11-letter words containing g, r, b
- butyl group — any of four univalent isomeric groups having the formula C 4 H 9 –.
- cabbageworm — any caterpillar that feeds on cabbages, esp that of the cabbage white
- calibrating — Mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings.
- canal barge — a long narrow boat used on canals, esp for carrying freight
- car bombing — an instance when a bomb which someone has hidden under or in a car explodes
- carbonating — Present participle of carbonate.
- carbonizing — Present participle of carbonize.
- carrier bag — A carrier bag is a bag made of plastic or paper which has handles and which you carry shopping in.
- cat burglar — A cat burglar is a thief who steals from houses or other buildings by climbing up walls and entering through windows or through the roof.
- cattle grub — the larva or adult of a warble fly, especially Hypoderma lineatum, a common pest of cattle in North America.
- celebrating — Present participle of celebrate.
- cerebrating — Present participle of cerebrate.
- chamber mug — a chamber pot.
- chargebacks — Plural form of chargeback.
- chiliburger — a hamburger served with a topping of chili con carne.
- clark gable — (William) Clark, 1901–60, U.S. film actor.
- combat gear — the uniform worn by soldiers when fighting
- cougar bait — a younger man who is often pursued by older women seeking a sexual relationship: We all agreed he was prime cougar bait.
- crib-biting — a harmful habit of horses in which the animal leans on the manger or seizes it with the teeth and swallows a gulp of air
- cryobiology — the branch of biology concerned with the study of the effects of very low temperatures on organisms
- curb weight — the weight of an automotive vehicle including fuel, coolant, and lubricants but excluding occupants and cargo.
- daggerboard — a light bladelike board inserted into the water through a slot in the keel of a boat to reduce keeling and leeway
- dangleberry — a blue huckleberry (Gaylussacia frondosa), native to E North America
- dear-bought — having been purchased at great expense
- debriefings — Plural form of debriefing.
- deck bridge — a bridge with an upper horizontal beam that carries the roadway
- deflagrable — having the ability to burst into flames quickly
- dingleberry — Slang. a small clot of dung, as clinging to the hindquarters of an animal.
- dog breeder — a person who breeds canines
- dogger bank — a shoal in the North Sea, between N England and Denmark: fishing grounds; naval battle 1915.
- double-ring — being or pertaining to a marriage ceremony in which the partners give rings to one another.
- dragon beam — dragging piece.
- dragon book — (publication) The classic text "Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools", by Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, and Jeffrey D. Ullman (Addison-Wesley 1986; ISBN 0-201-10088-6). So called because of the cover design featuring a dragon labelled "complexity of compiler design" and a knight bearing the lance "LALR parser generator" among his other trappings. This one is more specifically known as the "Red Dragon Book" (1986); an earlier edition, sans Sethi and titled "Principles Of Compiler Design" (Alfred V. Aho and Jeffrey D. Ullman; Addison-Wesley, 1977; ISBN 0-201-00022-9), was the "Green Dragon Book" (1977). (Also "New Dragon Book", "Old Dragon Book".) The horsed knight and the Green Dragon were warily eying each other at a distance; now the knight is typing (wearing gauntlets!) at a terminal showing a video-game representation of the Red Dragon's head while the rest of the beast extends back in normal space. See also book titles.
- drakensberg — a mountain range in the E Republic of South Africa: highest peak, 10,988 feet (3350 meters).
- drawbridges — Plural form of drawbridge.
- drumbeating — That to beat on drums.
- elaborating — Present participle of elaborate.
- embarassing — Misspelling of embarrassing.
- embarrasing — Misspelling of embarrassing.
- embittering — Present participle of embitter.
- embracingly — In an embracing manner.
- embrangling — Present participle of embrangle.
- embrittling — Present participle of embrittle.
- embrocating — Present participle of embrocate.
- embryologic — Embryological.
- encumbering — Present participle of encumber.
- 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
- enlargeable — Capable of being enlarged.
- exuberating — Present participle of exuberate.
- fabricating — Present participle of fabricate.