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11-letter words containing a, p, i, g

  • aspergillus — any ascomycetous fungus of the genus Aspergillus, having chains of conidia attached like bristles to a club-shaped stalk: family Aspergillaceae
  • at gunpoint — If you are held at gunpoint, someone is threatening to shoot and kill you if you do not obey them.
  • attapulgite — a clay mineral, basic hydrous silicate of magnesium and aluminum, the active ingredient of fuller's earth.
  • attempering — Present participle of attemper.
  • auspicating — Present participle of auspicate.
  • autographic — of, for, or like an autograph or autographs
  • azido group — the univalent group N 3 −, derived from hydrazoic acid.
  • backpacking — If you go backpacking, you go travelling with a backpack.
  • backspacing — Present participle of backspace.
  • banking pin — either of two pins for damping or halting the oscillation, in either direction, of a balance or lever.
  • bankrupting — Present participle of bankrupt.
  • bar-hopping — Informal. to go to a succession of bars or nightclubs, with a brief stay at each.
  • barge spike — a square spike with a chisel point.
  • barographic — Measured using a barograph.
  • bathing cap — a tight rubber cap worn by a swimmer to keep the hair dry
  • bay of pigs — a bay on the SW coast of Cuba: scene of an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by US-backed troops (April 17, 1961)
  • bearing cap — A bearing cap is a rigid, semi-circular part that fits around one half of a bearing and secures it.
  • bibliograph — to put in a bibliography.
  • bibliophage — an ardent reader; a bookworm.
  • biographize — to write a biography of (someone)
  • blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
  • bossnapping — kidnapping a company executive as part of industrial action
  • breaking-up — separation, or the action of separating, into smaller parts
  • bridge lamp — a floor lamp, especially one having the light source on an arm so hinged as to be horizontally adjustable.
  • cacographic — Displaying the properties of bad spelling or bad handwriting or both.
  • calf roping — a timed rodeo event in which a mounted rider chases and lassos a calf, dismounts, and throws the calf to the ground, tying three of the animal's legs with a short length of rope.
  • calligraphy — Calligraphy is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen.
  • callipygian — having beautifully shaped buttocks
  • callipygous — having well-shaped buttocks.
  • campaigners — Plural form of campaigner.
  • campaigning — Military. military operations for a specific objective. Obsolete. the military operations of an army in the field for one season.
  • 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.
  • caprimulgid — (zoology) Any of the Caprimulgidae, or nightjar family.
  • capsulizing — Present participle of capsulize.
  • captivating — Someone or something that is captivating fascinates or attracts you.
  • cardiograph — an instrument for recording the mechanical force and form of heart movements
  • carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
  • catapulting — Present participle of catapult.
  • cephalalgia — headache (def 1).
  • cephalalgic — relating to or affected by headache
  • cgi program — Common Gateway Interface
  • champignons — Plural form of champignon.
  • championing — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
  • chaperoning — a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
  • chemigraphy — any technique for making engravings or etchings using chemicals and without the aid of photography.
  • chirography — handwriting; penmanship
  • choplogical — (rare) Characterized by equivocation or by overly complex or specious argumentation; improperly reasoned.
  • clay pigeon — Clay pigeons are discs of baked clay which are thrown into the air by a machine as targets for gun shooting practice.
  • cling peach — a clingstone peach.
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