9-letter words containing c, g
- belgicism — a word or expression used by Belgians when speaking French or Dutch
- bench dog — a dog on exhibit at a dog show before and after competition in the show ring.
- bickering — to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle: The two were always bickering.
- big bucks — If someone earns or spends big bucks, they earn or spend a lot of money.
- big stick — force or the threat of using force
- bigeneric — (of a hybrid plant) derived from parents of two different genera
- biologics — biological products such as vaccines and therapeutic sera, used to induce immunity to infectious diseases or harmful substances of biological origin
- bird cage — metal enclosure for a bird
- black bag — a large sturdy black plastic or polythene bag used to put rubbish in
- black dog — depression or melancholy
- black fog — (in Cape Cod, Mass.) a dense fog.
- black gum — a tall, deciduous tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) with sour purple fruits and leaves that turn scarlet in the fall, found in moist forests of the E U.S.
- black-bag — of, relating to, or distributing money for expenses that has been diverted from the regular budget: Black-bag funds have paid for much overseas travel by the military.
- blackgame — a large grouse found in northern Europe and Asia
- bleaching — to make whiter or lighter in color, as by exposure to sunlight or a chemical agent; remove the color from.
- bracingly — strengthening; invigorating: This mountain air is bracing.
- branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
- breaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- breeching — the strap of a harness that passes behind a horse's haunches
- bregmatic — of or relating to the bregma
- bricolage — the jumbled effect produced by the close proximity of buildings from different periods and in different architectural styles
- brunching — a meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch.
- bug-juice — an alcoholic beverage, especially of an inferior quality.
- bydgoszcz — an industrial city and port in N Poland: under Prussian rule from 1772 to 1919. Pop: 579 000 (2005 est)
- c & g — City and Guilds
- caballing — a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- cablegram — a message sent by undersea cable
- cacafuego — a person with a fiery temper
- cacholong — a type of opal, commonly of a milky colour
- cacogenic — dysgenics.
- cadencing — rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words: the cadence of language.
- cage bird — a pet bird kept in a cage
- cagebirds — Plural form of cagebird.
- cagelings — Plural form of cageling.
- cageyness — the quality of being cagey
- cagoulard — a member of a secret French organization, active 1932–40, that conspired to overthrow the Third Republic.
- cairngorm — a smoky yellow, grey, or brown variety of quartz, used as a gemstone
- calabogus — a mixed drink containing rum, spruce beer, and molasses
- calcifuge — any plant that thrives in acid soils but not in lime-rich soils
- calcining — Present participle of calcine.
- caliology — the study of birds' nests
- call girl — A call girl is a prostitute who makes appointments by telephone.
- call sign — A call sign is the letters and numbers which identify a person, vehicle, or organization that is broadcasting on the radio or sending messages by radio.
- callaghan — (Leonard) James, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff. 1912–2005, British Labour statesman; prime minister (1976–79)
- calligram — a poem in which words are positioned so as to create a visual image of the subject on the page
- callusing — Pathology, Physiology. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
- calmingly — in a calming manner
- calor gas — Calor gas is gas in liquid form which is sold in special containers so that people can use it in places which are not connected to the gas supply, such as tents or caravans.
- cambering — a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- cambridge — city in E Mass., across the Charles River from Boston: pop. 101,000