12-letter words containing a, g, s, i
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- canting arms — a coat of arms making visual reference to the surname of its owner
- cap spinning — a spinning process in which woolen yarn is twisted and wound onto a revolving bobbin located within a stationary cap, much used in the Bradford spinning process.
- caparisoning — Present participle of caparison.
- capitalising — Present participle of capitalise.
- card surfing — a form of cash-card fraud in which one person watches another using a cash dispenser, notes his or her personal identification number, and, after an accomplice has stolen the card, uses the card to withdraw cash
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
- carriageways — Plural form of carriageway.
- carryings-on — wild, extravagant, or immoral behavior
- casing knife — a knife for trimming wallpaper after it has been attached.
- castigations — Plural form of castigation.
- 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.
- categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- centralising — Present participle of centralise.
- chafing dish — a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table
- channelising — Present participle of channelise.
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- chhattisgarh — a state of E central India, created from the SE part of Madhya Pradesh in 2000: consists of a hilly plateau, with extensive forests; agricultural. Capital: Raipur. Pop: 20 795 956 (2001). Area: 135 194 sq km (52 199 sq miles)
- chimichangas — Plural form of chimichanga.
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
- clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- coarse grain — granularity
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- collegialism — the theory that the church's highest authority is its collective membership
- collegiates' — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- compensating — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- complainings — complaints
- confiscating — Present participle of confiscate.
- congelations — Plural form of congelation.
- conjugations — Plural form of conjugation.
- consanguined — Of kindred blood; related.
- consecrating — Present participle of consecrate.
- conservating — Present participle of conservate.
- consignation — to banish or set apart in one's mind; relegate: to consign unpleasant thoughts to oblivion.
- consignatory — a cosignatory
- consociating — Present participle of consociate.
- constipating — to cause constipation in; make costive.
- constraining — Present participle of constrain.