11-letter words containing i, g, l
- bling-bling — flashy; ostentatious; glitzy
- blister gas — a poison gas that burns or blisters the tissues of the body; vesicant.
- blizzarding — Meteorology. a storm with dry, driving snow, strong winds, and intense cold. a heavy and prolonged snowstorm covering a wide area.
- blogjacking — the use of another person’s blog without his or her consent, esp for malicious or satirical purposes
- blood guilt — guilty of murder or bloodshed.
- bloodguilty — guilty of murder or bloodshed.
- bloomington — a city in central Indiana: seat of the University of Indiana (1820). Pop: 70 642 (2003 est)
- 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
- bobsledding — a sled having two pairs of runners, a brake, and a steering wheel or other mechanism that enables the front rider to direct the sled down a steeply banked run or chute.
- boil-in-bag — of or being a prepared, often frozen, food sealed and sold in a plastic bag that is immersed in boiling water until the contents are cooked or heated for serving.
- bolingbroke — the surname of Henry IV of England
- bolingbrook — a city in NE Illinois.
- bookselling — the activity of selling books
- bootlegging — alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes.
- bootlicking — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
- boring clam — piddock
- boring mill — a large vertical lathe having a rotating table on which work is secured. Tools are held on a fixed post and the work is rotated around it
- boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.
- bowling bag — a bag for carrying a bowling ball and often bowling shoes or other equipment.
- brachialgia — pain in the nerves of the upper arm.
- brake light — a red light attached to the rear of a motor vehicle that lights up when the brakes are applied, serving as a warning to following drivers
- bricklaying — the technique or practice of laying bricks
- bridal gown — a wedding dress
- bridge lamp — a floor lamp, especially one having the light source on an arm so hinged as to be horizontally adjustable.
- bridge loan — A bridge loan is money that a bank lends you for a short time, for example, so that you can buy a new house before you have sold the one you already own.
- bridge roll — a soft bread roll in a long thin shape
- bright coal — coal consisting of alternating layers of clarain and vitrain.
- bright wool — the wool of sheep raised east of the Mississippi River.
- bright-line — (of rules, standards, etc.) unambiguously clear: This muddies the waters of what should be a brightline rule.
- bring along — If you bring someone or something along, you bring them with you when you come to a place.
- 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.
- burglarious — of, constituting, or inclined to burglary
- 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.
- cakewalking — Present participle of cakewalk.
- calcigerous — containing lime or other salts
- calcimining — Present participle of calcimine.
- 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.
- calendaring — a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: He marked the date on his calendar.
- calendering — a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
- calf roping — a timed rodeo event in which a mounted rider chases and lassos a calf, dismounts, and throws the calf to the ground, tying three of the animal's legs with a short length of rope.