12-letter words containing g, e, n
- bound charge — any electric charge that is bound to an atom or molecule (opposed to free charge).
- bowdlerizing — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
- box magazine — a rectangular cartridge holder in a submachine or light machine gun.
- boxgrove man — a type of primitive man, probably Homo heidelbergensis, and probably dating from the Middle Palaeolithic period some 500 000 years ago; remains were found at Boxgrove in West Sussex in 1993 and 1995
- boxing glove — Boxing gloves are big padded gloves worn for boxing.
- brain damage — If someone suffers brain damage, their brain is damaged by an illness or injury so that they cannot function normally.
- brake lining — a curved thin strip of an asbestos composition riveted to a brake shoe to provide it with a renewable surface
- braunschweig — Brunswick
- breadwinning — a person who earns a livelihood, especially one who also supports dependents.
- break ground — to do something that has not been done before
- breakdancing — a type of vigorous dance
- breathtaking — If you say that something is breathtaking, you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or amazing.
- breckinridge — John Cabell1821-75; vice president of the U.S. (1857-61); Confederate general
- bronchogenic — bronchial in origin
- brooks range — a mountain range in N Alaska. Highest peak: Mount Isto, 2761 m (9058 ft)
- brown bagger — to bring (one's own liquor) to a restaurant or club, especially one that has no liquor license.
- buccaneering — If you describe someone as buccaneering, you mean that they enjoy being involved in risky or even dishonest activities, especially in order to make money.
- bumping race — (esp at Oxford and Cambridge) a race in which rowing eights start an equal distance one behind the other and each tries to bump the boat in front
- bundle buggy — a shopping cart, usually one owned by the shopper rather than one provided by the store.
- burnt orange — of a dark orange colour, sometimes due to calcination of orange pigment
- bush singlet — a black woollen singlet often worn by farm labourers
- butter icing — a mixture of butter and icing sugar used for filling or topping cakes
- buying order — an order to buy a certain security
- buying power — the amount of services or goods a company, person, group or currency is able to purchase
- buying spree — the hurried acquisition by a company, of goods, assets, or other companies
- buying-power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
- by and large — You use by and large to indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely true.
- cable length — a unit of length in nautical use that has various values, including 100 fathoms (600 feet)
- cable-laying — involved in or connected to the activity of laying cables
- 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
- camp meeting — a religious meeting held in a large tent or outdoors, often lasting several days
- camping site — A camping site is the same as a campsite.
- campo grande — a city in SW Brazil, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul state on the São Paulo–Corumbá railway: market centre. Pop: 746 000 (2005 est)
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- canada goose — A Canada goose is a grayish-brown wild goose that comes from North America.
- canned goods — tinned food produce
- canyoneering — (US) Canyoning, a hybrid outdoor sport involving the traversal of river canyons.
- caramelizing — Present participle of caramelize.
- carcinogenic — A substance that is carcinogenic is likely to cause cancer.
- carpentering — a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
- carpetmonger — a person who frequently visits women's boudoirs
- cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
- casing knife — a knife for trimming wallpaper after it has been attached.
- caster angle — the forward or backward tilt of the steering axis in a vehicle, when considered from the side
- 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.
- catching pen — a pen adjacent to a shearer's stand containing the sheep ready for shearing
- categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizing — Present participle of categorize.
- caterwauling — the shrieking and yowling made by a cat, for example when it is on heat or fighting