12-letter words containing c, a, n, t, g
- bag snatcher — a thief whose main tactic is to grab women's handbags and run off with them
- bait casting — the act or technique of casting an artificial or natural lure attached to a silk or nylon line wound on a reel having a revolving spool, the rod used being shorter and less flexible than that used in fly casting.
- bait-casting — designating fishing equipment designed for use with live bait or artificial lures, in which the weight of the bait or lure pulls the line from a winch-type reel, as during casting or trolling
- baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
- 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
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- black knight — a person or firm that makes an unwelcome takeover bid for a company
- black tongue — canine pellagra.
- boxing match — a competition between two boxers
- bring action — to start a lawsuit
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- cable length — a unit of length in nautical use that has various values, including 100 fathoms (600 feet)
- cablecasting — relating to broadcasting by cable
- cachinnating — Present participle of cachinnate.
- caliginosity — darkness
- call waiting — Call waiting is a telephone service that sends you a signal if another call arrives while you are already on the phone.
- calumniating — Present participle of calumniate.
- camp meeting — a religious meeting held in a large tent or outdoors, often lasting several days
- 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.
- cantabrigian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Cambridge or Cambridge University, or of Cambridge, Massachusetts, or Harvard University
- canting arms — a coat of arms making visual reference to the surname of its owner
- capacitating — Present participle of capacitate.
- 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.
- caricaturing — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- carpentering — a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
- carpetmonger — a person who frequently visits women's boudoirs
- carthaginian — of or relating to Carthage or its inhabitants
- cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
- caster angle — the forward or backward tilt of the steering axis in a vehicle, when considered from the side
- castigations — Plural form of castigation.
- 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
- center stage — If something or someone takes center stage, they become very important or noticeable.
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- centralising — Present participle of centralise.
- centralizing — Present participle of centralize.
- centre stage — If something or someone takes centre stage, they become very important or noticeable.
- centrifugate — the denser of the centrifuged materials.
- chaetognaths — Plural form of chaetognath.
- chandragupta — Greek name Sandracottos. died ?297 bc, ruler of N India, who founded the Maurya dynasty (325) and defeated Seleucus (?305)
- change front — to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction