9-letter words containing g, t
- big stick — force or the threat of using force
- big style — to a great degree or extent
- big-timer — Informal. the highest or most important level in any profession or occupation: She's a talented violinist, but she's not ready for the big time.
- bigotedly — in a bigoted manner
- bigotgate — an incident in the 2010 British general election in which the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, described in private a voter he had met as a ‘bigoted woman’ not realizing that his radio microphone was still on and that his comments were being recorded
- billeting — the activity of assigning soldiers or others to accommodation that is not normally used by them
- binturong — an arboreal SE Asian viverrine mammal, Arctictis binturong, closely related to the palm civets but larger and having long shaggy black hair
- biologist — a specialist in biology.
- bit gauge — a device for stopping a bit when it has reached a desired depth.
- bittering — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
- blighting — Plant Pathology. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. a disease so characterized.
- blind gut — cecum
- bloodgate — an incident during the 2010 Heineken Cup quarter-final in which winger Tom Williams faked a bleeding mouth injury to create a substitution opportunity for his team, the Harlequins
- bogo-sort — (algorithm, humour) /boh"goh-sort"/ (Or "stupid-sort") The archetypical perversely awful algorithm (as opposed to bubble sort, which is merely the generic *bad* algorithm). Bogo-sort is equivalent to repeatedly throwing a deck of cards in the air, picking them up at random, and then testing whether they are in order. It serves as a sort of canonical example of awfulness. Looking at a program and seeing a dumb algorithm, one might say "Oh, I see, this program uses bogo-sort." Also known as "monkey sort" after the Infinite Monkey Theorem. Compare brute force, Lasherism.
- bogometer — (humour) /boh-gom'-*t-er/ A notional instrument for measuring bogosity. Compare the "wankometer" described in the wank entry.
- bogue out — /bohg owt/ To become bogus, suddenly and unexpectedly. "His talk was relatively sane until somebody asked him a trick question; then he bogued out and did nothing but flame afterward." See also bogosity.
- bombsight — a mechanical or electronic device in an aircraft for aiming bombs
- bonington — Sir Chris(tian John Storey). born 1934, British mountaineer and writer; led 1970 Annapurna I and 1975 Everest expeditions; reached Everest summit in 1985
- booklight — a small light that can be clipped onto a book for reading by
- boresight — to verify the alignment of the sights and bore of (a firearm).
- borghetto — (in Italy) a settlement outside a city's walls
- bothering — to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry: His baby sister bothered him for candy.
- bottoming — the lowest level of foundation material for a road or other structure
- bowstring — the string of an archer's bow, usually consisting of three strands of hemp
- breasting — Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- breathing — the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen
- bregmatic — of or relating to the bregma
- bridgeton — a city in SW New Jersey.
- brightest — radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining: The bright coins shone in the gloom.
- brightish — fairly bright
- bring out — When a person or company brings out a new product, especially a new book or CD, they produce it and put it on sale.
- bristling — Bristling means thick, hairy, and rough. It is used to describe things such as moustaches, beards, or eyebrows.
- brittling — having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass.
- budgetary — A budgetary matter or policy is concerned with the amount of money that is available to a country or organization, and how it is to be spent.
- budgeteer — a person who makes a budget, esp in politics or business
- budgeting — financial planning
- buffeting — response of an aircraft structure to buffet, esp an irregular oscillation of the tail
- bug light — a yellow light bulb, used mainly outdoors, that does not attract insects.
- bulleting — a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.
- bullfight — A bullfight is a public entertainment in which people fight and kill bulls. Bullfights take place in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.
- bundestag — (in Germany and formerly in West Germany) the legislative assembly, which is elected by universal adult suffrage and elects the federal chancellor
- butlerage — a butler's position or rank
- buttering — the fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned.
- by rights — If something is not the case but you think that it should be, you can say that by rights it should be the case.
- by weight — as determined by weighing
- cannoting — cannot but, have no alternative but to: We cannot but choose otherwise.
- cantering — an easy gallop.
- cantingly — In a canting manner; with jargon or religious affectation.
- cantoning — Present participle of canton.
- capturing — Present participle of capture.