11-letter words containing e, n, g, r, i
- cerebrating — Present participle of cerebrate.
- chain grate — a type of mechanical stoker for a furnace, in which the grate consists of an endless chain that draws the solid fuel into the furnace as it rotates
- chandlering — the work of a chandler
- chaperoning — a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
- chitterling — part of the small intestine of swine
- cholinergic — denoting nerve fibres that release acetylcholine when stimulated
- christening — A christening is a Christian ceremony in which a baby is made a member of the Christian church and is officially given his or her name. Compare baptism.
- christingle — (in Britain) a Christian service for children held shortly before Christmas, in which each child is given a decorated fruit with a lighted candle in it
- chromogenic — producing colour
- cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
- coasteering — the sport of following a coastline by swimming, climbing, diving, and walking while wearing a wetsuit, a life jacket, and a helmet
- coffee ring — a coffeecake shaped like a ring, plain or fruited, often with a topping of raisins, ground nuts, and icing.
- compressing — Present participle of compress.
- concentring — Present participle of concentre.
- configurate — to shape or fashion
- congo river — People's Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly an overseas territory in French Equatorial Africa; now an independent member of the French Community. 132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km). Capital: Brazzaville. Formerly French Congo, Middle Congo.
- congressing — (initial capital letter) the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: the Ninety-Seventh Congress. a session of this body: to speak in Congress.
- congression — The act of coming together; congress.
- congruities — Plural form of congruity.
- considering — You use considering to indicate that you are thinking about a particular fact when making a judgment or giving an opinion.
- consigliere — a trusted adviser, esp in a criminal organization
- consiglieri — Plural form of consigliere.
- cooperating — to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
- cornigerous — horned
- correlating — to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.
- corrigendum — an error to be corrected
- countersign — If you countersign a document, you sign it after someone else has signed it.
- countersing — (ethology, of a bird) To sing in response to the song of another.
- crepitating — Present participle of crepitate.
- crinigerous — having hair; hairy
- crochetings — a collection of crochet-work
- croquignole — a small crisp cake
- cryogenized — treated with or stored in a cryogen.
- cryptogenic — (esp of diseases) of unknown or obscure origin
- danger list — on
- darlingness — the quality or characteristic of being darling, sweet, or charming
- darning egg — a rounded piece of wood or plastic used in darning to support the fabric around the hole
- daydreaming — indulgence in daydreams
- de-energize — to disconnect (an electrical circuit) from its source
- dead firing — firing of a furnace or boiler at less than normal operating temperature in order to maintain conditions desirable during a period of idleness.
- dead ringer — a person or thing that closely resembles another; ringer: That old car is a dead ringer for the one we used to own.
- debriefings — Plural form of debriefing.
- decentering — to put out of center.
- deciphering — Present participle of decipher.
- deenergized — to deprive of electrical energy or exhaust the electrical energy from: Turning off the ignition de-energizes the spark plugs.
- deflowering — Present participle of deflower.
- deforesting — Present participle of deforest.