11-letter words containing o, s, i, n, g
- authorising — Present participle of authorise.
- autogenesis — spontaneous generation
- backsolving — Present participle of backsolve.
- baking soda — Baking soda is the same as bicarbonate of soda.
- basingstoke — a town in S England, in N Hampshire. Pop: 90 171 (2001)
- bingo wings — areas of loose or flabby skin on the upper arm, esp in women, which hang down when the arm is extended
- biogenetics — the branch of biology concerned with altering the genomes of living organisms
- bobsledding — a sled having two pairs of runners, a brake, and a steering wheel or other mechanism that enables the front rider to direct the sled down a steeply banked run or chute.
- bonefishing — the activity of fishing for bonefish
- bookselling — the activity of selling books
- bossnapping — kidnapping a company executive as part of industrial action
- brownnosing — If you accuse someone of brownnosing, you are saying in a rather offensive way that they are agreeing with someone important in order to get their support.
- bushhogging — to clear (land) by using a bush hog.
- cacogenesis — (medicine) A morbid, monstrous, or pathological growth or product; an abnormality in structure; a monstrosity.
- carcinogens — Plural form of carcinogen.
- carloadings — the number of railroad carloads shipped in or out within a given period
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- caseinogens — Plural form of caseinogen.
- casing shoe — A casing shoe is the bottom of the casing string, including the cement around it.
- 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.
- 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
- champignons — Plural form of champignon.
- chessboxing — a sport in which participants contest alternating rounds of chess and boxing, of four and two minutes respectively
- chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.
- 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.