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12-letter words containing a, p, n, g, e

  • crapehanging — the practice of hanging crape, esp as a sign of mourning
  • crawling peg — a method of stabilizing exchange rates, prices, etc, by maintaining a fixed level for a specified period or until the level has persisted at an upper or lower limit for a specified period and then permitting a predetermined incremental rise or fall
  • crepe-hanger — a person who sees the gloomy side of things; pessimist.
  • dancing step — balanced step.
  • danger point — the point at which something ceases to be safe
  • decapitating — Present participle of decapitate.
  • demand paged — demand paging
  • demonography — a treatise on demons.
  • depopulating — Present participle of depopulate.
  • depreciating — Present participle of depreciate.
  • dermaplaning — a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance
  • despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
  • die stamping — the production of words or decoration on a surface by using a steel die so that the printed images stand in relief
  • disappearing — Present participle of disappear.
  • dopaminergic — activated by or sensitive to dopamine.
  • doppelganger — a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
  • doppleganger — Misspelling of doppelganger.
  • ear piercing — hole in ear for jewellery
  • ear-piercing — extremely harsh and irritating to the ear: ear-piercing noise.
  • earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
  • eating apple — apple suitable for eating raw
  • egyptian mau — a breed of medium-sized cat with a spotted coat of medium length
  • elephant gun — hunting rifle
  • emancipating — Present participle of emancipate.
  • encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
  • epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
  • epoxylignane — (organic chemistry) Any lignane in which the two \u03b3-carbon atoms of the side chains are linked via an oxygen atom to form a tetrahydrofuran ring.
  • espagnolette — the fastening device on a French window
  • ethnographer — One who practices ethnography.
  • ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
  • exasperating — Intensely irritating; infuriating.
  • expatriating — Present participle of expatriate.
  • export agent — an person who acts on behalf of a business to develop a market for a product or service in a foreign country
  • expugnations — Plural form of expugnation.
  • finger paint — paint children apply with fingers
  • finger-paint — a jellylike paint, used chiefly by children in painting, usually with their fingers.
  • gaboon viper — a large, venomous snake, Bitis gabonica, of tropical African forests, having large retractable fangs and geometrically patterned scales of yellow, brown, and sometimes purple.
  • gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
  • galvanoscope — an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.
  • gamesmanship — the use of methods, especially in a sports contest, that are dubious or seemingly improper but not strictly illegal.
  • gangster rap — a type of rap music whose lyrics feature violence, sexual exploits, and the like.
  • garden party — a party given out of doors in a garden or yard.
  • garnet paper — an abrasive paper coated with pulverized garnet.
  • gas pipeline — a system of transmission for gaseous material, esp natural gas
  • gelande jump — jump made in downhill skiing
  • genappe yarn — a worsted yarn that has been genapped and made smooth and lustrous.
  • gene mapping — any of a number of methods used to construct a model of the linear sequence of genes of a particular chromosome.
  • gene therapy — the application of genetic engineering to the transplantation of genes into human cells in order to cure a disease caused by a genetic defect, as a missing enzyme.
  • general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
  • generalships — Plural form of generalship.
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