12-letter words containing c, n, g
- anglophobiac — a person with a fear or dread of England or the English
- annunciating — Present participle of annunciate.
- anorexigenic — causing loss of appetite
- antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
- anthological — a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject: an anthology of Elizabethan drama; an anthology of modern philosophy.
- antiallergic — An antiallergic substance prevents or relieves allergies.
- anticipating — to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
- anticlotting — of a nature that prevents blood clotting
- antidogmatic — opposed to dogma
- antigenicity — the quality or extent of being antigenic
- antilynching — opposed to lynching, acting against lynching
- antimagnetic — of or constructed of a material that does not acquire permanent magnetism when exposed to a magnetic field
- antioncogene — (genetics) Any gene that suppresses the formation of tumours.
- antipoaching — acting against or opposed to poaching
- apperceiving — Present participle of apperceive.
- appreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- apprenticing — Present participle of apprentice.
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- architecting — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
- arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
- articulating — Present participle of articulate.
- ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- asking price — The asking price of something is the price which the person selling it says that they want for it, although they may accept less.
- attractingly — in a manner that attracts
- auscultating — Present participle of auscultate.
- autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
- back molding — a molding, as a backband, applied to interior window and door trim to conceal the edge of the wall surface.
- back-patting — an act or instance of offering praise or congratulation: The winners indulged in a certain amount of mutual back-patting.
- backbreaking — demanding great effort; exhausting
- backcrossing — (genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
- backflipping — the process of reversing one's position
- backgrounded — Simple past tense and past participle of background.
- backgrounder — A backgrounder is a short article in a newspaper or magazine that provides background information about a particular subject.
- backlighting — Movies, Television. a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.
- backpedaling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
- backslapping — Backslapping is noisy, cheerful behavior which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.
- backslashing — Present participle of backslash.
- backstabbing — Backstabbing consists of unkind and disloyal actions or remarks that are likely to harm someone such as a friend or colleague.
- backstarting — a marketing technique in publishing, whereby new customers are sent back issues of magazines or journals as part of their subscription
- backstopping — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
- backtracking — to return over the same course or route.
- bag snatcher — a thief whose main tactic is to grab women's handbags and run off with them
- bait casting — the act or technique of casting an artificial or natural lure attached to a silk or nylon line wound on a reel having a revolving spool, the rod used being shorter and less flexible than that used in fly casting.
- bait-casting — designating fishing equipment designed for use with live bait or artificial lures, in which the weight of the bait or lure pulls the line from a winch-type reel, as during casting or trolling
- bank charges — penalties charged by a bank to a customer, for example when the customer's account is overdrawn or if a cheque is not honoured
- barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
- barn dancing — the act of performing a progressive round country dance
- baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
- batting cage — a screen with three sides and a top, in which batters practice: it keeps missed and fouled pitches within its enclosure
- be expecting — to be pregnant