12-letter words containing g, a, i, n, s
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomagnetism — animal magnetism.
- biscay green — a yellowish green.
- biting stage — the second part of the oral phase of psychosexual development, approximately 8 to18 months of age, during which a child has the urge to bite or chew objects.
- blazing star — a North American liliaceous plant, Chamaelirium luteum, with a long spike of small white flowers
- blind casing — (in a box window frame) a rough framework to which the trim is secured.
- block signal — a fixed railroad signal governing the movements of trains entering and using a given section of track.
- bluesnarfing — the practice of using one Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to steal contact details, ring tones, images, etc from another
- boardsailing — windsurfing
- bond washing — a series of deals in bonds made with the intention of avoiding taxation
- brainwashing — the process of brainwashing.
- braunschweig — Brunswick
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- bushwhacking — to make one's way through woods by cutting at undergrowth, branches, etc.
- cablecasting — relating to broadcasting by cable
- caenogenesis — the development of structures and organs in an embryo or larva that are adaptations to its way of life and are not retained in the adult form
- caliginosity — darkness
- camp springs — a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- camping site — A camping site is the same as a campsite.
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- canting arms — a coat of arms making visual reference to the surname of its owner
- cap spinning — a spinning process in which woolen yarn is twisted and wound onto a revolving bobbin located within a stationary cap, much used in the Bradford spinning process.
- caparisoning — Present participle of caparison.
- capitalising — Present participle of capitalise.
- card surfing — a form of cash-card fraud in which one person watches another using a cash dispenser, notes his or her personal identification number, and, after an accomplice has stolen the card, uses the card to withdraw cash
- carryings-on — wild, extravagant, or immoral behavior
- casing knife — a knife for trimming wallpaper after it has been attached.
- castigations — Plural form of castigation.
- casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- centralising — Present participle of centralise.
- chafing dish — a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table
- channelising — Present participle of channelise.
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- chimichangas — Plural form of chimichanga.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- 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.
- coarse grain — granularity
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- compensating — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- complainings — complaints
- confiscating — Present participle of confiscate.
- congelations — Plural form of congelation.
- conjugations — Plural form of conjugation.