11-letter words containing i, n, s, g
- caseinogens — Plural form of caseinogen.
- casing nail — a nail having a small, conical head, slenderer than a common nail of the same length, used for laying floors, fastening matchboarding, and other work in which the head may remain visible.
- casing shoe — A casing shoe is the bottom of the casing string, including the cement around it.
- castigating — Present participle of castigate.
- castigation — to criticize or reprimand severely.
- 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)
- casting rod — a fishing rod, generally 4–8 feet (1.2–2.4 meters) long, for casting bait or lures with a reel mounted near the handle that enables the thumb or finger to control the line during a cast, including rods used for bait casting and spinning.
- catagenesis — the retrogressive evolution of a species. Compare anagenesis (def 1).
- catechising — Present participle of catechise.
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- cenogenesis — the development of structures in the embryonic or larval stage of an organism that are adaptive and do not appear in the evolutionary history of its group
- centrifuges — Plural form of centrifuge.
- ch'iungshan — Qiongshan.
- champignons — Plural form of champignon.
- changelings — Plural form of changeling.
- chessboxing — a sport in which participants contest alternating rounds of chess and boxing, of four and two minutes respectively
- chinese lug — a lugsail stiffened by battens and kept flat when hoisted: used in Chinese sailing vessels.
- chinese tag — a variety of the game of tag in which the tagged player must hold one hand on the part of the body where he or she was tagged.
- chirrupings — Plural form of chirruping.
- chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
- chisellings — a series of chiselled or engraved markings
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- christening — A christening is a Christian ceremony in which a baby is made a member of the Christian church and is officially given his or her name. Compare baptism.
- christingle — (in Britain) a Christian service for children held shortly before Christmas, in which each child is given a decorated fruit with a lighted candle in it
- cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.
- 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 ).
- climatising — to acclimate to a new environment.
- clingstones — Plural form of clingstone.
- cloisonnage — cloisonné work
- cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
- cnidogenous — producing or containing nematocysts.
- coasteering — the sport of following a coastline by swimming, climbing, diving, and walking while wearing a wetsuit, a life jacket, and a helmet
- cogitations — concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation: After hours of cogitation he came up with a new proposal.
- cognitivism — the meta-ethical thesis that moral judgments state facts and so are either true or false
- cognitivist — A person who believes or works in cognitive grammar.
- cognizances — Plural form of cognizance.
- cognoscenti — The cognoscenti are the people who know a lot about a particular subject.
- cognoscible — able to be known or recognized
- coil spring — a helical spring formed from wire
- compassings — contrivances or schemes
- compositing — made up of disparate or separate parts or elements; compound: a composite drawing; a composite philosophy.
- compressing — Present participle of compress.
- condignness — the quality of being condign
- confirmings — confirmations
- confusingly — causing or tending to cause confusion: a confusing attempt at explanation.
- congestible — to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog: The subway entrance was so congested that no one could move.
- congressing — (initial capital letter) the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: the Ninety-Seventh Congress. a session of this body: to speak in Congress.
- congression — The act of coming together; congress.
- congruities — Plural form of congruity.
- consanguine — having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.