11-letter words containing g, l, a, c, i
- 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)
- cataglottis — A passionate kiss which involves the touching of the tongues of the two people involved.
- catalogical — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloguize — to make a list of; catalogue
- catapulting — Present participle of catapult.
- categorical — If you are categorical about something, you state your views very definitely and firmly.
- cattle grid — A cattle grid is a set of metal bars in the surface of a road which prevents cattle and sheep from walking along the road, but allows people and vehicles to pass.
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- cavaliering — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- ceiling fan — a fan fitted to the ceiling
- celebrating — Present participle of celebrate.
- centrifugal — acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre
- cephalalgia — headache (def 1).
- cephalalgic — relating to or affected by headache
- cervicalgia — Neck pain.
- challenging — A challenging task or job requires great effort and determination.
- chandelling — Present participle of chandelle.
- chandlering — the work of a chandler
- changelings — Plural form of changeling.
- channelling — Architecture, Furniture. ornamentation with flutes or channels.
- chargrilled — Simple past tense and past participle of chargrill.
- chirurgical — relating to, carrying out or expert in surgery
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- choplogical — (rare) Characterized by equivocation or by overly complex or specious argumentation; improperly reasoned.
- circulating — Moving about freely.
- clamdiggers — Close-fitting women’s casual pants hemmed at mid-calf.
- classifying — Denoting an adjective that describes the class that a head noun belongs to and characterized by not having a comparative or superlative (for example American, mortal ).
- clavigerous — bearing a key or club
- clay pigeon — Clay pigeons are discs of baked clay which are thrown into the air by a machine as targets for gun shooting practice.
- cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
- clientelage — (dated) clientele; customers or patrons.
- 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.
- climategate — the scandal surrounding the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit whose researchers were accused of manipulating statistics on climate change to make global warming appear less of a threat
- climatising — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climatizing — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climatology — the study of climate
- cling peach — a clingstone peach.
- cloisonnage — cloisonné work
- clp(sigma*) — (language) A constraint logic programming language with regular sets.
- coagulating — Present participle of coagulate.
- coagulation — Coagulation is the process of changing from a liquid to a gel or solid, for example, the process that results in the formation of a blood clot.
- coagulative — Obsolete. coagulated.
- coal mining — the act, process, or industry of extracting coal from the earth
- coalignment — Alignment together.
- cocktailing — any of various short mixed drinks, consisting typically of gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, or brandy, with different admixtures, as vermouth, fruit juices, or flavorings, usually chilled and frequently sweetened.
- cog railway — a railway for a very steep grade with traction supplied by a central cogged rail that meshes with a cogwheel on the engine
- cognitional — Of or pertaining to cognition.
- cognizantly — In a cognizant manner.
- collegially — collegiate.