
- frigatebird — Any of five species of bird in the genus Fregata, the only genus in the family Fregatidae.
- fur brigade — (formerly) a convoy of canoes, horses, or dog sleighs that transported furs and other goods between trading posts and towns or factories
- gallbladder — a pear-shaped, muscular sac attached to the undersurface of the right lobe of the liver, in which bile is stored and concentrated.
- garage band — a rough-and-ready amateurish rock group
- gas bladder — air bladder (def 2).
- gas-bladder — a vesicle or sac containing air.
- gender bias — sexual discrimination
- gingerbread — a type of cake flavored with ginger and molasses.
- goatsbeards — Plural form of goatsbeard.
- goldbergian — Rube Goldberg.
- grab handle — A grab handle is a handle on the side of an object such as a bathtub that you hold in order to help you get in and out.
- gradability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.
- grand banks — an extensive shoal SE of Newfoundland: fishing grounds. 350 miles (565 km) long; 40,000 sq. mi. (104,000 sq. km).
- grandbabies — Plural form of grandbaby.
- granny bond — (in Britain) an informal name for retirement issue certificate, an index-linked savings certificate, originally available only to people over retirement age
- ground bait — chum2 (def 1).
- ground ball — a batted ball that rolls or bounces along the ground.
- ground bass — a short fundamental bass part continually repeated throughout a movement.
- ground beam — a reinforced concrete beam for supporting walls, joists, etc., at or near ground level, itself either resting directly upon the ground or supported at both ends by piers.
- harbingered — Simple past tense and past participle of harbinger.
- head-banger — metalhead.
- headbangers — Plural form of headbanger.
- headborough — the official in charge of a tithing
- herb garden — where herbs are grown
- keyboarding — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- land bridge — Geology. an actual or hypothetical strip of land, subject to submergence, that connects adjacent continental landmasses and serves as a route of dispersal for plants and animals: a prehistoric land bridge between Asia and North America.
- landgrabber — the seizing of land by a nation, state, or organization, especially illegally, underhandedly, or unfairly.
- langobardic — Lombard1 (def 4).
- laundry bag — A laundry bag is a bag for clothes that that are about to be washed.
- ledger beam — a reinforced-concrete beam having projecting ledges for receiving the ends of joists or the like.
- light bread — white bread.
- mail bridge — (messaging) A mail gateway that forwards electronic mail messages between two or more networks if they meet certain administrative criteria.
- merit badge — an insignia or device granted by the Boy Scouts, worn especially on a uniform to indicate special achievement.
- oxford bags — trousers with very wide baggy legs, originally popular in the 1920s
- preboarding — to put or allow to go aboard in advance of the usual time or before others: Passengers with disabilities will be preboarded.
- raking bond — a brickwork bond in which concealed courses of diagonally laid bricks are used to bond exposed brickwork to the wall structure.
- red cabbage — a variety of the edible cabbage, Brassica oleracea, having deep reddish-purple leaves.
- road bridge — a bridge for road traffic
- rod bearing — a bearing in the metal shaft that transmits power in axial reciprocating motion
- smorgasbord — a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc.
- springboard — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- string band — a band consisting of stringed instruments
- stringboard — a board or facing covering the ends of the steps in a staircase.
- tub gurnard — a type of gurnard coastal fish with pectoral fins used for crawling along the seabed
- unabrogated — not abrogated, revoked, or annulled
- unguardable — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.