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11-letter words containing t, i, g

  • bootlicking — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
  • boottopping — the area between the water lines of a ship when fully loaded and when unloaded.
  • box-ticking — the process of satisfying bureaucratic administrative requirements rather than assessing the actual merit of something
  • brachiating — Botany. having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs.
  • braggartism — the activity of a braggart
  • brake light — a red light attached to the rear of a motor vehicle that lights up when the brakes are applied, serving as a warning to following drivers
  • bratticings — a series of temporary wooden housings erected on top of a wall, esp a castle wall
  • brattishing — decorative work along the coping or on the cornice of a building
  • bridgewater — a town in E Massachusetts.
  • bright coal — coal consisting of alternating layers of clarain and vitrain.
  • bright idea — suggestion: clever
  • bright wool — the wool of sheep raised east of the Mississippi River.
  • bright-eyed — eager; fresh and enthusiastic
  • bright-line — (of rules, standards, etc.) unambiguously clear: This muddies the waters of what should be a brightline rule.
  • bring about — To bring something about means to cause it to happen.
  • bring forth — to give birth to
  • british gum — dextrin.
  • browbeating — to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.
  • bugging out — Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
  • bullbaiting — a type of blood sport involving the baiting of a bull by dogs
  • bullfighter — A bullfighter is the person who tries to injure or kill the bull in a bullfight.
  • bunch light — a light consisting of a group of small light bulbs mounted in a reflecting box.
  • burning out — to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate.
  • burns night — (in Scotland) 25 January, the traditional date for holding a celebratory meal (Burns supper) in honour of Robert Burns
  • cacogastric — relating to an upset stomach
  • calculating — If you describe someone as calculating, you disapprove of the fact that they deliberately plan to get what they want, often by hurting or harming other people.
  • calibrating — Mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings.
  • candlelight — Candlelight is the light that a candle produces.
  • captivating — Someone or something that is captivating fascinates or attracts you.
  • carbonating — Present participle of carbonate.
  • care-taking — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
  • carry light — a searchlight used to illuminate a target while it is tracked and fired upon.
  • cartelizing — Present participle of cartelize.
  • 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.
  • catalogical — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
  • cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
  • cataloguize — to make a list of; catalogue
  • catapulting — Present participle of catapult.
  • catchweight — of or relating to a contest in which normal weight categories have been waived by agreement
  • catechising — Present participle of catechise.
  • catechizing — Present participle of catechize.
  • categorical — If you are categorical about something, you state your views very definitely and firmly.
  • categorised — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
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