11-letter words containing g, i, r
- criminology — Criminology is the scientific study of crime and criminals.
- crinigerous — having hair; hairy
- cripplingly — Offensive. a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs. an animal that is similarly disabled; a lame animal. Offensive. a person who is disabled or impaired in any way: a mental cripple.
- criticising — to censure or find fault with.
- criticizing — Present participle of criticize.
- crochetings — a collection of crochet-work
- cropdusting — the spreading of fungicide, etc on crops in the form of dust, often from an aircraft
- croquignole — a small crisp cake
- cryobiology — the branch of biology concerned with the study of the effects of very low temperatures on organisms
- cryogenized — treated with or stored in a cryogen.
- cryptogamic — Of, relating to, or denoting cryptogams.
- cryptogenic — (esp of diseases) of unknown or obscure origin
- cryptologic — cryptography.
- cult figure — a person who inspires devotion in a particular group of people
- curb weight — the weight of an automotive vehicle including fuel, coolant, and lubricants but excluding occupants and cargo.
- curia regis — (in Norman England) the king's court, which performed all functions of government
- daily grind — everyday work routine
- danger list — on
- darlingness — the quality or characteristic of being darling, sweet, or charming
- darning egg — a rounded piece of wood or plastic used in darning to support the fabric around the hole
- day trading — the practice of buying and selling shares on the same day, often via the internet, in order to make a quick profit
- daydreaming — indulgence in daydreams
- de-energize — to disconnect (an electrical circuit) from its source
- dead firing — firing of a furnace or boiler at less than normal operating temperature in order to maintain conditions desirable during a period of idleness.
- dead ringer — a person or thing that closely resembles another; ringer: That old car is a dead ringer for the one we used to own.
- debriefings — Plural form of debriefing.
- decentering — to put out of center.
- deciphering — Present participle of decipher.
- deck bridge — a bridge with an upper horizontal beam that carries the roadway
- deenergized — to deprive of electrical energy or exhaust the electrical energy from: Turning off the ignition de-energizes the spark plugs.
- deflowering — Present participle of deflower.
- deforesting — Present participle of deforest.
- degendering — to free from any association with or dependence on gender: to degenderize employment policies.
- degenderize — to free from any association with or dependence on gender: to degenderize employment policies.
- degerminate — degerm (def 2).
- deglamorize — to make (a person or thing) less glamorous
- deglutitory — of or relating to swallowing
- degradation — You use degradation to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially one which involves poverty or immorality.
- degradative — causing degradation
- degradingly — that degrades; debasing; humiliating: degrading submission.
- degree mill — an academic institution with low standards that awards many degrees
- degringoler — to descend rapidly
- dehydrating — Present participle of dehydrate.
- deintegrate — (obsolete) To disintegrate.
- delustering — a chemical process for reducing the luster of rayon yarns by adding a finely divided pigment to the spinning solution.
- demarcating — Present participle of demarcate.
- demarketing — advertising that urges the public to limit the consumption of a product, as at a time of shortage.
- demi-vierge — a girl or woman who behaves in a sexually provocative and permissive way without yielding her virginity.
- demigration — moving from one place to another
- demographic — Demographic means relating to or concerning demography.