12-letter words containing a, n, t, i, g, e
- appertaining — to belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.; pertain or relate (usually followed by to): privileges that appertain to members of the royal family.
- appetisingly — Alternative spelling of appetizingly.
- appetizingly — in an appetizing way
- appreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- apprenticing — Present participle of apprentice.
- apprentisage — Obsolete form of apprenticeage.
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- architecting — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
- arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
- arpeggiation — the writing, playing or singing of arpeggios
- arraignments — Plural form of arraignment.
- ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- asseverating — Present participle of asseverate.
- astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
- augmentation — the act of augmenting or the state of being augmented
- augmentative — tending or able to augment
- babingtonite — a rare, slightly magnetic, black or dark green silicate mineral, Ca2Fe2Si5O14OH, found in cavities in volcanic rock
- baking sheet — A baking sheet is a flat piece of metal on which you bake foods such as biscuits or pies in an oven.
- bantamweight — A bantamweight is a boxer who weighs between 51 and 53.5 kilograms, or a wrestler who weighs between 52 and 57 kilograms. A bantamweight is heavier than a flyweight but lighter than a featherweight.
- basketmaking — The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
- batting cage — a screen with three sides and a top, in which batters practice: it keeps missed and fouled pitches within its enclosure
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- bear-baiting — (formerly) an entertainment in which dogs attacked and enraged a chained bear
- bengal light — a firework or flare that burns with a steady bright blue light, formerly used as a signal
- bengal tiger — a large tiger found in S. Asia
- beta testing — (programming) Evaluation of a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software (or possibly hardware) by making it available to selected users ("beta testers") before it goes on general distribution. Beta testign aims to discover bugs that only occur in certain environments or under certain patterns of use, while reducing the volume of feedback to a manageable level. The testers benefit by having earlier access to new products, features and fixes. Beta testing may be preceded by "alpha testing", performed in-house by a handful of users (e.g. other developers or friends), who can be expected to give rapid, high quality feedback on design and usability. Once the product is considered to be usable for its intended purpose it then moves on to "beta testing" by a larger, but typically still limited, number of ordinary users, who may include external customers. Some companies such as Google or Degree Jungle stretch the definition, claiming their products are "in beta" for many months by millions of users. The term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the industry. "Alpha test" was the unit test, module test or component test phase; "Beta Test" was initial system test. These themselves came from earlier A- and B-tests for hardware. The A-test was a feasibility and manufacturability evaluation done before any commitment to design and development. The B-test was a demonstration that the engineering model functioned as specified. The C-test (corresponding to today's beta) was the B-test performed on early samples of the production design.
- billingsgate — the largest fish market in London, on the N bank of the River Thames; moved to new site at Canary Wharf in 1982 and the former building converted into offices
- binge eating — the practice of eating excessive amounts of food over a short period of time
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomagnetism — animal magnetism.
- biting stage — the second part of the oral phase of psychosexual development, approximately 8 to18 months of age, during which a child has the urge to bite or chew objects.
- boating lake — a lake in a park where rowing boats can be hired
- boulangerite — a bluish lead-gray mineral, lead antimony sulfide, Pb 5 Sb 4 S 11 , a minor ore of lead.
- breathtaking — If you say that something is breathtaking, you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or amazing.
- cablecasting — relating to broadcasting by cable
- 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.
- carpentering — a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
- cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
- 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
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- centralising — Present participle of centralise.
- centralizing — Present participle of centralize.
- centrifugate — the denser of the centrifuged materials.
- change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
- chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.