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12-letter words containing c, a, p, g

  • capacitating — Present participle of capacitate.
  • caparisoning — Present participle of caparison.
  • cape agulhas — a headland in South Africa, the southernmost point of the African continent
  • cape delgado — a headland on the NE coast of Mozambique
  • cape ortegal — a cape in NW Spain, projecting into the Bay of Biscay
  • caper spurge — a spurge, Euphorbia lathyris, producing latex that is considered a possible source of crude oil and gasoline.
  • 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.
  • cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
  • cardiography — electrocardiograph.
  • cardioplegia — deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out
  • care package — Also, CARE package. a package containing food, clothing, or other items sent as necessities to the needy.
  • cargo pocket — a large patch pocket, usually pleated at the sides and often having a flap.
  • carpentering — a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
  • carpet grass — either of two grasses, Axonopus affinis or A. compressus, native to tropical and subtropical America.
  • carpetbagged — Simple past tense and past participle of carpetbag.
  • carpetbagger — If you call someone a carpetbagger, you disapprove of them because they are trying to become a politician in an area which is not their home, simply because they think they are more likely to succeed there.
  • carpetmonger — a person who frequently visits women's boudoirs
  • carpophagous — feeding on fruit
  • cartographer — A cartographer is a person whose job is drawing maps.
  • cartographic — Of or pertaining to the making of maps.
  • catching pen — a pen adjacent to a shearer's stand containing the sheep ready for shearing
  • cathodograph — a picture taken using cathode rays
  • ceramography — the study, analysis, and preparation of ceramic microstructures, usually for industrial use
  • chalcography — the art of engraving on copper or brass
  • 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.
  • charge plate — an identification plate, especially one from which an impression can be taken, issued to a customer and used to make purchases on a credit basis.
  • 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.
  • chirographer — Alternative form of chirographist.
  • chirographic — Of or relating to chirography.
  • choregrapher — Alt form choreographer.
  • choreographs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of choreograph.
  • choreography — Choreography is the inventing of steps and movements for ballets and other dances.
  • chorographer — Someone who desscribes a particular region or country.
  • chorographic — Relating to chorography.
  • 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
  • chromography — (obsolete) chromolithography.
  • chronographs — Plural form of chronograph.
  • chronography — an arrangement of past events
  • chrysography — the art of writing in ink made of powdered gold suspended in a small amount of glair or gum.
  • chthonophagy — (disease) Alternative form of chthonophagia.
  • chump change — Slang. a small or insignificant amount of money.
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