12-letter words containing g, r, b, i
- mesabi range — a range of low hills in NE Minnesota, noted for major iron-ore deposits mined by the open-pit method.
- microbiology — study of microorganisms
- microblogger — to post very short entries, as a brief update or a photo, on a blog or social media website: A lot of people were microblogging during the crisis.
- microbrewing — Small-scale commercial brewing, as carried out in a microbrewery.
- mockingbirds — Plural form of mockingbird.
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- mooring buoy — a buoy to which ships or boats can be moored.
- motorboating — a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor.
- murrumbidgee — a river in SE Australia, flowing W through New South Wales to the Murray River. 1050 miles (1690 km) long.
- neighborhood — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.
- neighbouring — (British, Canada) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
- neurobiology — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- new brighton — a town in E Minnesota.
- nigger brown — a dark brown colour
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- nonabsorbing — That does not absorb (sound, radiation, fluid etc.).
- nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- nonbreathing — not breathing
- objecteering — (programming, tool) An object-oriented design tool from Softeam, based on the Class Relation Methodology, with C++ code generation.
- obligatorily — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- outnumbering — Present participle of outnumber.
- overbrimming — Present participle of overbrim.
- overbuilding — Present participle of overbuild.
- paint bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
- phillipsburg — a city in NW New Jersey, on the Delaware River.
- pig breeding — the act or process of getting pigs to reproduce
- plea bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
- plea-bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- radiobiology — the branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation on living matter.
- rag business — the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.
- ragged robin — a plant, Lychnis flos-cuculi, of the pink family, having pink or white flowers with dissected petals.
- rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
- rating badge — a badge that indicates the rank and specialty of a petty officer: worn on the upper left sleeve.
- reaching jib — genoa.
- reading book — a book for people who are learning to read, to help them become accustomed to looking at and understanding written words
- recognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- red brigades — an extreme leftist terrorist organization in Italy.
- reed bunting — an Old World bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, inhabiting marshy areas.
- reg-symbolic — An early system on the IBM 704.
- registerable — a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
- renegotiable — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
- rib-tickling — very amusing; funny or hilarious: a book of rib-tickling stories.
- riding boots — long boots worn for horse-riding
- riding habit — habit1 (def 11).
- rock bunting — a seed-eating songbird, Emberiza cia
- rolling boil — heated liquid: bubbling
- ruby wedding — a fortieth wedding anniversary