10-letter words containing c, n, g
- carpooling — Present participle of carpool.
- carragheen — Irish moss.
- carrington — Dora, known as Carrington. 1893–1932, British painter, engraver, and letter writer; a member of the Bloomsbury Group
- cartonnage — The papyrus used to wrap mummies in ancient Egypt.
- cartooning — a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- caseinogen — the principal protein of milk, converted to casein by rennin
- cashiering — to dismiss (a military officer) from service, especially with disgrace.
- casinghead — the protruding part of a casing to which piping is attached
- cassegrain — of an arrangement of mirrors, lenses, etc. used in reflecting telescopes and microwave antennas, having its focus or transmission point near or behind the center of the main mirror
- castrating — Present participle of castrate.
- cataloging — Make a systematic list of (items of the same type).
- catalysing — Present participle of catalyse.
- catalyzing — Present participle of catalyze.
- catcalling — Present participle of catcall.
- catenating — Present participle of catenate.
- catfishing — Present participle of catfish.
- cathecting — Present participle of cathect.
- catnapping — a short, light nap or doze.
- caucussing — the act of holding a private, often secret meeting of members of a political party prior to an election or general party meeting
- cautioning — Present participle of caution.
- cavitating — Present participle of cavitate.
- cavortings — sexual frolics
- centigrade — Centigrade is a scale for measuring temperature, in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. It is represented by the symbol °C.
- centigrams — Plural form of centigram.
- centrifuge — A centrifuge is a machine that spins mixtures of different substances around very quickly so that they separate by centrifugal force.
- ceredigion — a county of W Wales, on Cardigan Bay: created in 1996 from part of Dyfed; corresponds to the former Cardiganshire (abolished 1974): mainly agricultural, with the Cambrian Mountains in the E and N. Administrative centre: Aberaeron. Pop: 77 200 (2003 est). Area: 1793 sq km (692 sq miles)
- certifying — Present participle of certify.
- ch'eng tsu — Yung Lo.
- ch'ing hai — a lake in W central China, in NE Qinghai province. 2300 sq. mi. (5950 sq. km).
- ch'ing-hai — Qing Hai.
- chaffering — Present participle of chaffer.
- chaffingly — in a rallying yet light-hearted manner
- chagrining — Present participle of chagrin.
- chagrinned — a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
- chain gang — In the United States, a chain gang is a group of prisoners who are chained together to do work outside their prison. Chain gangs existed especially in former times.
- chain gear — a gear assembly in which motion is transmitted by means of a chain.
- challenged — If you say that someone is challenged in a particular way, you mean that they have a disability in that area. Challenged is often combined with inappropriate words for humorous effect.
- challenger — A challenger is someone who competes with you for a position or title that you already have, for example being a sports champion or a political leader.
- challenges — Plural form of challenge.
- chambering — a room, usually private, in a house or apartment, especially a bedroom: She retired to her chamber.
- chamfering — Present participle of chamfer.
- champagnes — Plural form of champagne.
- champaigne — Philippe de (filip də). 1602–74, French painter, born in Brussels: noted particularly for his portraits and historical and religious scenes
- champignon — any of various agaricaceous edible mushrooms, esp Marasmius oreades and the meadow mushroom
- chandigarh — a city and Union Territory of N India, joint capital of the Punjab and Haryana: modern city planned in the 1950s by Le Corbusier. Pop: 808 796 (2001), of city; 900 414 (2001), of union territory. Area (of union territory): 114 sq km (44 sq miles)
- change key — a key opening only one lock.
- change off — to take turns
- changeable — Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
- changeably — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- changeless — unchanging; immutable