13-letter words containing u, g, l
- bolt up right — a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- bosman ruling — an EU ruling that allows out-of-contract footballers to leave their clubs without the clubs receiving a transfer fee
- bougainvillea — Bougainvillea is a climbing plant that has thin, red or purple flowers and grows mainly in hot countries.
- boutros-ghali — ˈBoutros (ˈbutroʊs ) ; bo̅oˈtrōs) 1922- ; Egypt. diplomat: secretary-general of the United Nations (1992-96)
- buffalo grass — a short grass, Buchloë dactyloides, growing on the dry plains of the central US
- buffalo grove — a city in NE Illinois.
- buffalo wings — spicy fried segments of chicken wings, usually served with celery sticks and a sauce of blue cheese
- buffing wheel — a wheel covered with a soft material, such as lamb's wool or leather, used for shining and polishing
- build bridges — to promote reconciliation or cooperation between hostile groups or people
- building land — land on which construction can take place
- building line — the boundary line along a street beyond which buildings must not project
- building plot — a piece of land on which a house can be built
- building site — A building site is an area of land on which a building or a group of buildings is in the process of being built or altered.
- bulk settling — Bulk settling is a process in which two liquids, or a solid and a liquid, of different densities are allowed to separate by gravity.
- bullace grape — the thick-skinned musk-scented purple grape produced by this plant: used to make wine
- bully-ragging — to bully; harass: to bullyrag fraternity plebs.
- burgess shale — a bed of Cambrian sedimentary rock in the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia containing many unique invertebrate fossils
- burglar alarm — A burglar alarm is an electric device that makes a bell ring loudly if someone tries to enter a building by force.
- burglar-proof — designed to be secure and to frustrate any attempted burglary
- burglariously — in the manner of a burglar or buglary
- burial ground — A burial ground is a place where bodies are buried, especially an ancient place.
- burmese glass — an American art glass of the late 19th century, ranging from greenish-yellow to pink.
- burning glass — a convex lens for concentrating the sun's rays into a small area to produce heat or fire
- burrowing owl — a ground owl (Athene cunicularia) of the prairie regions of North and South America having long legs and a small head: it makes its nest in abandoned burrows
- butyryl group — the univalent group C 4 H 7 O–.
- cacodyl group — the univalent group (CH 3) 2 As−, derived from arsine.
- calcium light — limelight (sense 1)
- calculatingly — In a calculating manner.
- calf's tongue — a molding having pendent, tonguelike members in relief against a flat or molded surface.
- canon regular — a clergyman of certain religious communities following a monastic rule
- capsule range — a small range of clothes by a particular designer, intended to be representative of the full range
- cartilaginous — of or like cartilage; gristly
- cartiliginous — Alternative form of cartilaginous.
- cattle plague — rinderpest.
- cellar fungus — a fungus, Coniophora puteana, that causes dry rot in timber.
- cellulose-gum — a white, water-soluble polymer derived from cellulose, used as a coating and sizing for paper and textiles, a stabilizer for various foods, and an appetite suppressor.
- centrifugally — Away from a centre or axis.
- chaise longue — A chaise longue is a kind of sofa with only one arm and usually a back along half its length.
- chaise lounge — A chaise lounge is the same as a chaise longue.
- changefulness — Propensity to change.
- checkout girl — a female employee who works on a supermarket checkout
- chemosurgical — of or relating to chemosurgery
- chewing louse — See under louse (def 2).
- chilean guava — a tropical shrub or small tree, Ugni molinae, of the myrtle family, having leathery, oval leaves, rose-pink flowers, and blue-black, edible fruit.
- churn molding — a molding decorated with chevrons.
- circularising — Present participle of circularise.
- circularizing — Present participle of circularize.
- circumflexing — Present participle of circumflex.
- circumvolving — Present participle of circumvolve.
- claim-jumping — a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.