12-letter words containing g, a, n, c, h, e
- crepe-hanger — a person who sees the gloomy side of things; pessimist.
- dog's chance — little likelihood; small chance (usually used in the negative): That project didn't have a dog's chance of succeeding.
- egg sandwich — two slices of bread filled with chopped egg
- enchantingly — In an enchanting manner.
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- ethnological — Of or pertaining to ethnology.
- everchanging — Which changes frequently and, presumably, will continue to do so forever.
- exchangeable — Able to be exchanged.
- eye-catching — Something that is eye-catching is very noticeable.
- far-reaching — extending far in influence, effect, etc.: the far-reaching effect of his speech.
- feuchtwanger — Lion [lee-awn] /ˈli ɔn/ (Show IPA), 1884–1958, German novelist and dramatist.
- focal length — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- for a change — contrary to the norm
- game-changer — Sports. an athlete, play, etc., that suddenly changes the outcome of a game or contest.
- gatecrashing — Present participle of gatecrash.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- gnatcatchers — Plural form of gnatcatcher.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- hamming code — (algorithm) Extra, redundant bits added to stored or transmitted data for the purposes of error detection and correction. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming, Hamming codes greatly improve the reliability of data, e.g. from distant space probes, where it is impractical, because of the long transmission delay, to correct errors by requesting retransmission.
- hendecagonal — (geometry) Having eleven sides an angles; similar to a hendecagon.
- hiding place — location where sb is concealed
- high finance — large-scale financial transactions or institutions.
- horse racing — a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- hunger march — a procession of protest or demonstration by the unemployed
- hunting case — a watchcase with a hinged cover to protect the crystal.
- hygienically — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- in charge of — having responsibility for
- interchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of interchange.
- interchanger — a person or thing that interchanges
- interchanges — Plural form of interchange.
- ion exchange — the process of reciprocal transfer of ions between a solution and a resin or other suitable solid.
- kanchenjunga — a mountain in S Asia, between NE India and Nepal, in the E Himalayas: third highest in the world. 28,169 feet (8586 meters).
- laguna beach — a town in S California.
- loose change — money in the form of coins suitable for small expenditures
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- michelangelo — (Michelangelo Buonarroti) 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.
- mischallenge — an improper challenge
- moneychanger — a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate.
- necrographer — a person who writes obituaries
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- night dancer — (in Uganda) a person believed to employ the help of the dead in destroying other people
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.