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12-letter words containing g, r, a

  • bank manager — A bank manager is someone who is in charge of a bank, or a particular branch of a bank, and who is involved in making decisions about whether or not to lend money to businesses and individuals.
  • barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
  • bargain away — to lose or renounce (freedom, rights, etc) in return for something valueless or of little value
  • bargain sale — an event at which goods are sold at low prices, usually to clear old stocks
  • barge couple — either of a pair of outside rafters along the gable end of a roof
  • barge course — the overhang of the gable end of a roof
  • barking deer — muntjac.
  • barking frog — a robber frog, Hylactophryne augusti, of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico, having a call like a dog's bark.
  • barley sugar — Barley sugar is a sweet made from boiled sugar.
  • barn dancing — the act of performing a progressive round country dance
  • barn raising — (in rural areas) a party, usually providing food, drink, etc., for the purpose of assisting a neighbor to put up a new barn.
  • barnstorming — A barnstorming performance is full of energy and very exciting to watch.
  • barracks bag — a large bag containing a soldier's personal belongings and equipment
  • barrel organ — A barrel organ is a large machine that plays music when you turn the handle on the side. Barrel organs used to be played in the street to entertain people.
  • base pairing — the hydrogen bonding that occurs between complementary nitrogenous bases in the two polynucleotide chains of a DNA molecule
  • base-pairing — the process of binding separate DNA sequences by base pairs.
  • bastard wing — a tuft of feathers attached to the first digit of a bird, distinct from the wing feathers attached to the other digits and the ulna
  • bastardizing — Present participle of bastardize.
  • bat printing — ornamenting of ceramics by means of an adhesive substance, as linseed oil, transferred onto the ceramic surface from a sheet of glue or gelatin, dusted with color, and fired.
  • bathing wrap — a loose robe to wear after bathing, often made of towelling
  • bathygraphic — of or relating to the depths of the ocean
  • baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
  • battle group — a group of warships usually consisting of at least one aircraft carrier, other surface ships, submarines, landing craft, etc
  • battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
  • bear-baiting — (formerly) an entertainment in which dogs attacked and enraged a chained bear
  • beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
  • bearing down — to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof.
  • bearing pile — a foundation pile that supports weight vertically
  • bearing rail — a transverse rail carrying a drawer or drawers.
  • bearing rein — a rein from the bit to the saddle, designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position
  • bearing wall — any of the walls supporting a floor or the roof of a building.
  • bearskin rug — the pelt of a bear, used as a rug
  • bedraggledly — In a bedraggled manner.
  • beggar-ticks — any of various plants, such as the bur marigold and tick trefoil, having fruits or seeds that cling to clothing, fur, etc
  • beleaguering — to surround with military forces.
  • belgian hare — a large red breed of domestic rabbit
  • bell gardens — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.
  • bella figura — a good impression; fine appearance
  • benchmarking — In business, benchmarking is a process in which a company compares its products and methods with those of the most successful companies in its field, in order to try to improve its own performance.
  • bengal tiger — a large tiger found in S. Asia
  • benzal group — the bivalent group C 7 H 6 –, derived from benzaldehyde.
  • bermuda high — a subtropical high centered near Bermuda.
  • bhakti-marga — any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga) of study (jnana-marga) and of actions (karma-marga)
  • bible banger — Bible-thumper.
  • bible-banger — Bible-thumper.
  • bibliography — A bibliography is a list of books on a particular subject.
  • binary digit — either of the two digits 0 or 1, used in binary notation
  • bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
  • bio-organism — a dangerous fast-proliferating organism that could be used as the basis of a biological weapon
  • biogeography — the branch of biology concerned with the geographical distribution of plants and animals
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