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12-letter words containing c, a, t, i, n, g

  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • carthaginian — of or relating to Carthage or its inhabitants
  • cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
  • 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
  • centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
  • centralising — Present participle of centralise.
  • centralizing — Present participle of centralize.
  • centrifugate — the denser of the centrifuged materials.
  • change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
  • chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
  • chincoteague — a town on a small island in a lagoon (Chincoteague Bay) in E Virginia: annual wild pony roundup.
  • chinhuangtao — a seaport in NE Hebei province, in NE China, on the Bohai.
  • chitchatting — light conversation; casual talk; gossip.
  • chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
  • cinematizing — Present participle of cinematize.
  • citrangequat — A trigenic hybrid cross of two types of orange and a kumquat.
  • city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
  • cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
  • clatteringly — With a clattering sound.
  • claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
  • clean eating — the practice of following a diet that contains only natural foods, and is low in sugar, salt, and fat
  • clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area
  • closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
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