12-letter words containing g
- cable length — a unit of length in nautical use that has various values, including 100 fathoms (600 feet)
- cable-laying — involved in or connected to the activity of laying cables
- cablecasting — relating to broadcasting by cable
- cabriole leg — a type of furniture leg, popular in the first half of the 18th century, in which an upper convex curve descends tapering to a concave curve
- cachinnating — Present participle of cachinnate.
- caenogenesis — the development of structures and organs in an embryo or larva that are adaptations to its way of life and are not retained in the adult form
- cage cricket — a form of cricket played in an enclosed space, in which six players compete as individuals
- caliginosity — darkness
- call waiting — Call waiting is a telephone service that sends you a signal if another call arrives while you are already on the phone.
- calligraphed — Simple past tense and past participle of calligraph.
- calligrapher — A calligrapher is a person skilled in the art of calligraphy.
- calligraphic — fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
- calling card — A calling card is a small card with personal information about you on it, such as your name and address, which you can give to people when you go to visit them.
- calumniating — Present participle of calumniate.
- camouflaging — Present participle of camouflage.
- camp meeting — a religious meeting held in a large tent or outdoors, often lasting several days
- camp springs — a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- campaign hat — a felt hat with a broad, stiff brim and four dents in the crown, formerly worn by personnel in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.
- camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
- camping site — A camping site is the same as a campsite.
- campo grande — a city in SW Brazil, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul state on the São Paulo–Corumbá railway: market centre. Pop: 746 000 (2005 est)
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- canada goose — A Canada goose is a grayish-brown wild goose that comes from North America.
- canary grass — any of various grasses of the genus Phalaris, esp P. canariensis, that is native to Europe and N Africa and has straw-coloured seeds used as birdseed
- candygrammar — (language) A programming-language grammar that is mostly syntactic sugar; a play on "candygram". COBOL, Apple Computer's Hypertalk language, and many 4GLs share this property. The intent is to be as English-like as possible and thus easier for unskilled people to program. However, syntax isn't what makes programming hard; it's the mental effort and organisation required to specify an algorithm precisely. Thus "candygrammar" languages are just as difficult to program in, and far more painful for the experienced hacker.
- canned goods — tinned food produce
- cantabrigian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Cambridge or Cambridge University, or of Cambridge, Massachusetts, or Harvard University
- canting arms — a coat of arms making visual reference to the surname of its owner
- canyoneering — (US) Canyoning, a hybrid outdoor sport involving the traversal of river canyons.
- cap and gown — a cap with a flat top ( mortarboard) and a long robe, worn at some academic ceremonies, as commencement, and often used to symbolize the academic life
- cap spinning — a spinning process in which woolen yarn is twisted and wound onto a revolving bobbin located within a stationary cap, much used in the Bradford spinning process.
- capacitating — Present participle of capacitate.
- caparisoning — Present participle of caparison.
- cape agulhas — a headland in South Africa, the southernmost point of the African continent
- cape delgado — a headland on the NE coast of Mozambique
- cape ortegal — a cape in NW Spain, projecting into the Bay of Biscay
- caper spurge — a spurge, Euphorbia lathyris, producing latex that is considered a possible source of crude oil and gasoline.
- capital gain — the amount by which the selling price of a financial asset exceeds its cost
- capitalising — Present participle of capitalise.
- capitalizing — Present participle of capitalize.
- capitulating — Present participle of capitulate.
- caramelizing — Present participle of caramelize.
- carbonadoing — Present participle of carbonado.
- carcinogenic — A substance that is carcinogenic is likely to cause cancer.
- card catalog — a file of cards of uniform size arranged in some definite order and listing the items in the collection of a library or group of libraries, each card typically identifying a single item.
- card surfing — a form of cash-card fraud in which one person watches another using a cash dispenser, notes his or her personal identification number, and, after an accomplice has stolen the card, uses the card to withdraw cash
- cardigan bay — an inlet of St George's Channel, on the W coast of Wales
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- cardiography — electrocardiograph.
- cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.