12-letter words containing p, a, n, g
- compensating — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- complainings — complaints
- complicating — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- compurgation — (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence
- constipating — to cause constipation in; make costive.
- copy-reading — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- coronagraphs — Plural form of coronagraph.
- craniography — examination of the skull as depicted by craniographs, photographs, and charts.
- crapehanging — the practice of hanging crape, esp as a sign of mourning
- crawling peg — a method of stabilizing exchange rates, prices, etc, by maintaining a fixed level for a specified period or until the level has persisted at an upper or lower limit for a specified period and then permitting a predetermined incremental rise or fall
- crazy paving — Crazy paving is pieces of stone of different shapes fitted together to make a path or flat area.
- crepe-hanger — a person who sees the gloomy side of things; pessimist.
- cryptogamian — of or relating to cryptogams
- dancing step — balanced step.
- danger point — the point at which something ceases to be safe
- day-tripping — to travel as a day-tripper.
- decapitating — Present participle of decapitate.
- demand paged — demand paging
- demonography — a treatise on demons.
- depopulating — Present participle of depopulate.
- depreciating — Present participle of depreciate.
- dermaplaning — a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- die stamping — the production of words or decoration on a surface by using a steel die so that the printed images stand in relief
- dilapidating — Present participle of dilapidate.
- disappearing — Present participle of disappear.
- disapproving — Expressing an unfavorable opinion.
- disculpating — Present participle of disculpate.
- dopaminergic — activated by or sensitive to dopamine.
- doppelganger — a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
- doppleganger — Misspelling of doppelganger.
- dripping pan — a shallow pan placed under roasting meat to catch the dripping
- ear piercing — hole in ear for jewellery
- ear-piercing — extremely harsh and irritating to the ear: ear-piercing noise.
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- eating apple — apple suitable for eating raw
- egyptian mau — a breed of medium-sized cat with a spotted coat of medium length
- elephant gun — hunting rifle
- emancipating — Present participle of emancipate.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- epoxylignane — (organic chemistry) Any lignane in which the two \u03b3-carbon atoms of the side chains are linked via an oxygen atom to form a tetrahydrofuran ring.
- espagnolette — the fastening device on a French window
- ethnographer — One who practices ethnography.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- exasperating — Intensely irritating; infuriating.
- expatriating — Present participle of expatriate.
- export agent — an person who acts on behalf of a business to develop a market for a product or service in a foreign country
- expugnations — Plural form of expugnation.
- finger paint — paint children apply with fingers