11-letter words containing g, a, e, t
- blacktongue — canine pellagra.
- blanket bog — a very acid peat bog, low in nutrients, extending widely over a flat terrain, found in cold wet climates
- blister gas — a poison gas that burns or blisters the tissues of the body; vesicant.
- bottled gas — butane or propane gas liquefied under pressure in portable containers and used in camping stoves, blowtorches, etc
- bottom gear — the lowest gear of a car, lorry, etc
- brake light — a red light attached to the rear of a motor vehicle that lights up when the brakes are applied, serving as a warning to following drivers
- bridgewater — a town in E Massachusetts.
- bright idea — suggestion: clever
- browbeating — to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.
- budget plan — the planning of one's spending
- bungstarter — a mallet for loosening or removing the bung of a cask.
- burgomaster — the chief magistrate of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany, or the Netherlands; mayor
- cabbagetown — a former slum area of Toronto, now known for its Victorian architecture and thriving arts community
- calf-length — Calf-length skirts, dresses, and coats come to halfway between your knees and ankles.
- calyptrogen — a layer of rapidly dividing cells at the tip of a plant root, from which the root cap is formed. It occurs in grasses and many other plants
- candlelight — Candlelight is the light that a candle produces.
- care-taking — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- cartelizing — Present participle of cartelize.
- castiglione — Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
- castlereagh — a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 66 076 (2003 est). Area: 85 sq km (33 sq miles)
- catagenesis — the retrogressive evolution of a species. Compare anagenesis (def 1).
- cataloguers — Plural form of cataloguer.
- cataloguize — to make a list of; catalogue
- catchweight — of or relating to a contest in which normal weight categories have been waived by agreement
- catechising — Present participle of catechise.
- catechizing — Present participle of catechize.
- categorical — If you are categorical about something, you state your views very definitely and firmly.
- categorised — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizes — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- cattle grid — A cattle grid is a set of metal bars in the surface of a road which prevents cattle and sheep from walking along the road, but allows people and vehicles to pass.
- cattle grub — the larva or adult of a warble fly, especially Hypoderma lineatum, a common pest of cattle in North America.
- cauterizing — Present participle of cauterize.
- celebrating — Present participle of celebrate.
- centigramme — Alternative spelling of centigram.
- centimorgan — a unit of chromosome length, used in genetic mapping, equal to the length of chromosome over which crossing over occurs with 1 per cent frequency
- centrifugal — acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre
- cerargyrite — a soft mineral, AgCl, that is an ore of silver; silver chloride
- cerebrating — Present participle of cerebrate.
- chaetognath — any small wormlike marine invertebrate of the phylum Chaetognatha, including the arrowworms, having a coelom and a ring of bristles around the mouth
- 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
- change feet — to put on different shoes, boots, etc
- charge with — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
- chateauguay — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, on the St. Lawrence.
- checkmating — Present participle of checkmate.
- cheektowaga — a town in NW New York, near Buffalo.
- chinese tag — a variety of the game of tag in which the tagged player must hold one hand on the part of the body where he or she was tagged.
- cigar store — a retail store specializing in tobacco products, as cigars and cigarettes.
- cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
- clientelage — (dated) clientele; customers or patrons.