12-letter words containing n, i, g, h
- chip carving — wood carving, usually executed with a knife and characterized by small incisions and simple geometrical patterns.
- chirognomist — someone who studies chirognomy
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- chitchatting — light conversation; casual talk; gossip.
- chitterlings — the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
- chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
- christenings — Plural form of christening.
- chronologies — Plural form of chronology.
- chronologise — Alternative spelling of chronologize.
- chronologist — a person versed in chronology.
- chronologize — to arrange in an order determined by when events took place
- cliff-hanger — a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- cliffhanging — Present participle of cliffhang.
- climbingfish — climbing perch.
- cockfighting — The sport (illegal in certain countries) of setting two cocks to fight each other. Fighting cocks often have had their legs fitted with metal spurs.
- cockthrowing — the sport of knocking down, or killing, a cock that is tied to a post
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- coding sheet — a form on which a program is written
- codling moth — a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples
- cohabitating — cohabit.
- coin changer — a machine that gives change rapidly, as to a customer, typically operated by a manual keyboard and often used in association with a cash register.
- conchologist — One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study.
- contact high — a state of altered consciousness caused by inhaling the drugs other people are smoking
- copyrighting — Present participle of copyright.
- cornhuskings — Plural form of cornhusking.
- couchsurfing — Couchsurfing is the practice of sleeping at the houses of several different people for a period of time without paying.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- counterweigh — counterbalance
- craniography — examination of the skull as depicted by craniographs, photographs, and charts.
- crapehanging — the practice of hanging crape, esp as a sign of mourning
- cringeworthy — Causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
- daughterling — a small daughter
- dehumanising — Present participle of dehumanise.
- dehumanizing — denying or depriving of dignity
- demythifying — to create a myth about (a person, place, tradition, etc.); cause to become a myth.
- denbighshire — a county of N Wales: split between Clwyd and Gwynedd in 1974; reinstated with different boundaries in 1996: borders the Irish Sea, with the Cambrian Mountains in the south: chiefly agricultural. Administrative centre: Ruthin. Pop: 94 900 (2003 est). Area: 844 sq km (327 sq miles)
- ding an sich — thing-in-itself.
- dining chair — high-backed chair used at dinner table
- diphthongize — to change into or pronounce as a diphthong.
- dishevelling — Present participle of dishevel.
- dishonouring — Present participle of dishonour.
- divine right — doctrine that king's power was ordained by God
- doomwatching — the act of watching the environment to warn of and prevent harm
- doughnutlike — Resembling a doughnut.
- downshifting — to shift an automotive transmission or vehicle into a lower gear.
- dragon light — a herbal remedy for impotence
- droughtiness — Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
- duck-shoving — the evasion of responsibility by someone
- dutch guiana — former name of Suriname.