11-letter words containing b, i, g, n
- bombing run — the part of a flight of a bomber aircraft that brings it to the point over a target at which its bombs are released
- bonderizing — to coat (steel) with an anticorrosive phosphate solution, usually in preparation for the application of paint, enamel, or lacquer.
- bonefishing — the activity of fishing for bonefish
- book-ending — a support placed at the end of a row of books to hold them upright, usually used in pairs.
- bookbinding — Bookbinding is the work of fastening books together and putting covers on them.
- booking fee — a fee that some theatre and agencies charge the customer for booking through them
- bookkeeping — Bookkeeping is the job or activity of keeping an accurate record of the money that is spent and received by a business or other organization.
- 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.
- boottopping — the area between the water lines of a ship when fully loaded and when unloaded.
- 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
- bossnapping — kidnapping a company executive as part of industrial action
- boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.
- bourgeoning — to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
- bourguignon — a sauce made with red wine, onions, and seasoning
- bowling bag — a bag for carrying a bowling ball and often bowling shoes or other equipment.
- box-ticking — the process of satisfying bureaucratic administrative requirements rather than assessing the actual merit of something
- boxing ring — A boxing ring is a raised square platform with ropes around it in which boxers fight.
- brachiating — Botany. having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs.
- brand image — The brand image of a particular brand of product is the image or impression that people have of it, usually created by advertising.
- bratticings — a series of temporary wooden housings erected on top of a wall, esp a castle wall
- brattishing — decorative work along the coping or on the cornice of a building
- breaking-up — separation, or the action of separating, into smaller parts
- bricklaying — the technique or practice of laying bricks
- brickmaking — the activity of making bricks
- bridal gown — a wedding dress
- 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.
- bright-line — (of rules, standards, etc.) unambiguously clear: This muddies the waters of what should be a brightline rule.
- bring about — To bring something about means to cause it to happen.
- bring along — If you bring someone or something along, you bring them with you when you come to a place.
- bring forth — to give birth to
- bring round — to restore (a person) to consciousness, esp after a faint
- bringing-up — to carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) to come with, to, or toward the speaker: Bring the suitcase to my house. He brought his brother to my office.
- brisingamen — the magic necklace worn by Freya.
- brobdingnag — in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, a land inhabited by giants about 60 feet tall
- browbeating — to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.
- brownnosing — If you accuse someone of brownnosing, you are saying in a rather offensive way that they are agreeing with someone important in order to get their support.
- buckjumping — a competitive event for buckjumpers in a rodeo
- bugging out — Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
- 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.
- bunch light — a light consisting of a group of small light bulbs mounted in a reflecting box.
- buon giorno — good day; hello
- burning out — to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate.
- burns night — (in Scotland) 25 January, the traditional date for holding a celebratory meal (Burns supper) in honour of Robert Burns