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12-letter words containing r, i, n, g, b

  • foreign-born — born in a country other than that in which one resides.
  • fort benning — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in W Georgia, S of Columbus; the largest infantry post in the U.S.
  • frangibility — The state or quality of being frangible.
  • gaboon viper — a large, venomous snake, Bitis gabonica, of tropical African forests, having large retractable fangs and geometrically patterned scales of yellow, brown, and sometimes purple.
  • gainsboroughThomas, 1727–88, English painter.
  • gastric band — A gastric band is a device that is fitted inside someone's stomach to make it smaller in order to help them lose weight.
  • gender-blind — not discriminating on the basis of gender, or not making a distinction between the sexes
  • gene library — a collection of gene clones that represents the genetic material of an organism: used in genetic engineering
  • generability — capable of being generated or produced.
  • georgian bay — the NE part of Lake Huron, in Ontario, Canada. 6000 sq. mi. (15,500 sq. km).
  • geyser basin — an area containing a group of geysers.
  • gibberellins — Plural form of gibberellin.
  • gibraltarian — a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 1.875 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
  • gingerbreads — Plural form of gingerbread.
  • gingerbready — Resembling or characteristic of gingerbread.
  • goldbricking — Present participle of goldbrick.
  • grand kabuki — kabuki (def 2).
  • gravel-blind — more blind or dim-sighted than sand-blind and less than stone-blind.
  • grecian bend — (especially in the late 19th century) a posture or walk, often considered fashionable, in which the body is bent forward from the waist.
  • greenbackism — a former political party, organized in 1874, opposed to the retirement or reduction of greenbacks and favoring their increase as the only paper currency.
  • grindability — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
  • ground robin — towhee.
  • harbingering — Present participle of harbinger.
  • harrisonburg — a city in N Virginia.
  • heartburning — rankling discontent, especially from envy or jealousy; grudge.
  • hedenbergite — a contact metamorphic mineral of the pyroxene family, calcium ferrous silicate, CaFe(SiO 3) 2 , that forms black prismatic crystals in crystalline limestone.
  • helping verb — auxiliary verb.
  • herring boat — a fishing boat that specializes in catching herring
  • herringboned — Simple past tense and past participle of herringbone.
  • herringbones — Plural form of herringbone.
  • honor bright — upon my honor; really and truly: I did sweep the floor, honor bright.
  • hummingbirds — Plural form of hummingbird.
  • incorrigible — not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
  • incorrigibly — not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
  • ingleborough — a mountain in N England, in North Yorkshire: potholes. Height: 723 m (2373 ft)
  • inner-tubing — tubing (def 4).
  • interbedding — interstratification
  • interborough — between boroughs.
  • interrobangs — Plural form of interrobang.
  • interrogable — capable of being interrogated
  • jailbreaking — Present participle of jailbreak.
  • jaw-breaking — Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
  • job printing — commercial printing of such items as letterheads, circulars, invitations, etc.
  • kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
  • krafft-ebing — Richard [rich-erd;; German rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪtʃ ərd;; German ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), Baron von, 1840–1902, German neurologist and author of works on sexual pathology.
  • labor-saving — A labor-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
  • laboursaving — reducing (human) effort, hard work, or labour
  • lark bunting — a finch, Calamospiza melanocorys, of the western U.S., the male of which is black with a large, white patch on each wing.
  • law-breaking — Law-breaking is any kind of illegal activity.
  • lawbreakings — Plural form of lawbreaking.
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