12-letter words containing g, r, e
- change purse — A change purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
- change round — to place in or adopt a different or opposite position
- change-maker — a person or thing that changes bills or coins for ones of smaller denominations.
- changearound — the act of changing to a different position
- chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
- char-grilled — Char-grilled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
- charge nurse — A charge nurse is a nurse who is in charge of a hospital ward.
- charge plate — an identification plate, especially one from which an impression can be taken, issued to a customer and used to make purchases on a credit basis.
- charge sheet — a document on which a police officer enters details of the charge against a prisoner and the court in which he will appear
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- chauffeuring — Present participle of chauffeur.
- checkweigher — a person or machine that measures the weight of commodities on a production line or in a colliery
- cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
- cheeseburger — A cheeseburger is a flat round piece of cooked meat called a burger with a slice of cheese on top, served in a bread roll.
- cheesemonger — a person dealing in cheese, butter, etc
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- chemosurgery — a method of treating cancer involving the use of chemicals to destroy malignant tissue or skin
- chew the rag — to converse idly; chat
- chicago fire — a three-day fire in Chicago, Ill., in 1871 that largely destroyed the city and took several hundred lives.
- childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
- childrearing — the raising and parenting of children: Childrearing extends beyond simple guardianship to nurturing and guidance.
- chiliburgers — Plural form of chiliburger.
- chirographer — Alternative form of chirographist.
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- chitterlings — the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
- chord change — a movement from one chord to another
- choregrapher — Alt form choreographer.
- choreographs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of choreograph.
- choreography — Choreography is the inventing of steps and movements for ballets and other dances.
- choreologist — a person who is expert in choreology
- chorographer — Someone who desscribes a particular region or country.
- christenings — Plural form of christening.
- chrome green — any green pigment made by mixing lead chromate with Prussian blue
- chronologies — Plural form of chronology.
- chronologise — Alternative spelling of chronologize.
- chronologize — to arrange in an order determined by when events took place
- chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
- cigar flower — the common name for a small, shrubby plant, Cuphea ignea, of the loosestrife family, native to Mexico and Jamaica, grown as an ornamental and houseplant: named for its red tubular flowers that resemble cigars.
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- circle graph — pie chart.
- circumgyrate — to cause (something) to move in a circular motion
- citrangequat — A trigenic hybrid cross of two types of orange and a kumquat.
- city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
- clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
- clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
- clatteringly — With a clattering sound.
- clean energy — energy, as electricity or nuclear power, that does not pollute the atmosphere when used, as opposed to coal and oil, that do.
- clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area