11-letter words containing a, n, g, e
- bounce game — (esp in soccer) a non-competitive game played as part of training
- 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.
- brandenburg — a state in NE Germany, part of East Germany until 1990. A former electorate, it expanded under the Hohenzollerns to become the kingdom of Prussia (1701). The district east of the Oder River became Polish in 1945. Capital: Potsdam. Pop: 2 575 000 (2003 est). Area: 29 481 sq km (11 219 sq miles)
- 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.
- brown algae — any algae of the phylum Phaeophyta, such as the wracks and kelps, which contain a brown pigment in addition to chlorophyll
- budget plan — the planning of one's spending
- bulkheading — the construction of bulkheads; bulkheads in general.
- bungstarter — a mallet for loosening or removing the bung of a cask.
- cabbagetown — a former slum area of Toronto, now known for its Victorian architecture and thriving arts community
- 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.
- calf-length — Calf-length skirts, dresses, and coats come to halfway between your knees and ankles.
- calyptrogen — a layer of rapidly dividing cells at the tip of a plant root, from which the root cap is formed. It occurs in grasses and many other plants
- campaigners — Plural form of campaigner.
- canal barge — a long narrow boat used on canals, esp for carrying freight
- cancer gene — oncogene.
- 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.
- cardiogenic — originating in the heart, or resulting from a disorder of the heart
- care-taking — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- caressingly — In a caressing manner; soothingly.
- cargo liner — a cargo ship that sails regularly between designated ports according to a published schedule.
- cargo plane — a plane carrying cargo
- carrageenan — a carbohydrate extracted from carrageen, used to make a beverage, medicine, and jelly, and as an emulsifying and gelling agent (E407) in various processed desserts and drinks
- cartelizing — Present participle of cartelize.
- casa grande — the massive, prehistoric structure within Indian ruins in S Ariz., now constituting a national monument
- case ending — a suffix on an inflected noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its grammatical function.
- casein glue — a glue made from casein, used for plywood, cabinetwork, etc.
- caseinogens — Plural form of caseinogen.
- casing shoe — A casing shoe is the bottom of the casing string, including the cement around it.
- castiglione — Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
- catagenesis — the retrogressive evolution of a species. Compare anagenesis (def 1).
- catechising — Present participle of catechise.
- catechizing — Present participle of catechize.
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- cauterizing — Present participle of cauterize.
- cavaliering — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- ceiling fan — a fan fitted to the ceiling
- celebrating — Present participle of celebrate.
- centigramme — Alternative spelling of centigram.
- centimorgan — a unit of chromosome length, used in genetic mapping, equal to the length of chromosome over which crossing over occurs with 1 per cent frequency
- centrifugal — acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre