11-letter words containing a, g, i
- auto racing — the sport of racing automobiles in which drivers compete against each other on a course designed for racing or on closed public roads.
- autoantigen — an antigen of one's own cells or cell products.
- autoclaving — Present participle of autoclave.
- autogenesis — spontaneous generation
- autogenetic — self-generated.
- autographic — of, for, or like an autograph or autographs
- autoloading — self-loading
- autological — (grammar) Of a phrase (especially an adjective), possessing the property it describes.
- automagical — (of a usually complicated technical or computer process) done, operating, or happening in a way that is hidden from or not understood by the user, and in that sense, apparently “magical”: I just downloaded an automagical update to my word processing software that somehow fixed the problems.
- 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.
- axiological — the branch of philosophy dealing with values, as those of ethics, aesthetics, or religion.
- azido group — the univalent group N 3 −, derived from hydrazoic acid.
- azores high — a subtropical high centered near the Azores.
- babysitting — to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
- backcasting — Present participle of backcast.
- backfilling — material used for refilling an excavation.
- backflowing — Flowing backwards.
- backhanding — Present participle of backhand.
- backing dog — a dog that moves a flock of sheep by jumping on their backs
- backlashing — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
- backlighted — Simple past tense and past participle of backlight.
- backlisting — Present participle of backlist.
- backloading — to defer to a later date, as wages, benefits, or costs: The union agreed to back-load pay raises.
- backlogging — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
- backpacking — If you go backpacking, you go travelling with a backpack.
- backsliding — If you accuse someone of backsliding, you disapprove of them because they have failed to do something they promised or agreed to do, or have started again doing something undesirable that they had previously stopped doing.
- backsolving — Present participle of backsolve.
- backspacing — Present participle of backspace.
- backtalking — Present participle of backtalk.
- backwashing — A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
- badmouthing — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- bag of wind — windbag.
- bahia grass — a grass, Paspalum notatum, of tropical America, grown in the southern United States for lawns and pasturage.
- baitcasting — (angling) A form of casting in which the weight of the bait pulls the fishing line off of the spool (subject to some control by thumb pressure).
- baking dish — a usually ceramic dish in which items can be baked
- baking soda — Baking soda is the same as bicarbonate of soda.
- baking tray — A baking tray is the same as a baking sheet.
- balbriggans — underwear made from balbriggan fabric, for example long men's underpants
- ballbearing — Alternative form of ball bearing.
- ballyhooing — Present participle of ballyhoo.
- balmain bug — a flattish edible Australian shellfish, Ibacus peronii, similar to the Moreton Bay bug
- bamboozling — Present participle of bamboozle.
- bangladeshi — Bangladeshi means belonging to or relating to Bangladesh, or to its people or culture.
- banistering — Present participle of banister.
- banking 2.0 — a name given to several radical departures from the traditional model of banking, esp the use of communications technology to facilitate lending between individuals
- banking pin — either of two pins for damping or halting the oscillation, in either direction, of a balance or lever.
- bankrolling — Present participle of bankroll.
- bankrupting — Present participle of bankrupt.
- banquetings — Plural form of banqueting.