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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.
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