10-letter words containing o, r, g, n
- brown alga — an alga of the class Phaeophyceae, usually brown owing to the presence of brown pigments in addition to the chlorophyll.
- brown lung — a debilitating lung disease resembling emphysema, occurring among textile workers from inhalation of cotton dust.
- buitenzorg — former Dutch name of Bogor.
- burgeoning — rapidly developing or growing; flourishing
- burlington — a city in S Canada on Lake Ontario, northeast of Hamilton. Pop: 150 836 (2001)
- camerlengo — a cardinal who acts as the pope's financial secretary and the papal treasurer
- campground — A campground is the same as a campsite.
- canonsburg — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- caprioling — Present participle of capriole.
- carcinogen — A carcinogen is a substance which can cause cancer.
- carhopping — the practice of serving customers at a drive-in restaurant
- cariogenic — (of a substance) producing caries, esp in the teeth
- carmagnole — a dance and song popular during the French Revolution
- carpooling — Present participle of carpool.
- carrington — Dora, known as Carrington. 1893–1932, British painter, engraver, and letter writer; a member of the Bloomsbury Group
- cartonnage — The papyrus used to wrap mummies in ancient Egypt.
- cartooning — a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- cavortings — sexual frolics
- ceredigion — a county of W Wales, on Cardigan Bay: created in 1996 from part of Dyfed; corresponds to the former Cardiganshire (abolished 1974): mainly agricultural, with the Cambrian Mountains in the E and N. Administrative centre: Aberaeron. Pop: 77 200 (2003 est). Area: 1793 sq km (692 sq miles)
- changeover — A changeover is a change from one activity or system to another.
- changeroom — a room for use in changing one's clothes.
- chirognomy — the study of the hand in order to discern a person's nature or future events
- chirurgeon — surgeon
- chirurgion — Alternative form of chirurgeon; archaic spelling of surgeon.
- chromagens — Plural form of chromagen.
- chromogens — Plural form of chromogen.
- chronogram — a phrase or inscription in which letters such as M, C, X, L, and V can be read as Roman numerals giving a date
- chronology — The chronology of a series of past events is the times at which they happened in the order in which they happened.
- cinemagoer — a person who attends the cinema
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
- clobbering — Present participle of clobber.
- co-manager — a person who manages something jointly with one or more other people
- coarsening — Present participle of coarsen.
- coathanger — Alternative spelling of coat hanger.
- cogenerate — To generate two forms of energy simultaneously.
- coinsuring — Present participle of coinsure.
- colorizing — Present participle of colorize.
- colourings — Plural form of colouring.
- comforting — If you say that something is comforting, you mean it makes you feel less worried or unhappy.
- comprising — to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
- comprizing — Present participle of comprize.
- concerning — You use concerning to indicate what a question or piece of information is about.
- concerting — a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- concierges — Plural form of concierge.
- concording — Present participle of concord.
- concreting — Present participle of concrete.
- concurring — to accord in opinion; agree: Do you concur with his statement?
- conferring — to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.