11-letter words containing g, u, i
- bequeathing — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
- bermuda rig — a fore-and-aft sailing boat rig characterized by a tall mainsail (Bermudian mainsail) that tapers to a point
- big picture — a broad, overall view or perspective of an issue or problem.
- big-leaguer — Sports. a player in a major league.
- bivouacking — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- blood guilt — guilty of murder or bloodshed.
- bloodguilty — guilty of murder or bloodshed.
- bludgeoning — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- blue ensign — an ensign having the Union Jack on a blue background at the upper corner of the vertical edge alongside the hoist: flown by Royal Navy auxiliary vessels, and, with some extra distinguishing mark or insignia, by certain yacht clubs
- bluejacking — the practice of using one Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to gain access to another, esp in order to send anonymous text messages
- bombing run — the part of a flight of a bomber aircraft that brings it to the point over a target at which its bombs are released
- boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.
- bourgeoisie — In Marxist theory, the bourgeoisie are the middle-class people who own most of the wealth in a capitalist system.
- bourgeoning — to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
- bourguignon — a sauce made with red wine, onions, and seasoning
- breaking-up — separation, or the action of separating, into smaller parts
- bring about — To bring something about means to cause it to happen.
- bring round — to restore (a person) to consciousness, esp after a faint
- bringing-up — to carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) to come with, to, or toward the speaker: Bring the suitcase to my house. He brought his brother to my office.
- british gum — dextrin.
- buckjumping — a competitive event for buckjumpers in a rodeo
- bugging out — Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
- bulk buying — the purchase at one time, and often at a reduced price, of a large quantity of a particular commodity
- bulkheading — the construction of bulkheads; bulkheads in general.
- bull riding — a rodeo event in which a contestant tries to ride a bucking bull for eight seconds, with one hand holding a rope tied to a band around the bull's chest.
- bullbaiting — a type of blood sport involving the baiting of a bull by dogs
- bulldogging — one of an English breed of medium-sized, short-haired, muscular dogs with prominent, undershot jaws, usually having a white and tan or brindled coat, raised originally for bullbaiting.
- bullfighter — A bullfighter is the person who tries to injure or kill the bull in a bullfight.
- bump uglies — to have sexual intercourse
- bunch light — a light consisting of a group of small light bulbs mounted in a reflecting box.
- buon giorno — good day; hello
- burglarious — of, constituting, or inclined to burglary
- burning out — to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate.
- burns night — (in Scotland) 25 January, the traditional date for holding a celebratory meal (Burns supper) in honour of Robert Burns
- bushbashing — the process of forcing a path through the bush
- bushhogging — to clear (land) by using a bush hog.
- bushranging — the life of a bushranger
- bushwalking — an expedition on foot in the bush
- busy signal — If you try to make a telephone call and get a busy signal, it means that you cannot make the call because the line is already being used by someone else.
- calcigerous — containing lime or other salts
- calculating — If you describe someone as calculating, you disapprove of the fact that they deliberately plan to get what they want, often by hurting or harming other people.
- callipygous — having well-shaped buttocks.
- camouflagic — relating to camouflage
- canandaigua — a town in central New York.
- caprimulgid — (zoology) Any of the Caprimulgidae, or nightjar family.
- capsulizing — Present participle of capsulize.
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
- casein glue — a glue made from casein, used for plywood, cabinetwork, etc.
- cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.