11-letter words containing g, e, s, t
- bath sponge — any of various common sponges, of the family Spongiidae, that have a skeletal network composed of fibers of spongin: collected in the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean for their commercial value.
- be my guest — If you say be my guest to someone, you are giving them permission to do something.
- besiegement — the state of being besieged
- big society — the devolution of political power and social responsibility to local communities as opposed to centralized political power and state control
- biogenetics — the branch of biology concerned with altering the genomes of living organisms
- blister gas — a poison gas that burns or blisters the tissues of the body; vesicant.
- bottled gas — butane or propane gas liquefied under pressure in portable containers and used in camping stoves, blowtorches, etc
- brent goose — a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regions
- bss segment — Block Started by Symbol
- bungstarter — a mallet for loosening or removing the bung of a cask.
- burgomaster — the chief magistrate of a town in Austria, Belgium, Germany, or the Netherlands; mayor
- castiglione — Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
- castlereagh — a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 66 076 (2003 est). Area: 85 sq km (33 sq miles)
- catagenesis — the retrogressive evolution of a species. Compare anagenesis (def 1).
- cataloguers — Plural form of cataloguer.
- catechising — Present participle of catechise.
- categorised — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizes — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- centrifuges — Plural form of centrifuge.
- cereologist — Someone who studies crop circles, especially one who believes that they are not man-made or formed by other terrestrial processes.
- chinese tag — a variety of the game of tag in which the tagged player must hold one hand on the part of the body where he or she was tagged.
- christening — A christening is a Christian ceremony in which a baby is made a member of the Christian church and is officially given his or her name. Compare baptism.
- christingle — (in Britain) a Christian service for children held shortly before Christmas, in which each child is given a decorated fruit with a lighted candle in it
- cigar store — a retail store specializing in tobacco products, as cigars and cigarettes.
- cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
- clingstones — Plural form of clingstone.
- cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
- clothes peg — A clothes peg is a small device which you use to fasten clothes to a washing line.
- clothes-peg — a clothespin.
- cluster leg — a leg having the form of a cluster of columns or shafts.
- 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
- cognoscente — a person with special knowledge in some field, esp. in the fine arts
- cognoscenti — The cognoscenti are the people who know a lot about a particular subject.
- collegiates — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- congestible — to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog: The subway entrance was so congested that no one could move.
- congregants — Plural form of congregant.
- congregates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congregate.
- congruities — Plural form of congruity.
- consignment — A consignment of goods is a load that is being delivered to a place or person.
- contingents — Plural form of contingent.
- convergents — Plural form of convergent.
- copingstone — a stone that tops or forms part of the top of a wall
- cosmetology — the work of beauty therapists, including hairdressing, facials, manicures, etc
- cost ledger — a subsidiary ledger in which are recorded the costs of goods produced or services supplied.
- cough sweet — a lozenge to relieve a cough
- countersign — If you countersign a document, you sign it after someone else has signed it.
- countersing — (ethology, of a bird) To sing in response to the song of another.
- crochetings — a collection of crochet-work
- cystogenous — forming or secreting cysts