10-letter words containing i, g, n, o
- ascogonium — a female reproductive body in some ascomycetous fungi in which, after fertilization, the asci develop
- asgeirsson — Asgeir [ahs-gair] /ˈɑs gɛər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1972, Icelandic statesman: president 1952–68.
- astounding — If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.
- atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- auctioning — Present participle of auction.
- audiogenic — caused or produced by sound or an audio frequency
- auguration — The practice of augury.
- ausforming — a treatment to strengthen hard steels, prior to quenching, in which the specimen is plastically deformed while it is in the austenite temperature range
- autognosis — Self-knowledge; the understanding of one's character and peculiarities.
- automaking — The manufacture of automobiles.
- automating — Present participle of automate.
- autopsying — Present participle of autopsy.
- autosexing — the breeding of birds to reveal specific sexual characteristics
- ballooning — Ballooning is the sport or activity of flying a hot-air balloon.
- baragnosis — loss of the ability to estimate or perceive the weight of an object.
- bargain on — to rely or depend on (something)
- bargainous — (informal) cheap (characteristic of a bargain).
- barognosis — the ability to judge weight
- barrington — Jonah. born 1940, British squash player; winner of the Open Championship 1966–67, 1969–72
- batfowling — A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
- bayoneting — (US) present participle of bayonet.
- beatboxing — a form of hip-hop music in which the voice is used to simulate percussion instruments
- beclouding — Present participle of becloud.
- becomingly — that suits or gives a pleasing effect or attractive appearance, as to a person or thing: a becoming dress; a becoming hairdo.
- bedlington — Also called Bedlingtonshire [bed-ling-tuh n-sheer, -sher] /ˈbɛd lɪŋ tənˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). an urban area in E Northumberland, in N England.
- belongings — Your belongings are the things that you own, especially things that are small enough to be carried.
- ben-gurion — David, original name David Gruen. 1886–1973, Israeli socialist statesman, born in Poland; first prime minister of Israel (1948–53, 1955–63)
- bennington — a town in SW Vermont: the site of a British defeat (1777) in the War of American Independence. Pop: 15 637 (2003 est)
- bergsonism — the philosophy of Henri Bergson, which emphasizes duration as the basic element of experience and asserts the existence of a life-giving force that permeates the entire natural order
- bibliogony — the art of producing and publishing books.
- big casino — (in the game of casino) the ten of diamonds.
- bigfooting — a prominent or influential person, especially a journalist or news analyst.
- binghamton — city in SC N.Y., on the Susquehanna River: pop. 47,000
- bingo card — a prepaid postcard inserted in a magazine by its publisher to enable a reader to order free information about advertised products.
- bingo hall — a building owned by a commercial company in which bingo is played by large numbers of people
- biobanking — the practice of creating large-scale repositories of human biological material (eg blood, urine, tissue samples, DNA, etc) designed to further medical research
- biofouling — the degradation of an artificial surface by biological growth
- biogenesis — the principle that a living organism must originate from a parent organism similar to itself
- biogenetic — genetic engineering.
- biomagnify — to undergo biological magnification.
- bioorganic — pertaining to the composition and biological activity of carbon-based compounds, especially those of laboratory rather than biogenic origin (contrasted with bioinorganic).
- bioreagent — a reagent of biological origin, such as an enzyme
- blazonings — heraldic adornments
- blowing up — a reprimand
- bog spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by accumulation in the joint, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- bollocking — a severe telling-off; dressing-down
- bolstering — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- bombarding — to attack or batter with artillery fire.
- bookmaking — Bookmaking is the activity of taking people's money when they bet and paying them money if they win.
- bootmaking — the activity of making boots and shoes