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11-letter words containing a, e, g, n, i

  • autogenesis — spontaneous generation
  • autogenetic — self-generated.
  • autozeroing — (electronics) A sampling technique that measures an offset from zero and later compensates by subtracting the difference.
  • awning deck — a weather deck supported on very light scantlings.
  • ballbearing — Alternative form of ball bearing.
  • bangladeshi — Bangladeshi means belonging to or relating to Bangladesh, or to its people or culture.
  • banistering — Present participle of banister.
  • banquetings — Plural form of banqueting.
  • banteringly — in a bantering fashion
  • barebacking — sexual intercourse performed without the use of a condom
  • bargainable — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
  • baserunning — the act of running around bases
  • basin range — a mountain range of the type found in the Great Basin region of the western U.S., typically long and narrow and characterized by faulted, tilted blocks of strata.
  • basingstoke — a town in S England, in N Hampshire. Pop: 90 171 (2001)
  • batting eye — the batter's visual appraisal of balls pitched toward home plate.
  • bayonetting — (British) present participle of bayonet.
  • bcg vaccine — a vaccine made from weakened strains of tubercle bacilli, used to produce immunity against tuberculosis.
  • be laughing — to be in a favourable situation
  • beam engine — an early type of steam engine, in which a pivoted beam is vibrated by a vertical steam cylinder at one end, so that it transmits motion to the workload, such as a pump, at the other end
  • beam riding — a method of missile guidance in which the missile steers itself along the axis of a conically scanned microwave beam
  • bearbaiting — an old form of diversion in which dogs were made to torment a chained bear
  • bearing cap — A bearing cap is a rigid, semi-circular part that fits around one half of a bearing and secures it.
  • beautifying — Present participle of beautify.
  • bedraggling — Present participle of bedraggle.
  • bellyaching — constant complaining
  • benignantly — kind, especially to inferiors; gracious: a benignant sovereign.
  • bequeathing — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
  • betting man — a person who is in the habit of placing bets
  • betting tax — a tax on gambling
  • binge-watch — to watch a large number of television programmes (especially all the shows from one series) in succession
  • bioregional — relating to a bioregion
  • blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
  • bluejacking — the practice of using one Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to gain access to another, esp in order to send anonymous text messages
  • boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.
  • 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.
  • breaking-up — separation, or the action of separating, into smaller parts
  • 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.
  • brisingamen — the magic necklace worn by Freya.
  • browbeating — to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.
  • bulkheading — the construction of bulkheads; bulkheads in general.
  • cacogenesis — (medicine) A morbid, monstrous, or pathological growth or product; an abnormality in structure; a monstrosity.
  • cakewalking — Present participle of cakewalk.
  • calendaring — a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: He marked the date on his calendar.
  • calendering — a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
  • campaigners — Plural form of campaigner.
  • candlelight — Candlelight is the light that a candle produces.
  • caneworking — A glassblowing technique that uses rods of coloured glass to add intricate patterns and stripes to blown glass objects.
  • cape pigeon — a species of seagoing petrel, Daption capensis, with characteristic white wing patches: a common winter visitor off the coasts of southern Africa: family Diomedeidae
  • capping fee — a fee paid for a day of hunting with an association of hunters of which one is not a member.
  • carcinogens — Plural form of carcinogen.
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