11-letter words containing i, g, b
- battologize — to repeat (a word, phrase, mannerism, etc.) excessively.
- bay of pigs — a bay on the SW coast of Cuba: scene of an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by US-backed troops (April 17, 1961)
- bay village — a city in N central Ohio.
- bayonetting — (British) present participle of bayonet.
- bbc english — Received Pronunciation.
- bcg vaccine — a vaccine made from weakened strains of tubercle bacilli, used to produce immunity against tuberculosis.
- be going to — If you say that something is going to happen, you mean that it will happen in the future, usually quite soon.
- be laughing — to be in a favourable situation
- beach ridge — a ridge just inland from a beach, consisting of sand and gravel built up by storm waves
- beam engine — an early type of steam engine, in which a pivoted beam is vibrated by a vertical steam cylinder at one end, so that it transmits motion to the workload, such as a pump, at the other end
- 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.
- beautifying — Present participle of beautify.
- bed molding — a molding below a projecting part, esp. between the corona and frieze
- bed-wetting — the act or habit of involuntarily urinating in bed
- bedclothing — bedclothes; bedding.
- bedding out — the process of planting out young flowering plants in beds
- bedevilling — (British) present participle of bedevil.
- bedraggling — Present participle of bedraggle.
- bedside rug — a rug beside a bed
- beer engine — a pump used to draw beer from a cask
- befittingly — suitable; proper; becoming: planned with a befitting sense of majesty.
- beguilement — to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
- believingly — with belief; in a believing manner
- 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.
- bellyaching — constant complaining
- benefitting — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
- benightment — the state of being in physical, moral, or intellectual darkness
- benignantly — kind, especially to inferiors; gracious: a benignant sovereign.
- bequeathing — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
- 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
- beseemingly — in a manner that is beseeming
- besiegement — the state of being besieged
- besiegingly — in an urgent or important manner
- betting man — a person who is in the habit of placing bets
- betting tax — a tax on gambling
- 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.
- bibliopegic — relating to bookbinding as a fine art
- bibliophage — an ardent reader; a bookworm.
- bidding war — a situation in which multiple offerers bid to own a single property
- big bickies — a large sum of money
- 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 diomede — See under Diomede Islands.