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11-letter words containing g, c, r

  • cardophagus — a donkey
  • care-taking — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
  • career girl — a woman whose main priority in life is achieving success in her career or profession
  • caressingly — In a caressing manner; soothingly.
  • cargo liner — a cargo ship that sails regularly between designated ports according to a published schedule.
  • cargo pants — Cargo pants are large, loose pants with lots of pockets.
  • cargo plane — a plane carrying cargo
  • carjackings — Plural form of carjacking.
  • carloadings — the number of railroad carloads shipped in or out within a given period
  • carnalizing — Present participle of carnalize.
  • carolingian — of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Pepin the Short, son of Charles Martel, which ruled in France from 751–987 ad and in Germany until 911 ad
  • carousingly — in a carousing manner
  • carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
  • carrageenan — a carbohydrate extracted from carrageen, used to make a beverage, medicine, and jelly, and as an emulsifying and gelling agent (E407) in various processed desserts and drinks
  • carriageway — A carriageway is one side of a road on which traffic travelling in opposite directions is separated by a barrier.
  • carrier bag — A carrier bag is a bag made of plastic or paper which has handles and which you carry shopping in.
  • carry light — a searchlight used to illuminate a target while it is tracked and fired upon.
  • carrying-on — unconventional or questionable behaviour
  • cartelizing — Present participle of cartelize.
  • cartography — Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts.
  • casa grande — the massive, prehistoric structure within Indian ruins in S Ariz., now constituting a national monument
  • castigatory — to criticize or reprimand severely.
  • casting rod — a fishing rod, generally 4–8 feet (1.2–2.4 meters) long, for casting bait or lures with a reel mounted near the handle that enables the thumb or finger to control the line during a cast, including rods used for bait casting and spinning.
  • castlereagh — a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 66 076 (2003 est). Area: 85 sq km (33 sq miles)
  • cat burglar — A cat burglar is a thief who steals from houses or other buildings by climbing up walls and entering through windows or through the roof.
  • cataloguers — Plural form of cataloguer.
  • 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.
  • cavaliering — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
  • 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
  • centrifuged — an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
  • centrifuges — Plural form of centrifuge.
  • cephalogram — An X-ray of the craniofacial area.
  • cerargyrite — a soft mineral, AgCl, that is an ore of silver; silver chloride
  • cerebrating — Present participle of cerebrate.
  • cereologist — Someone who studies crop circles, especially one who believes that they are not man-made or formed by other terrestrial processes.
  • cerro gordo — a mountain pass in E Mexico, between Veracruz and Jalapa: site of a battle in the Mexican War (1847) in which American forces under General Scott decisively defeated the Mexicans
  • cervicalgia — Neck pain.
  • cga monitor — a type of (early) computer monitor designed to operate with CGA technology
  • cgi program — Common Gateway Interface
  • 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
  • challengers — Plural form of challenger.
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