12-letter words containing c, i, n, g
- carcinogenic — A substance that is carcinogenic is likely to cause cancer.
- card surfing — a form of cash-card fraud in which one person watches another using a cash dispenser, notes his or her personal identification number, and, after an accomplice has stolen the card, uses the card to withdraw cash
- cardigan bay — an inlet of St George's Channel, on the W coast of Wales
- 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.
- carlovingian — Carolingian
- carpentering — a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
- carryings-on — wild, extravagant, or immoral behavior
- carthaginian — of or relating to Carthage or its inhabitants
- cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
- carving fork — a large, two-tined fork with a metal guard to protect the hand, used to hold meat in place as it is being carved
- casing knife — a knife for trimming wallpaper after it has been attached.
- 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
- ceiling rose — decorative plaster centrepiece
- cell lineage — the developmental history of a tissue or part of an organism from particular cells in the fertilized egg or embryo through to their fully differentiated state
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- centralising — Present participle of centralise.
- centralizing — Present participle of centralize.
- centrifugate — the denser of the centrifuged materials.
- centrifuging — an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
- ch-ien--lung — (Kao Tsung) 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty 1736–96.
- chafing dish — a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- changchiakou — Zhangjiakou
- change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
- changing bag — a lightproof bag with openings made to fit closely around the arms, used in place of a darkroom in some photographic procedures.
- channelising — Present participle of channelise.
- channelizing — Present participle of channelize.
- chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
- charbroiling — Present participle of charbroil.
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- chauffeuring — Present participle of chauffeur.
- cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
- childcrowing — a disease which causes spasms of the vocal cords
- childminding — Childminding is looking after children when it is done by someone such as a childminder.
- childrearing — the raising and parenting of children: Childrearing extends beyond simple guardianship to nurturing and guidance.
- chilpancingo — a town in S Mexico, capital of Guerrero state, in the Sierra Madre del Sur. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)
- chimichangas — Plural form of chimichanga.
- 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.
- chinning bar — a piece of equipment used for doing pull-ups
- chip carving — wood carving, usually executed with a knife and characterized by small incisions and simple geometrical patterns.
- chirognomist — someone who studies chirognomy
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon