12-letter words containing p, i, a, g, e
- cip language — language> (CIP-L, Computer-aided Intuition-guided Programming Language) A wide-spectrum language for incremental program transformation. There are ALGOL- and Pascal-like variants.
- circle graph — pie chart.
- co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
- compensating — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- copy-reading — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- 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
- dancing step — balanced step.
- danger point — the point at which something ceases to be safe
- decapitating — Present participle of decapitate.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- demographies — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
- 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
- dermographia — dermatographia.
- dermographic — dermatographia.
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- diageotropic — (of a plant part) growing at a right angle to the direction of gravity.
- die stamping — the production of words or decoration on a surface by using a steel die so that the printed images stand in relief
- dip the flag — to salute by lowering a flag briefly
- disappearing — Present participle of disappear.
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- dopaminergic — activated by or sensitive to dopamine.
- 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
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- emancipating — Present participle of emancipate.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- epexegetical — Relating to epexegesis.
- epigrammatic — Of the nature or in the style of an epigram; concise, clever, and amusing.
- epigraphical — Epigraphic.
- 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.
- escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- exasperating — Intensely irritating; infuriating.
- expatriating — Present participle of expatriate.
- expugnations — Plural form of expugnation.
- finger paint — paint children apply with fingers
- finger-paint — a jellylike paint, used chiefly by children in painting, usually with their fingers.
- gaboon viper — a large, venomous snake, Bitis gabonica, of tropical African forests, having large retractable fangs and geometrically patterned scales of yellow, brown, and sometimes purple.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- gamesmanship — the use of methods, especially in a sports contest, that are dubious or seemingly improper but not strictly illegal.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic
- gas pipeline — a system of transmission for gaseous material, esp natural gas