10-letter words containing s, i, e, g, n
- biogenesis — the principle that a living organism must originate from a parent organism similar to itself
- blistering — Blistering heat is very great heat.
- bolstering — a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
- boringness — the quality of being boring
- bousingken — a drinking house frequented by thieves or other disreputable characters
- brightness — the condition of being bright
- bushelling — alteration of clothes
- cacogenics — dysgenics.
- caringness — The quality of being caring.
- caseinogen — the principal protein of milk, converted to casein by rennin
- cashiering — to dismiss (a military officer) from service, especially with disgrace.
- casinghead — the protruding part of a casing to which piping is attached
- cassegrain — of an arrangement of mirrors, lenses, etc. used in reflecting telescopes and microwave antennas, having its focus or transmission point near or behind the center of the main mirror
- centigrams — Plural form of centigram.
- chastening — A chastening experience makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- cherishing — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
- chiselling — (British) present participle of chisel.
- cienfuegos — a port in S Cuba, on Cienfuegos Bay. Pop: 147 000 (2005 est)
- clearwings — Plural form of clearwing.
- clinginess — The state or condition of being clingy.
- clingstone — a fruit, such as certain peaches, in which the flesh tends to adhere to the stone
- clogginess — The state or quality of being cloggy.
- clustering — cluster
- coalescing — Present participle of coalesce.
- coarsening — Present participle of coarsen.
- coexisting — to exist together or at the same time.
- cognisable — Alternative form of cognizable.
- cognisance — awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception: The guests took cognizance of the snide remark.
- collegians — Plural form of collegian.
- concierges — Plural form of concierge.
- condensing — to make more dense or compact; reduce the volume or extent of; concentrate.
- confessing — Present participle of confess.
- configures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of configure.
- congenious — (obsolete) congeneric.
- congesting — Present participle of congest.
- congestion — If there is congestion in a place, the place is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people.
- congestive — A congestive disease is a medical condition where a part of the body becomes blocked.
- consenting — A consenting adult is a person who is considered to be old enough to make their own decisions about who they have sex with.
- conserving — Present participle of conserve.
- consignees — Plural form of consignee.
- constringe — to shrink or contract
- contesting — a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- conversing — to talk informally with another or others; exchange views, opinions, etc., by talking.
- cosherings — (in Ireland) visits to tenants' houses by a chief and his followers, where they would expect to be fed and accommodated
- cosmogenic — (of an isotope) produced by cosmic rays
- costeaning — the activity of mining for lodes
- counseling — Counseling is advice which a therapist or other expert gives to someone about a particular problem.
- cragginess — The state of being craggy.
- crevassing — Present participle of crevasse.
- cryogenics — Cryogenics is a branch of physics that studies what happens to things at extremely low temperatures.