8-letter words containing i, n, g, e
- big-name — having a widespread public reputation as a leader in a specified field; famous: a big-name doctor; a big-name actress.
- big-note — to boast about (oneself)
- big-tent — a political party's or coalition's policy or doctrine of allowing and encouraging a wide range of beliefs, opinions, and views among its members.
- bigeminy — a heart complaint in which beats occur in pairs
- bigender — Also, bigendered. noting or relating to a person who has two gender identities or some combination of both.
- bingeing — a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- biogenic — produced or originating from a living organism
- bitewing — a dental X-ray film
- bleating — to utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
- blebbing — the formation of a bleb
- bleeding — Bleeding is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they feel strongly about something or dislike something.
- bleeping — (used as a substitute word for one regarded as objectionable): Get that bleeping cat out of here!
- blending — to mix smoothly and inseparably together: to blend the ingredients in a recipe.
- blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
- bletting — the ripening of fruit, especially of fruit stored until the desired degree of softness is attained.
- blindage — (esp formerly) a protective screen or structure, as over a trench
- bluewing — a variety of teal, Anas discors, native to the Americas
- boweling — Anatomy. Usually, bowels. the intestine. a part of the intestine.
- breading — a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- breaking — (in Old English, Old Norse, etc) the change of a vowel into a diphthong
- breaming — to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying burning furze, reeds, etc., to soften the pitch and loosen adherent matter.
- breeding — If someone says that a person has breeding, they mean that they think the person is from a good social background and has good manners.
- breezing — a wind or current of air, especially a light or moderate one.
- bridgend — a county borough in S Wales, created in 1996 from S Mid Glamorgan. Administrative centre: Bridgend. Pop: 129 900 (2003 est). Area: 264 sq km (102 sq miles)
- briefing — A briefing is a meeting at which information or instructions are given to people, especially before they do something.
- brighten — If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
- buginese — a member of a Muslim people inhabiting the southern part of Sulawesi.
- bullgine — a steam locomotive
- cageling — a bird kept in a cage
- caginess — cautious, wary, or shrewd: a cagey reply to the probing question.
- canaigre — a dock, Rumex hymenosepalus, of the southern US, the root of which yields a substance used in tanning
- canoeing — Canoeing is the sport of using and racing a canoe.
- capering — to leap or skip about in a sprightly manner; prance; frisk; gambol.
- carnegie — Andrew. 1835–1919, US steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland: endowed public libraries, education, and research trusts
- catering — Catering is the activity of providing food and drink for a large number of people, for example at weddings and parties.
- ceilings — Plural form of ceiling.
- centring — a temporary structure, esp one made of timber, used to support an arch during construction
- chainage — a length as measured by a surveyor's chain or tape.
- cheating — an instance of rule-breaking
- checking — the process of making sure that something is correct or satisfactory
- cheeking — Present participle of cheek.
- cheeping — Present participle of cheep.
- cheering — encouraging shouts from supporters, admirers etc
- cheesing — the curd of milk separated from the whey and prepared in many ways as a food.
- chekiang — Zhejiang
- chequing — (British, and, Canada) alternative spelling of checking.
- citrange — a hybrid orange
- cleaning — the act of removing dirt or something undesirable
- clearing — A clearing is a small area in a forest where there are no trees or bushes.
- cleating — a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support: He nailed cleats into the sides of the bookcase to keep the supports from slipping.