12-letter words containing g, t, b
- heating bill — a bill for the supply of energy to heat a building
- hedenbergite — a contact metamorphic mineral of the pyroxene family, calcium ferrous silicate, CaFe(SiO 3) 2 , that forms black prismatic crystals in crystalline limestone.
- herring boat — a fishing boat that specializes in catching herring
- high-ability — (of a student) having a higher than average ability
- hiking boots — stout, sturdy boots, suitable for hiking in
- honor bright — upon my honor; really and truly: I did sweep the floor, honor bright.
- hubertusburg — a castle in E Germany, E of Leipzig: treaty ending the Seven Years' War signed here 1763.
- hunt sabbing — the activity of sabotaging a hunt due to the belief that animals should not be harmed by humans
- ignitability — to set on fire; kindle.
- illegibility — not legible; impossible or hard to read or decipher because of poor handwriting, faded print, etc.: This letter is completely illegible.
- indigestible — not digestible; not easily digested.
- inner-tubing — tubing (def 4).
- intelligible — capable of being understood; comprehensible; clear: an intelligible response.
- intelligibly — capable of being understood; comprehensible; clear: an intelligible response.
- interbedding — interstratification
- interborough — between boroughs.
- interrobangs — Plural form of interrobang.
- interrogable — capable of being interrogated
- investigable — capable of being investigated.
- jitterbugged — Simple past tense and past participle of jitterbug.
- job printing — commercial printing of such items as letterheads, circulars, invitations, etc.
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- knitting bag — a bag in which you keep your knitting, wool or yarn, needles and any other knitting equipment
- krafft-ebing — Richard [rich-erd;; German rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪtʃ ərd;; German ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), Baron von, 1840–1902, German neurologist and author of works on sexual pathology.
- lark bunting — a finch, Calamospiza melanocorys, of the western U.S., the male of which is black with a large, white patch on each wing.
- league table — competitive ranking
- letterboxing — Also, letter box. Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox.
- liberatingly — In a liberating manner.
- lifting body — an aircraft or spacecraft configuration in which there are no wings, and lift is obtained by aerodynamic forces on its body.
- light bomber — a small airplane designed to carry light bomb loads relatively short distances, especially one having a gross loaded weight of less than 100,000 pounds (45,000 kg).
- light breeze — a wind of 4–7 miles per hour (2–3 m/sec). Compare breeze1 (def 2).
- light bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- little grebe — a small grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis, of the Old World.
- lobotomising — Present participle of lobotomise.
- longboat key — a narrow barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, SW of Florida, sheltering Sarasota Bay: sports fishing.
- lugubriosity — mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.
- magic bullet — something that cures or remedies without causing harmful side effects: So far there is no magic bullet for economic woes.
- magnetizable — susceptible to magnetization.
- mailing tube — an elongated cylinder of cardboard, used for mailing rolled-up papers, magazines, etc.
- masterbating — Misspelling of masturbating.
- masturbating — Present participle of masturbate.
- metabolising — Present participle of metabolise.
- metabolizing — Present participle of metabolize.
- motorboating — a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor.
- mumblety-peg — a children's game played with a pocketknife, the object being to cause the blade to stick in the ground or a wooden surface by flipping the knife in a number of prescribed ways or from a number of prescribed positions.
- mutable sign — any of the four astrological signs, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, or Pisces, that are grouped together because of their placement at the end of the seasons and characterized by the attribute of adaptability to circumstances.
- nanga parbat — a mountain in NW Kashmir, in the Himalayas. 26,660 feet (8125 meters).
- naughty bits — genitals
- navigability — deep and wide enough to provide passage to ships: a navigable channel.
- new brighton — a town in E Minnesota.