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.