12-letter words containing g, y
- asphyxiating — to produce asphyxia in.
- assay groove — (in silverwork) a furrow left in a piece by the digging out of metal for assay.
- astanga yoga — a revived ancient form of yoga that involves a fast and powerful series of movements
- astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
- astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
- astrobiology — the branch of biology that investigates the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe
- astrogeology — the study of the structure, composition, and history of other planets and other bodies in the solar system
- attractingly — in a manner that attracts
- autoallogamy — the ability of some plants of a species to cross-pollinate and others to self-pollinate
- autogenously — In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.
- bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
- bandy-legged — bow-legged
- bargain away — to lose or renounce (freedom, rights, etc) in return for something valueless or of little value
- barley sugar — Barley sugar is a sweet made from boiled sugar.
- bathygraphic — of or relating to the depths of the ocean
- bathypelagic — of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
- bedraggledly — In a bedraggled manner.
- begrudgingly — If you do something begrudgingly, you do it unwillingly.
- belaying pin — a cylindrical, sometimes tapered pin, usually of metal or wood, that fits into a hole in a pin or fife rail: used for belaying
- belligerency — the state of being at war
- belly-aching — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- belt highway — beltway (def 1).
- benzyl group — the univalent group C 7 H 7 –, derived from toluene.
- beseechingly — to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
- bibliography — A bibliography is a list of books on a particular subject.
- bilinguality — the ability to speak two languages fluently.
- binary digit — either of the two digits 0 or 1, used in binary notation
- biocoenology — the branch of ecology concerned with the relationships and interactions between the members of a natural community
- biogeography — the branch of biology concerned with the geographical distribution of plants and animals
- biologically — pertaining to biology.
- biosociology — the study of the evolution of social forms and the development of social behavior in terms analogous to or correlated with biological studies.
- biscay green — a yellowish green.
- blisteringly — causing a blister or blisters.
- blood typing — the classification of human blood cells to determine compatible blood types as for transfusion or organ transplant
- body english — a follow-through motion of the body, as after bowling a ball, in a semi-involuntary or joking effort to control the ball's movement
- body popping — a dance style involving muscular jerking of the upper body
- bodyboarding — the sport of surfing using a bodyboard
- bodybuilding — Bodybuilding is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow bigger.
- bog rosemary — any of several species (genus Andromeda) of evergreen shrubs of the heath family, native to cold bogs of North America and Europe, with pink flowers and narrow leaves
- bootleg play — a play in which the quarterback pretends to hand the ball to a teammate, hides it by placing it next to his hip, and runs with it.
- bourgeoisify — to convert to a bourgeois attitude or appearance
- brachygraphy — shorthand; stenography
- bridge party — a gathering for the purpose of playing bridge
- brigham city — a city in N Utah.
- bring to bay — to force into a position from which retreat is impossible
- bundle buggy — a shopping cart, usually one owned by the shopper rather than one provided by the store.
- bus topology — bus
- buying group — an association of companies who use their combined purchasing power to achieve the best prices from suppliers
- buying order — an order to buy a certain security
- buying power — the amount of services or goods a company, person, group or currency is able to purchase