11-letter words containing i, g, n, o
- assignation — An assignation is a secret meeting with someone, especially with a lover.
- associating — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- astonishing — Something that is astonishing is very surprising.
- astrogation — (in science fiction) navigation in outer space.
- astrologian — (obsolete) An astrologer.
- at gunpoint — If you are held at gunpoint, someone is threatening to shoot and kill you if you do not obey them.
- atherogenic — causing atheroma
- auditioning — Present participle of audition.
- authorising — Present participle of authorise.
- authorizing — Present participle of authorize.
- auto racing — the sport of racing automobiles in which drivers compete against each other on a course designed for racing or on closed public roads.
- autoantigen — an antigen of one's own cells or cell products.
- autoclaving — Present participle of autoclave.
- autogenesis — spontaneous generation
- autogenetic — self-generated.
- autoloading — self-loading
- autozeroing — (electronics) A sampling technique that measures an offset from zero and later compensates by subtracting the difference.
- backflowing — Flowing backwards.
- backing dog — a dog that moves a flock of sheep by jumping on their backs
- backloading — to defer to a later date, as wages, benefits, or costs: The union agreed to back-load pay raises.
- backlogging — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
- backsolving — Present participle of backsolve.
- badmouthing — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
- bag of wind — windbag.
- baking soda — Baking soda is the same as bicarbonate of soda.
- ballyhooing — Present participle of ballyhoo.
- bamboozling — Present participle of bamboozle.
- bankrolling — Present participle of bankroll.
- bar-hopping — Informal. to go to a succession of bars or nightclubs, with a brief stay at each.
- bargain for — If you have not bargained for or bargained on something that happens, you did not expect it to happen and so feel surprised or worried by it.
- basingstoke — a town in S England, in N Hampshire. Pop: 90 171 (2001)
- bayonetting — (British) present participle of bayonet.
- be going to — If you say that something is going to happen, you mean that it will happen in the future, usually quite soon.
- bed molding — a molding below a projecting part, esp. between the corona and frieze
- bedclothing — bedclothes; bedding.
- bedding out — the process of planting out young flowering plants in beds
- big-footing — a prominent or influential person, especially a journalist or news analyst.
- bingo wings — areas of loose or flabby skin on the upper arm, esp in women, which hang down when the arm is extended
- biocenology — the branch of biology dealing with the study of biological communities and the interactions among their members.
- bioengineer — Also called biomedical engineering. the application of engineering principles and techniques to problems in medicine and biology, as the design and production of artificial limbs and organs.
- biogenetics — the branch of biology concerned with altering the genomes of living organisms
- biomodeling — the mathematical modeling of biological reactions.
- bioprinting — the construction of replacement body parts using techniques developed for three-dimensional printing
- bioregional — relating to a bioregion
- birddogging — the act of pursuing with determination
- bit-robbing — in-band signalling
- bivouacking — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- blogjacking — the use of another person’s blog without his or her consent, esp for malicious or satirical purposes
- bloomington — a city in central Indiana: seat of the University of Indiana (1820). Pop: 70 642 (2003 est)
- bludgeoning — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.