12-letter words containing a, p, n, g
- backpedaling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
- backslapping — Backslapping is noisy, cheerful behavior which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.
- backstopping — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
- badger plane — a plane for finishing rabbets or the like.
- base jumping — a sport in which a participant parachutes from any of a variety of fixed objects such as high buildings, cliffs, etc
- base pairing — the hydrogen bonding that occurs between complementary nitrogenous bases in the two polynucleotide chains of a DNA molecule
- base-pairing — the process of binding separate DNA sequences by base pairs.
- basing point — a geographical location from which freight charges are computed by the seller regardless of the point from which the goods are shipped.
- bat printing — ornamenting of ceramics by means of an adhesive substance, as linseed oil, transferred onto the ceramic surface from a sheet of glue or gelatin, dusted with color, and fired.
- bathing wrap — a loose robe to wear after bathing, often made of towelling
- bearing pile — a foundation pile that supports weight vertically
- belaying pin — a cylindrical, sometimes tapered pin, usually of metal or wood, that fits into a hole in a pin or fife rail: used for belaying
- benzal group — the bivalent group C 7 H 6 –, derived from benzaldehyde.
- blotting-pad — an object to one side of which a piece of blotting paper is attached for blotting text handwritten in ink
- boating trip — a trip or holiday in a boat such as a sailing boat or canal boat
- bumping race — (esp at Oxford and Cambridge) a race in which rowing eights start an equal distance one behind the other and each tries to bump the boat in front
- camp meeting — a religious meeting held in a large tent or outdoors, often lasting several days
- camp springs — a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- campaign hat — a felt hat with a broad, stiff brim and four dents in the crown, formerly worn by personnel in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.
- camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
- camping site — A camping site is the same as a campsite.
- campo grande — a city in SW Brazil, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul state on the São Paulo–Corumbá railway: market centre. Pop: 746 000 (2005 est)
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- cap and gown — a cap with a flat top ( mortarboard) and a long robe, worn at some academic ceremonies, as commencement, and often used to symbolize the academic life
- cap spinning — a spinning process in which woolen yarn is twisted and wound onto a revolving bobbin located within a stationary cap, much used in the Bradford spinning process.
- capacitating — Present participle of capacitate.
- caparisoning — Present participle of caparison.
- capital gain — the amount by which the selling price of a financial asset exceeds its cost
- capitalising — Present participle of capitalise.
- capitalizing — Present participle of capitalize.
- capitulating — Present participle of capitulate.
- carpentering — a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
- carpetmonger — a person who frequently visits women's boudoirs
- catching pen — a pen adjacent to a shearer's stand containing the sheep ready for shearing
- chandragupta — Greek name Sandracottos. died ?297 bc, ruler of N India, who founded the Maurya dynasty (325) and defeated Seleucus (?305)
- change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
- change purse — A change purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
- changepocket — a small pocket or compartment for holding coins.
- chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- chilpancingo — a town in S Mexico, capital of Guerrero state, in the Sierra Madre del Sur. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)
- chip carving — wood carving, usually executed with a knife and characterized by small incisions and simple geometrical patterns.
- chota nagpur — a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica
- chronographs — Plural form of chronograph.
- chronography — an arrangement of past events
- chthonophagy — (disease) Alternative form of chthonophagia.
- chump change — Slang. a small or insignificant amount of money.
- cip language — language> (CIP-L, Computer-aided Intuition-guided Programming Language) A wide-spectrum language for incremental program transformation. There are ALGOL- and Pascal-like variants.
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.