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11-letter words containing g, r, i

  • banistering — Present participle of banister.
  • bankrolling — Present participle of bankroll.
  • bankrupting — Present participle of bankrupt.
  • banteringly — in a bantering fashion
  • bar-hopping — Informal. to go to a succession of bars or nightclubs, with a brief stay at each.
  • barbary fig — prickly pear.
  • barebacking — sexual intercourse performed without the use of a condom
  • bargain bin — a container in a shop from which customers can buy goods that may be old or imperfect at greatly reduced prices
  • bargain for — If you have not bargained for or bargained on something that happens, you did not expect it to happen and so feel surprised or worried by it.
  • bargainable — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
  • barge spike — a square spike with a chisel point.
  • barking mad — If you say that someone is barking mad, you mean that they are insane or are acting very strangely.
  • barographic — Measured using a barograph.
  • barricading — Present participle of barricade.
  • basal ridge — a U -shaped ridge at the base of the posterior surface of the crown of a tooth.
  • baserunning — the act of running around bases
  • basin range — a mountain range of the type found in the Great Basin region of the western U.S., typically long and narrow and characterized by faulted, tilted blocks of strata.
  • bass guitar — a guitar that has the same pitch and tuning as a double bass, usually electrically amplified
  • beach ridge — a ridge just inland from a beach, consisting of sand and gravel built up by storm waves
  • beam riding — a method of missile guidance in which the missile steers itself along the axis of a conically scanned microwave beam
  • bearbaiting — an old form of diversion in which dogs were made to torment a chained bear
  • bearing cap — A bearing cap is a rigid, semi-circular part that fits around one half of a bearing and secures it.
  • bedraggling — Present participle of bedraggle.
  • bedside rug — a rug beside a bed
  • beer engine — a pump used to draw beer from a cask
  • bell ringer — A bell ringer is someone who rings church bells or hand bells, especially as a hobby.
  • belligerati — intellectuals, such as writers, who advocate war or imperialism
  • belligerent — A belligerent person is hostile and aggressive.
  • bergenfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
  • bering time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.
  • bermuda rig — a fore-and-aft sailing boat rig characterized by a tall mainsail (Bermudian mainsail) that tapers to a point
  • bersagliere — a member of a rifle regiment in the Italian Army
  • bewildering — A bewildering thing or situation is very confusing and difficult to understand or to make a decision about.
  • bibliograph — to put in a bibliography.
  • bidding war — a situation in which multiple offerers bid to own a single property
  • big brother — People sometimes use Big Brother to refer to a person, government, or organization when they think it has complete control over people and is always checking what they do.
  • big picture — a broad, overall view or perspective of an issue or problem.
  • big-hearted — If you describe someone as big-hearted, you think they are kind and generous, and always willing to help people.
  • big-leaguer — Sports. a player in a major league.
  • bikram yoga — a form of yoga in which traditional exercises are performed at high temperature and humidity
  • bilge board — a board lowered from the bilge of a sailing vessel to serve as a keel.
  • bilge water — Nautical. bilge (def 1d).
  • bing cherry — a dark-red variety of sweet cherry
  • bioengineer — Also called biomedical engineering. the application of engineering principles and techniques to problems in medicine and biology, as the design and production of artificial limbs and organs.
  • biographize — to write a biography of (someone)
  • bioprinting — the construction of replacement body parts using techniques developed for three-dimensional printing
  • bioregional — relating to a bioregion
  • birddogging — the act of pursuing with determination
  • birds' eggs — the eggs of birds
  • birthweight — the weight of an infant at birth.
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