11-letter words containing p, i, n, g, e
- goalkeeping — The art of a goalkeeper.
- grade point — Education. a numerical equivalent to a received letter grade, usually 0 for F, 1 for D, 2 for C, 3 for B, and 4 for A, that is multiplied by the number of credits for the course: used to compute a grade point average.
- graphicness — The quality of being graphic: grotesqueness or vividness.
- grass snipe — the pectoral sandpiper.
- greasepaint — an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
- ground pine — any of several species of club moss, especially Lycopodium obscurum or L. complanatum.
- gudgeon pin — wrist pin.
- guttersnipe — a person belonging to or characteristic of the lowest social group in a city.
- heating pad — a flexible fabric-covered pad containing insulated electrical heating elements for applying heat especially to the body.
- holding-pen — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
- homeporting — Present participle of homeport.
- hypermiling — to improve fuel mileage in a motor vehicle, as by adopting certain driving techniques or making design alterations to the vehicle.
- hyphenating — Present participle of hyphenate.
- hypogenesis — underdevelopment of an organ or function, especially in the embryo.
- impanelling — Present participle of impanel.
- imperilling — Present participle of imperil.
- impignorate — (obsolete, transitive) To pledge or pawn.
- impingement — to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on or upon): to impinge upon the imagination; social pressures that impinge upon one's daily life.
- imprecating — Present participle of imprecate.
- impregnable — susceptible to impregnation, as an egg.
- impregnably — In an impregnable manner; in a manner to defy attack.
- impregnated — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- impregnates — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- impregnator — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- in progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
- innerspring — having or characterized by a large number of enclosed coil springs within an overall padding: innerspring construction.
- interloping — to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
- interposing — Present participle of interpose.
- iron sponge — sponge iron.
- jasperizing — Present participle of jasperize.
- jean piaget — Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- kneecapping — (uncountable) The act of destroying the kneecaps of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
- large print — text printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
- large-print — set in a type size larger than normal for the benefit of persons with impaired vision: large-print newspapers.
- lead piping — pipes made of lead
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- leg-pulling — the act of performing practical jokes
- lightplanes — Plural form of lightplane.
- linguaphile — a language and word lover.
- lip-reading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- lipogenesis — (biochemistry) The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce.
- long primer — a 12-point type.
- long splice — a splice for forming a united rope narrow enough to pass through a block, made by unlaying the ends of two ropes for a considerable distance, overlapping the strands so as to make pairs of one strand from each rope, unlaying one of each pair, twisting the other strand into its place in the united rope, and tucking the yarns of the unlaid strand separately into place.
- managership — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- map-reading — the act or skill of interpreting the significance of a geographical map
- mapping pen — a pen with a fine point, used esp for drawing maps
- marking pen — marker (def 10).
- meatpacking — (US) The slaughter and further processing of animals for meat.
- megaphoning — Present participle of megaphone.