9-letter words containing g
- ceropegia — any of various, usually climbing or trailing, plants of the genus Ceropegia, native to the Old World tropics and often cultivated as houseplants.
- cgs units — a metric system of units based on the centimetre, gram, and second. For scientific and technical purposes these units have been replaced by SI units
- ch'inghai — a province in W central China. 269,187 sq. mi. (697,194 sq. km). Capital: Xining.
- chaffings — Plural form of chaffing.
- chagrined — If you are chagrined by something, it disappoints, upsets, or annoys you, perhaps because of your own failure.
- chalcogen — any of the elements oxygen, sulphur, selenium, tellurium, or polonium, of group 6A of the periodic table
- challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
- champagne — Champagne is an expensive French white wine with bubbles in. It is often drunk to celebrate something.
- champaign — an expanse of open level or gently undulating country
- changable — Misspelling of changeable.
- changchou — Changzhou
- changchow — a city in S Fujian province, in SE China.
- changchun — a city in NE China, capital of Jilin province: as Hsinking, capital of the Japanese state of Manchukuo (1932–45). Pop: 3 092 000 (2005 est)
- change up — When you change up, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a higher gear.
- change-up — a temporary shift or variation in a normal routine or regular pattern of activity: Reading a mystery novel has been a real change of pace for me.
- changeful — often changing; inconstant; variable
- changelog — (computing) A log that records changes between versions, as in source control.
- changeups — Plural form of changeup.
- changzhou — a city in E China, in S Jiangsu province, on the Grand Canal: also known as Wutsin until 1949, when the 7th-century name was officially readopted. Pop: 2 085 500 (2004 est)
- char-ring — to do (housework, odd jobs, or chores); clean or repair.
- charangas — Plural form of charanga.
- charangos — Plural form of charango.
- charge up — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
- chargeful — onerous; expensive
- chargeoff — Alternative spelling of charge off.
- chargeous — (obsolete) burdensome.
- chargrill — to grill (meat) over charcoal
- charmings — Plural form of charming.
- chartings — Plural form of charting.
- chelating — Having the ability to undergo chelation.
- chengchow — Zhengzhou
- cheongsam — a straight dress, usually of silk or cotton, with a stand-up collar and a slit in one side of the skirt, worn by Chinese women
- cherbourg — a port in NW France, on the English Channel. Pop: 25 370 (1999)
- chernigov — a city in N central Ukraine, on the River Desna: tyres, pianos, consumer goods. Pop: 308 000 (2005 est)
- cheruping — Present participle of cherup.
- chevening — a mansion and estate in SE England, in western Kent: the official country residence of the British foreign secretary
- chiacking — to jeer at; tease; deride.
- chicagoan — a native or inhabitant of Chicago, Ill.
- chickling — a very small chick
- chidingly — In a chiding manner.
- chidlings — the intestines of an animal, esp a pig, prepared as food
- chiefling — a minor chief
- chiengmai — a town in NW Thailand: teak, silver, silk industries: university (1964). Pop: 182 000 (2005 est)
- chili dog — a hot dog with chilli
- chiliagon — a thousand-sided polygon
- chilidogs — Plural form of chilidog.
- ching-t'u — Pure Land.
- chinglish — written or spoken English that is influenced by Chinese vocabulary and grammatical structure and used primarily by native speakers of Chinese
- chinkiang — Older Spelling. Zhenjiang.
- chippings — Wood chippings or stone chippings are small pieces of wood or stone which are used, for example, to cover surfaces such as paths or roads.