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11-letter words containing g, r, b

  • lift bridge — a bridge having a section that can be lifted vertically to permit passage of boats beneath it.
  • light bread — white bread.
  • lignotubers — Plural form of lignotuber.
  • lingenberry — The lingonberry.
  • lingonberry — mountain cranberry.
  • long barrow — a funerary barrow having an elongate shape, sometimes constructed over a megalithic chamber tomb and usually containing one or more inhumed corpses along with artifacts: primarily Neolithic but extending into the Bronze Age.
  • long branch — a city in E New Jersey: seaside resort.
  • lubricating — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
  • ludwigsburg — a city in Baden-Württemberg state, SW Germany.
  • lumberingly — With heavy, clumsy movements.
  • mail bridge — (messaging)   A mail gateway that forwards electronic mail messages between two or more networks if they meet certain administrative criteria.
  • marbleizing — Present participle of marbleize.
  • marlborough — John Churchill, 1st Duke of, Churchill, John, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
  • marsh buggy — swamp buggy.
  • martinsburg — a city in NE West Virginia.
  • maryborough — a seaport in E Australia.
  • mecklenburg — a former state in NE Germany, formed in 1934 from two states (Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz)
  • merit badge — an insignia or device granted by the Boy Scouts, worn especially on a uniform to indicate special achievement.
  • mockingbird — any of several gray, black, and white songbirds of the genus Mimus, especially M. polyglottos, of the U.S. and Mexico, noted for their ability to mimic the songs of other birds.
  • munsterberg — Hugo [hyoo-goh;; German hoo-goh] /ˈhyu goʊ;; German ˈhu goʊ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1916, German psychologist and philosopher in the U.S.
  • mystery bag — a sausage
  • negrophobia — strong fear or dislike of black people.
  • neighboring — situated or living near another: one of our neighbor nations.
  • neighbourly — (British, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
  • neuroglobin — (protein) Any of a class of vertebrate globins involved in cellular oxygen homeostasis.
  • nonbreaking — Alternative spelling of non-breaking.
  • nonbreeding — Not breeding.
  • northbridge — a town in S Massachusetts.
  • number sign — a symbol (#) for “number” or “numbered”: item #8 on the list.
  • nursing bra — a bra for breastfeeding mothers which provides additional support and has cups that can be folded down so the infant can be fed without the mother having to remove the bra
  • objurgating — Present participle of objurgate.
  • objurgation — to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
  • objurgative — That objurgates; sharply disapproving.
  • objurgatory — to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
  • observingly — Attentively, observantly.
  • obsignatory — (obsolete) Ratifying; confirming by sealing.
  • obstructing — Present participle of obstruct.
  • oil embargo — a prohibition of the trade of petroleum from one country to another
  • oil-burning — that uses paraffin, esp as a domestic fuel
  • ombrogenous — (of plants) able to flourish in wet conditions
  • omnibearing — the magnetic bearing of an omnirange station.
  • orange book — (security, standard)   A standard from the US Government National Computer Security Council (an arm of the U.S. National Security Agency), "Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria, DOD standard 5200.28-STD, December 1985" which defines criteria for trusted computer products. There are four levels, A, B, C, and D. Each level adds more features and requirements. D is a non-secure system. C1 requires user log-on, but allows group ID. C2 requires individual log-on with password and an audit mechanism. (Most Unix implementations are roughly C1, and can be upgraded to about C2 without excessive pain). Levels B and A provide mandatory control. Access is based on standard Department of Defense clearances. B1 requires DOD clearance levels. B2 guarantees the path between the user and the security system and provides assurances that the system can be tested and clearances cannot be downgraded. B3 requires that the system is characterised by a mathematical model that must be viable. A1 requires a system characterized by a mathematical model that can be proven. See also crayola books, book titles.
  • organizable — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
  • outbreaking — The act of breaking out.
  • outbreeding — to breed selected individuals outside the limits of the breed or variety.
  • over-budget — costing or being more than the amount alloted or budgeted: The building is half-finished and it's already overbudget.
  • overbearing — domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
  • overbetting — the activity or practice of betting more than the usual or permitted amount
  • overbidding — Present participle of overbid.
  • overblowing — A technique for playing a wind instrument so as to produce overtones.
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