12-letter words containing a, e, g, n, i
- breakdancing — a type of vigorous dance
- breathtaking — If you say that something is breathtaking, you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or amazing.
- buccaneering — If you describe someone as buccaneering, you mean that they enjoy being involved in risky or even dishonest activities, especially in order to make money.
- bumping race — (esp at Oxford and Cambridge) a race in which rowing eights start an equal distance one behind the other and each tries to bump the boat in front
- cable-laying — involved in or connected to the activity of laying cables
- cablecasting — relating to broadcasting by cable
- caenogenesis — the development of structures and organs in an embryo or larva that are adaptations to its way of life and are not retained in the adult form
- camp meeting — a religious meeting held in a large tent or outdoors, often lasting several days
- camping site — A camping site is the same as a campsite.
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- canyoneering — (US) Canyoning, a hybrid outdoor sport involving the traversal of river canyons.
- caramelizing — Present participle of caramelize.
- carcinogenic — A substance that is carcinogenic is likely to cause cancer.
- carpentering — a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
- cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
- casing knife — a knife for trimming wallpaper after it has been attached.
- casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- catching pen — a pen adjacent to a shearer's stand containing the sheep ready for shearing
- categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizing — Present participle of categorize.
- caterwauling — the shrieking and yowling made by a cat, for example when it is on heat or fighting
- cell lineage — the developmental history of a tissue or part of an organism from particular cells in the fertilized egg or embryo through to their fully differentiated state
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- centralising — Present participle of centralise.
- centralizing — Present participle of centralize.
- centrifugate — the denser of the centrifuged materials.
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
- channelising — Present participle of channelise.
- channelizing — Present participle of channelize.
- chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- chauffeuring — Present participle of chauffeur.
- cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
- childrearing — the raising and parenting of children: Childrearing extends beyond simple guardianship to nurturing and guidance.
- chincoteague — a town on a small island in a lagoon (Chincoteague Bay) in E Virginia: annual wild pony roundup.
- cinema-going — regularly attending the cinema
- cinematizing — Present participle of cinematize.
- cip language — language> (CIP-L, Computer-aided Intuition-guided Programming Language) A wide-spectrum language for incremental program transformation. There are ALGOL- and Pascal-like variants.
- citrangequat — A trigenic hybrid cross of two types of orange and a kumquat.
- city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- clatteringly — With a clattering sound.
- claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
- clean eating — the practice of following a diet that contains only natural foods, and is low in sugar, salt, and fat
- clean-living — having a wholesome lifestyle
- clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area