12-letter words containing d, o, g, i
- body english — a follow-through motion of the body, as after bowling a ball, in a semi-involuntary or joking effort to control the ball's movement
- body popping — a dance style involving muscular jerking of the upper body
- bodyboarding — the sport of surfing using a bodyboard
- bodybuilding — Bodybuilding is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow bigger.
- bond washing — a series of deals in bonds made with the intention of avoiding taxation
- bonding wire — A bonding wire is a wire connecting two pieces of equipment, often for hazard prevention.
- boogie board — a small, flexible plastic surfboard, ridden lying down.
- border light — a striplight hung upstage of a border, for lighting the stage.
- born-digital — relating to or noting documents, images, etc., that are created and managed in electronic form: electronic preservation of born-digital content; a born-digital e-book that will not be available in print.
- bowdlerizing — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- braggadocios — empty boasting; bragging.
- bridge cloth — a tablecloth for a bridge table.
- bridge house — a deckhouse including a bridge or bridges for navigation.
- bring around — If you bring someone around when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again.
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- bulldog clip — A bulldog clip is a metal clip with a spring lever that opens and closes two flat pieces of metal. It is used for holding papers together.
- bur marigold — any plant of the genus Bidens that has yellow flowers and pointed fruits that cling to fur and clothing: family Asteraceae (composites)
- buying order — an order to buy a certain security
- carbonadoing — Present participle of carbonado.
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- cardiography — electrocardiograph.
- cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
- cardiomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- cardioplegia — deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out
- carriage dog — Dalmatian (sense 4)
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- childcrowing — a disease which causes spasms of the vocal cords
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- cleidoic egg — egg of birds and insects
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- code grinder — (jargon, abuse) A suit-wearing minion of the sort hired in legion strength by banks and insurance companies in the Real World to implement payroll packages in RPG and other such unspeakable horrors. In its native habitat, the code grinder often removes the suit jacket to reveal an underplumage consisting of button-down shirt (starch optional) and a tie. In times of dire stress, the sleeves (if long) may be rolled up and the tie loosened about half an inch. It seldom helps. The code grinder's milieu is about as far from hackerdom as one can get and still touch a computer; the term connotes pity. Used of or to a hacker, this term is a really serious slur on the person's creative ability; it connotes a design style characterised by primitive technique, rule-boundedness, brute force and utter lack of imagination. Compare card walloper. Contrast real programmer.
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- coding sheet — a form on which a program is written
- codling moth — a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples
- coincidingly — So as to coincide.
- cold working — Cold working is a process in which metal is shaped at a fairly low temperature. This increases the metal's yield strength but makes it less ductile.
- collingswood — a city in SW New Jersey.
- commandingly — being in command: a commanding officer.
- condesending — Misspelling of condescending.
- conditioning — the learning process by which the behaviour of an organism becomes dependent on an event occurring in its environment
- configurated — to give a configuration, form, or design to.
- consanguined — Of kindred blood; related.
- coordinating — Present participle of coordinate.
- copy-reading — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- core drawing — drawing of fine tubing using wire as a mandrel.