11-letter words containing g, i, m
- animalizing — Present participle of animalize.
- animatingly — in a quickening, stirring or energizing manner
- anisogamete — heterogamete
- anisogamous — reproducing by the fusion of dissimilar gametes or individuals, usually differing in size.
- anonymising — Present participle of anonymise.
- antagonisms — Plural form of antagonism.
- antidumping — a method of trade protection intended to stop other countries dumping goods cheaply on a domestic market
- antifoaming — acting to prevent the formation of foam
- antimutagen — any substance that acts against a mutagen
- antismoking — intended to prevent people from smoking tobacco
- archegonium — a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
- argumentive — argumentative
- aromatizing — Present participle of aromatize.
- arraignment — Arraignment is when someone is brought before a court of law to answer a particular charge.
- arteriogram — an X-ray of a vein or artery which has been injected with dye in order to diagnose obstruction or damage
- aspergillum — a brush or perforated container for sprinkling holy water
- assignments — Plural form of assignment.
- astigmatism — If someone has astigmatism, the front of their eye has a slightly irregular shape, so they cannot see properly.
- attempering — Present participle of attemper.
- automagical — (of a usually complicated technical or computer process) done, operating, or happening in a way that is hidden from or not understood by the user, and in that sense, apparently “magical”: I just downloaded an automagical update to my word processing software that somehow fixed the problems.
- badmouthing — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- balmain bug — a flattish edible Australian shellfish, Ibacus peronii, similar to the Moreton Bay bug
- bamboozling — Present participle of bamboozle.
- barking mad — If you say that someone is barking mad, you mean that they are insane or are acting very strangely.
- beam engine — an early type of steam engine, in which a pivoted beam is vibrated by a vertical steam cylinder at one end, so that it transmits motion to the workload, such as a pump, at the other end
- beam riding — a method of missile guidance in which the missile steers itself along the axis of a conically scanned microwave beam
- bed molding — a molding below a projecting part, esp. between the corona and frieze
- beguilement — to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
- benightment — the state of being in physical, moral, or intellectual darkness
- bering time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.
- bermuda rig — a fore-and-aft sailing boat rig characterized by a tall mainsail (Bermudian mainsail) that tapers to a point
- beseemingly — in a manner that is beseeming
- besiegement — the state of being besieged
- betting man — a person who is in the habit of placing bets
- big diomede — See under Diomede Islands.
- bikram yoga — a form of yoga in which traditional exercises are performed at high temperature and humidity
- biomodeling — the mathematical modeling of biological reactions.
- black magic — magic used for evil purposes by invoking the power of the devil
- blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
- bloomington — a city in central Indiana: seat of the University of Indiana (1820). Pop: 70 642 (2003 est)
- bombing run — the part of a flight of a bomber aircraft that brings it to the point over a target at which its bombs are released
- boring clam — piddock
- boring mill — a large vertical lathe having a rotating table on which work is secured. Tools are held on a fixed post and the work is rotated around it
- braggartism — the activity of a braggart
- 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.
- brickmaking — the activity of making bricks
- bridge lamp — a floor lamp, especially one having the light source on an arm so hinged as to be horizontally adjustable.
- brisingamen — the magic necklace worn by Freya.
- british gum — dextrin.
- buckjumping — a competitive event for buckjumpers in a rodeo