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11-letter words containing g, e, r, a, n

  • brand image — The brand image of a particular brand of product is the image or impression that people have of it, usually created by advertising.
  • brandenburg — a state in NE Germany, part of East Germany until 1990. A former electorate, it expanded under the Hohenzollerns to become the kingdom of Prussia (1701). The district east of the Oder River became Polish in 1945. Capital: Potsdam. Pop: 2 575 000 (2003 est). Area: 29 481 sq km (11 219 sq miles)
  • breaking-up — separation, or the action of separating, into smaller parts
  • bridge loan — A bridge loan is money that a bank lends you for a short time, for example, so that you can buy a new house before you have sold the one you already own.
  • brisingamen — the magic necklace worn by Freya.
  • browbeating — to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.
  • brown algae — any algae of the phylum Phaeophyta, such as the wracks and kelps, which contain a brown pigment in addition to chlorophyll
  • bungstarter — a mallet for loosening or removing the bung of a cask.
  • calendaring — a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year: He marked the date on his calendar.
  • calendering — a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
  • 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
  • campaigners — Plural form of campaigner.
  • canal barge — a long narrow boat used on canals, esp for carrying freight
  • cancer gene — oncogene.
  • caneworking — A glassblowing technique that uses rods of coloured glass to add intricate patterns and stripes to blown glass objects.
  • carcinogens — Plural form of carcinogen.
  • cardiogenic — originating in the heart, or resulting from a disorder of the heart
  • care-taking — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
  • caressingly — In a caressing manner; soothingly.
  • cargo liner — a cargo ship that sails regularly between designated ports according to a published schedule.
  • cargo plane — a plane carrying cargo
  • 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
  • cartelizing — Present participle of cartelize.
  • casa grande — the massive, prehistoric structure within Indian ruins in S Ariz., now constituting a national monument
  • 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
  • cerebrating — Present participle of cerebrate.
  • 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.
  • chandlering — the work of a chandler
  • change over — If you change over from one thing to another, you stop doing one thing and start doing the other.
  • changemaker — a person or thing that changes bills or coins for ones of smaller denominations.
  • changeovers — Plural form of changeover.
  • changeround — the process of changing position
  • chaperonage — The state of being a chaperon.
  • chaperoning — a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
  • charlemagne — ?742–814 ad, king of the Franks (768–814) and, as Charles I, Holy Roman Emperor (800–814). He conquered the Lombards (774), the Saxons (772–804), and the Avars (791–799). He instituted many judicial and ecclesiastical reforms, and promoted commerce and agriculture throughout his empire, which extended from the Ebro to the Elbe. Under Alcuin his court at Aachen became the centre of a revival of learning
  • cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.
  • clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
  • cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
  • coast range — a series of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America, extending from Baja California to SE Alaska.
  • coasteering — the sport of following a coastline by swimming, climbing, diving, and walking while wearing a wetsuit, a life jacket, and a helmet
  • coat hanger — A coat hanger is a curved piece of wood, metal, or plastic that you hang a piece of clothing on.
  • cogenerated — Simple past tense and past participle of cogenerate.
  • cogenerator — a facility that produces energy from waste
  • configurate — to shape or fashion
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