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11-letter words containing s, g, i

  • case ending — a suffix on an inflected noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its grammatical function.
  • casein glue — a glue made from casein, used for plywood, cabinetwork, etc.
  • caseinogens — Plural form of caseinogen.
  • casing nail — a nail having a small, conical head, slenderer than a common nail of the same length, used for laying floors, fastening matchboarding, and other work in which the head may remain visible.
  • casing shoe — A casing shoe is the bottom of the casing string, including the cement around it.
  • castigating — Present participle of castigate.
  • castigation — to criticize or reprimand severely.
  • castigatory — 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.
  • catagenesis — the retrogressive evolution of a species. Compare anagenesis (def 1).
  • cataglottis — A passionate kiss which involves the touching of the tongues of the two people involved.
  • catechising — Present participle of catechise.
  • categorised — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • categorizes — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • 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
  • centrifuges — Plural form of centrifuge.
  • cereologist — Someone who studies crop circles, especially one who believes that they are not man-made or formed by other terrestrial processes.
  • ch'iungshan — Qiongshan.
  • champignons — Plural form of champignon.
  • changelings — Plural form of changeling.
  • chasmogamic — relating or pertaining to chasmogamy
  • chessboxing — a sport in which participants contest alternating rounds of chess and boxing, of four and two minutes respectively
  • chinese lug — a lugsail stiffened by battens and kept flat when hoisted: used in Chinese sailing vessels.
  • chinese tag — a variety of the game of tag in which the tagged player must hold one hand on the part of the body where he or she was tagged.
  • chirrupings — Plural form of chirruping.
  • chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
  • chisellings — a series of chiselled or engraved markings
  • cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
  • chorus girl — A chorus girl is a young woman who sings or dances as part of a group in a show or film.
  • christening — A christening is a Christian ceremony in which a baby is made a member of the Christian church and is officially given his or her name. Compare baptism.
  • christingle — (in Britain) a Christian service for children held shortly before Christmas, in which each child is given a decorated fruit with a lighted candle in it
  • christogram — a symbol of Christ, especially the Chi-Rho.
  • christology — the branch of theology concerned with the person, attributes, and deeds of Christ
  • cigar store — a retail store specializing in tobacco products, as cigars and cigarettes.
  • cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.
  • clamdiggers — Close-fitting women’s casual pants hemmed at mid-calf.
  • classifying — Denoting an adjective that describes the class that a head noun belongs to and characterized by not having a comparative or superlative (for example American, mortal ).
  • clavigerous — bearing a key or club
  • cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
  • climatising — to acclimate to a new environment.
  • clingstones — Plural form of clingstone.
  • cloisonnage — cloisonné work
  • cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
  • clp(sigma*) — (language)   A constraint logic programming language with regular sets.
  • 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
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