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Definition: Climbing |
ClimbingAdjective1. Used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb; "a climbing fern"; "plants of a creeping or scandent nature". Noun1. An event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "climbing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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Dream Interpretation | To dream of climbing up a hill or mountain and reaching the top, you will overcome the most formidable obstacles between you and a prosperous future; but if you should fail to reach the top, your dearest plans will suffer being wrecked. To climb a ladder to the last rung, you will succeed in business; but if the ladder breaks, you will be plunged into unexpected straits, and accidents may happen to you. To see yourself climbing the side of a house in some mysterious way in a dream, and to have a window suddenly open to let you in, foretells that you will make or have made extraordinary ventures against the approbation of friends, but success will eventually crown your efforts, though there will be times when despair will almost enshroud you. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Climbing is going up, or, depending on context, also down. It may refer to aircraft, a land vehicle, and humans and animals. On land, in particular it refers to steep climbs, e.g. on a hill, mountain or stairs, in a pole or tree, etc.
Climbing without a vehicle is often done as a sport or recreation. Often the emphasis is on balance and agility over brute force. Climbing can take place outdoors on real rock faces, or indoors on synthetically constructed climbing walls.
Shorter climbs can often be done with anchors and rope that are placed at the top of the climb before the climbers ascend. This type of climbing is called "top-rope" climbing. Longer climbs are normally done placing safety anchors during the ascent. This method is called "lead" climbing.
To make lead climbing safe, climbers will often climb in pairs. The leader will climb first climbing up and placing protection as they go. When the leader has finished the route the other climber in the pair, the second, will climb and will remove the protection that the leader placed.
Nearly all climbers follow the known climbing routes that are described in guidebookss. The most experienced and adventurous will attempt to establish new routes and make the first ascents of them.
Categories by type of terrain
- Mountaineering is climbing mountains and may sometimes include rock or ice climbs.
- Rock climbing is vertical or horizontal motion over steep rocky terrain.
- Bouldering is vertical or horizontal motion over boulders.
- Indoor climbing is vertical or horizontal movement over artificially constructed walls and grips. Routes are of varying difficulty are often indicated using differently coloured holds.
- Ice climbing is climbing over frozen water features.
- Buildering (pun on bouldering) is climbing the outside of buildings. This is often illegal.
- Recreational tree climbing uses ropes, a saddle and other gear (no spikes or gaffs) to safely scale a tree without causing it harm.
Categories by use of protection to ascend
- Aid climbing: any means of gettings yourself and your equipment up the rock face is permitted. You can place gear into cracks and features on the rock and pull on the gear or stand in it in order to achieve ascent. Aid climbing may be the only way (yet!) to climb some very steep terrain.
- Free climbing: the only means of propelling yourself up the rock is your own body. Ropes and other gear are only used to protect the climb, they are not pulled on or weighted in order to actually climb.
Styles of climbing by level or type of protection
- Solo climbing (sometimes "free solo") is climbing without ropes and without equipment and is not to be confused with free climbing.
- Traditional climbing where the leader places temporary protection that does not alter the rock and the second climber removes it again.
- Sport climbing is climbing on routes that are protected entirely by bolts drilled into the rock. The protection is (generally) reliable, little equipment is needed. Generally people can push themselves more on sport routes.
Competitions
Competitions are usually held indoors on purpose built climbing walls. There are two main categories.As an additional handicap, a climber may have to climb a route on sight. This means he is not allowed to see other climbers try to climb the route, and has only a limited amount of time to visually inspect the climb from ground level.
- Rotpunkt: competitors climb the same route one after the other. The highest grip they are able to reach counts. A competition usually consists of 3 routes with ascending difficulty level.
- Race to the top: on two identical routes, competitors race each other to the top. The first to reach the top wins.
Grading
There are different ranking systems for competitive climbers.Climbers grade the difficulty of the routes they climb. The grading system used varies from country to country (and region) and according to the style of climb. See also grade (bouldering).
See also
- List of climbers
- List of climbing topics
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Climbing."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Rock climbing is vertical or horizontal movement over steep rocky terrain, in particular as a sport.The rock that climbers climb on is generally varied. In Britain the following types are common:
In terms of climbing the factors that vary across different types of rock are the friction on the rock, the strength of the grips, the looseness of rocks, the amount of vegetation on the rock and the typical frequency of protection placements.
- gritstone (a course sandstone) in the Peak District and Yorkshire.
- limestone in Wales, Peak District, Yorkshire, Scotland.
- sandstone (that is, usually softer and/or finer than gritstone) in Northern England, Southern England, Northern Scotland.
- granite in West Penwith.
- slate in North Wales (and parts of Devon and Cornwall?).
- gabbro on The Isle of Skye.
- rheolite, other. Elsewhere.
For example, Peak District gritstone has high friction and is generally strong and compact and vegetation free, but it is known for producing routes with very sparse protection.
Which rock is best to climb on is a discussion likely to cause great debate amongst some climbers.
Climbers grade the routes they climb. The grading system used varies from country to country (and region) and according to what style the climb is.
There are several different approaches to rock climbing, depending on the terrain and conditions and on the proclivities of the climber. These range from solo climbing, which is performed without protection, a minimum of equipment, and no rope, to technical climbing, which makes extensive use of ropes, slings, and mechanical devices for providing extra hand/foot holds and a means of limiting the damage in the event of a fall.
For more information on the styles and techniques of rock climbing, see the articles on climbing and protection.
See also
- Climbing area
- List of climbers
- List of climbing topics
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Rock climbing."
Synonyms: ClimbingSynonyms: climbing(a) (adj), scandent (adj), climb (n), mounting (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Pain | Phrase: "the iron entered into our soul"; haeret lateri lethalis arundo; one's heart bleeding; "down, thou climbing sorrow"; "mirth cannot move a soul in agony"; nessun maggior dolere che ricordarsi del tempo felice nella miseria; "sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier things"; "the Niobe of Nations". |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Climbing |
| English words defined with "climbing": Climbing fumitory, climbing hydrangea, climbing iron, climbing lily, climbing salamander ♦ mountain climbing. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "climbing": ABRUSSI, angle of climb ♦ best first search ♦ Fence ♦ Garret, GEORGE-LLOYD, grab iron, GUIDE, ALPINE ♦ Hand over Hand, Heaven, hill climbing, Hills ♦ JONAH ♦ Og ♦ phugoid oscillation, precutting blade ♦ ROOF FITTER ♦ second rigger, sidestepping, SWITCH INSPECTOR ♦ TEACHER, ADVENTURE EDUCATION, TREE PRUNER, TREE TRIMMER, tree trimmer, line clearance, tree-trimming-line technician ♦ woodpeckers. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "climbing": Virginia. (references) |
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Screenplays | Climbing the north face of newsmaking again are we (Drop the Dead Donkey; writing credit: Andy Hamilton; Guy Jenkin) He met some bimbette while climbing the Matterhorn (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay) And climbing. (The Tao of Steve; writing credit: Duncan North; Greer Goodman) I spent two years climbing that mountain, and I'm not about to let some guy yodel on it (3rd Rock from the Sun; writing credit: Leslie Danon; Austin Reid) Manliness is not all swagger and mountain climbing. It's also tenderness (Tea and Sympathy; writing credit: Robert Anderson) | |
Lyrics | Midnight grinding, heartrate's climbing (More Than A Woman; performing artist: Aaliyah) Little skirt climbing way up her knees (Walk This Way; performing artist: Aerosmith) Caught up in a world of uphill climbing, (Mandy; performing artist: Barry Manilow) Climbing on the stair (Babylon; performing artist: David Gray) And climbing to the top will throw myself off (Alone Again (Naturally); performing artist: Gilbert O'Sullivan) | |
Clever | Ulcers are something you get from mountain climbing over molehills. (references; author: unknown) | |
Tongue Twisters | Climbing crimes are lures for crowded clowns. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Climbing the Mountain (1947) Auto Climbing Contest (1906) Climbing Mt. Hector Royal Train with Duke and Duchess of York (1901) | |
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 | Mountain climbing (stumbling?) in the White Pass area Off of WESTDAHL. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | William Musseter setting steel bars to facilitate climbing for observing party Reconnaissance party of William Musseter. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Climbing up 110' rock near McArthur Pass Survey crew off SURVEYOR. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | In climbing Gallatin Peak the horses took some bad rolls Triangulation party of William M. Scaife. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | A 159-foot tower Note men on top and man climbing up. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Time for a little fun Climbing a mushroom coral rock FATHOMER in background offshore. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Coconut crab climbing tree. Crab carapace is about 6" in diameter. With claws, crab is about a foot in diameter. Claws are capable of opening coconuts. Edible by humans. Credit: Small World. |  | Climbing up the rock wall and catching breath after evading sharks. Credit: Small World. |
 | Climbing into Eagle Eyrie in Swan FallsBirds of Prey National Conservation AreaBOPOwyhee Field OfficeLSRDLower Snake River District. Credit: Unknown. |  | Rock climbing in Penitente Canyon. Credit: Unknown. |
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| "Climbing Wall" by Alison Scott Commentary: "Two small children playing on a low climbing wall at the Discover Centre, Stratford, East London." | "Climbing up" by *** Linda *** Commentary: "It´s not easy." |
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Swift | Ambition often puts men upon doing the meanest offices: so climbing is performed in the same posture as creeping. |
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Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | When we overtook him he was climbing a gate, and was gazing earnestly into the field, where a horse, a cow, and a kid were browsing amicably together |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The horses were harnessed, and the travellers, who had been called by the driver hastily, were climbing the high iron steps of the vehicle |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Ma was climbing slowly, stiffly, down the back board |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | Here I put in my canoe, and climbing up a part of the rock, I could plainly discover land to the east, extending from south to north |
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Health | Eventually, patients have difficulty rising from a sitting position, climbing stairs, lifting objects, or reaching overhead. (references) | |
Day-to-day activities such as climbing stairs, walking short distances, dressing, and even talking on the phone and eating become more difficult and sometimes nearly impossible. (references) | ||
Initially, this loss is slow. In women it picks up speed around the time of menopause, slowing again a few years later, but bone loss continues into old age. Building bone density is achieved by eating calcium- rich foods as well as those containing vitamin D, possibly taking calcium and vitamin D supplements (or getting at least 20 minutes of sunlight every day), and doing regular weightbearing exercise (walking, running, stair climbing, or using weights to exercise). (references) | ||
Business | The number of jobs is climbing and unemployment is falling while inflation is low. Both public finances and the current account are in surplus. (references) | |
He may also consider the type of car and settle for a four-wheel drive because this type of car is more suitable for climbing onto the sidewalk and scrambling over obstacles protecting pedestrian areas or playgrounds. (references) | ||
Other highlights at Bluewater include a 12-screen Hoyts cinema multiplex with stadium style seating, an evening lounge and numerous bars, outdoor boating and ice skating, cycling, indoor rock climbing and late night entertainment. (references) | ||
Economic History | Indonesia | Foreign investment, while still constrained, has been steadily climbing back. (references) |
Tunisia | TUNISIA'S TRADE DEFICIT ROSE STEEPLY IN 2000, CLIMBING NEARLY 20 PERCENT TO 2717.3 MILLION USD. (references) | |
New Zealand | Roads between cities are winding, often climbing through mountain and hill regions, with usually a single lane in each direction. (references) | |
Human Rights | Bulgaria | In August 24 prisoners protested poor conditions at the Sofia Central Prison by climbing onto the roof of the jail. (references) |
Political Economy | THAILAND | Rights-holders report that police cooperation is good and the frequency of raids is climbing. (references) |
Travel | Chad | It offers opportunities for rock climbing and cave exploration. (references) |
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| "Climbing" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 58.69% of the time. "Climbing" is used about 1,403 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 58.69% | 823 | 8,499 |
| Noun (singular) | 40.38% | 566 | 11,110 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 0.64% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.28% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,403 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "climbing". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Heli | N/A | Biblical | Climbing up |
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Expressions using "climbing": alpine climbing ♦ climbing ability ♦ climbing apparatus ♦ climbing bird's nest fern ♦ climbing bittersweet ♦ climbing boneset ♦ climbing corydalis ♦ Climbing fern ♦ climbing frame ♦ Climbing fumitory ♦ climbing hempweed ♦ climbing hydrangea ♦ climbing iron ♦ climbing irons ♦ climbing lily ♦ climbing maidenhair ♦ climbing maidenhair fern ♦ climbing nightshade ♦ climbing onion ♦ climbing out ♦ climbing perch ♦ climbing plant ♦ climbing rope ♦ climbing rose ♦ climbing salamander ♦ climbing shoes ♦ climbing speed indicator ♦ climbing vine ♦ hill climbing ♦ mountain climbing ♦ rock climbing ♦ social climbing ♦ wild climbing hempweed. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "climbing": climbing-boy, climbing-down, climbing-frame, climbing-frames, climbing-rose, climbing-village. | |
Ending with "climbing": cliff-climbing, ice-climbing, rock-climbing, social-climbing, tree-climbing. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
mountain climbing | 6,631 | climbing helmet | 184 |
rock climbing | 6,163 | tree climbing | 146 |
rock climbing and gear | 3,757 | climbing vine | 124 |
climbing and gear | 1,699 | climbing and video | 111 |
climbing shoes | 1,440 | climbing hydrangea | 98 |
climbing | 1,302 | climbing magazine | 96 |
ice climbing | 904 | indoor rock climbing | 89 |
rock climbing shoes | 658 | climbing harness | 80 |
ice climbing gear | 655 | climbing plant | 68 |
mountain climbing gear | 617 | climbing hold | 68 |
equipment used for rock climbing | 586 | tree climbing equipment | 64 |
climbing rope | 448 | rock climbing picture | 62 |
equipment used for climbing | 423 | tree climbing gear | 56 |
climbing rose | 403 | climbing rock safety | 54 |
climbing mount rainier | 357 | climbing peak pike s | 49 |
rock climbing rope | 348 | climbing peak pike | 46 |
climbing wall | 252 | sport climbing | 42 |
rock climbing school | 248 | climbing knots | 40 |
rock climbing wall | 208 | climbing frame | 38 |
extreme rock climbing | 193 | climbing frame uk | 36 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "climbing"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | beklimming (ascent, mounting). (various references) | |
Albanian | ngjitje (adhesion, agglutination, ascension, ascent, boost, clamber, contagion, elevation, gluing, Mount, osculation, soldering, splice, sticking, transmission, up, upbeat, upgrade, welding), arrivizëm, alpinizëm (mountaineering). (various references) | |
Arabic | متسلق (ascending, rambling, scaling), مساميري, التسلق (scaling). (various references) | |
Asturian | esguilar (to climb). (various references) | |
Bemba | ukukwela. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | изкачване (ascension, ascent, climb, hoist, rise), издигане в обществото. (various references) | |
Cebuano | pagtungas. (various references) | |
Chinese | 上升 (Ascendant, Ascendent, Ascent, Climb, Climbed, Raise, Raised, Raising, rise, risen, rising, uphill, uplifted). (various references) | |
Czech | šplhání. (various references) | |
Danish | stangboenne (climbing bean, climbing French bean, pole bean, stick bean), sikkerhedsreb (climbing rope), pattekoppens tilboejelighed til at krybe op under malkningen (climbing up, creep effect), klatretråde (climbing axons), klatretov (knotted climbing rope), klatrerod (climbing root), klatreplante (climber, climbing plant, liane, vine, vine-like plant), klatreform (climbing formwork, jumping formwork, leaping formwork, rampant mould), Afrikansk bomuldsugle (Cluster caterpillar, cotton worm, Egyptian cotton leafworm, Heliothis cluster caterpillar, Heliothis cluster pillar, Mediterranean climbing cutworm, Tobacco caterpillar, Tobacco cutworm, tobacco leaf caterpilla r, Tobacco leaf caterpillar). (various references) | |
Dutch | beklimming (ascent, mounting). (various references) | |
Ecuadorian Quechua | sicana (to climb). (various references) | |
Esperanto | surgrimpado (ascent, mounting). (various references) | |
Faeroese | klúgving. (various references) | |
Finnish | vuoristokiipeily (mountaineering). (various references) | |
French | crampon (clamp), grimpeur (climber), grimpant, escalade (climb). (various references) | |
Frisian | kladderjen. (various references) | |
German | kletternd (clambering, rambling, scrambling, shinnying), klettern (clamber, climb, creep, creep up, ramble, rock climbing, scramble, shinny, spiral, to clamber, to climb), bergsteigen (mountain climbing, mountaineer, mountaineering, to traverse). (various references) | |
Greek | ορειβασία (mountaineering). (various references) | |
Hebrew | טפוס, נסיקה (climb). (various references) | |
Hungarian | mászó (climber, creepy). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pendakian (ascent, defile, incline). (various references) | |
Inuktitut | majuraqtuq (to climb). (various references) | |
Italian | alpinismo (alpinism, go mountain climbing, mountaineering). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 上昇 (ascending, rising). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | のぼり (ascent, banner, flag, streamer, up-train), クライミング , じょうしょう (ascending, invincible, prime minister, rising, rising tone), とうはん (ascending, burglary, larceny, scaling, the eastern half). (various references) | |
Korean | 올라감 (Ascending). (various references) | |
Macedonian | kachuvanje po planina. (various references) | |
Manx | yiaryn slieau (climbing irons), flee yn thoo (climbing corydalis, corydalis), drappal eaynnee (rock climbing), drappal creggey (rock climbing). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | imbingclay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | trepador (climber), trepadeira (bindweed, creeper, ivy, tree-creeper), subida (advance, ascension, ascent, climb, heatspot, raise, rise, rising, scramble, soaring, uprise, upswing), escalada (clamber, clambering, climb, escalade, scaling, upswing), alpinismo (alpinism, mountaineer, mountaineering). (various references) | |
Provencal | escalada. (various references) | |
Romanian | cãţãrãtor (rambling), urcare (accession, ascension, ascent, climb, heave, rise, scrambling, up), suitor (rising), suiş (slope, up, uphill), escaladare (escalade), ascensiune (advancement, ascension, ascent, climb), ascendent (ancestor, ascendancy, ascending, upward), alpinism (mountaineering), agãţãtor (clinging, sprawling). (various references) | |
Ruanda | kurira (to climb). (various references) | |
Russian | восхождение (ascension, ascent), влезание, подниматься лазание вьющийся. (various references) | |
Samoan | feaei. (various references) | |
Scottish | dìreadh. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | veranje (climb), u usponu (ascending), planinarenje (mountaineering), penjanje (ascension, ascent, climb, rising). (various references) | |
Spanish | alpinismo (alpinism, go mountain climbing, mountaineering). (various references) | |
Swedish | klättrande (scramble). (various references) | |
Turkish | tırmanma (ascent, climb, clinging, hill climb), tırmanış (climb, clinging, scramble), dağcılık (alpinism, mountaineering), artış (accrual, addition, advance, augmentation, enhancement, explosion, increase, increment, jump, raise, rise, rising, step up, up). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | сходження (ascension, ascent, climb), вилізання. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự leo trèo (clamber). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "climbing": outclimbing, upclimbing. (additional references) | |
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"Climbing" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: clambing, clibbig, climping, clining, Kleinubing. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "climbing" (pronounced klī"ming) |
| 5 | -l ī" m i ng | liming. |
| 4 | -ī" m i ng | priming, rhyming, timing. |
| 3 | -m i ng | acclaiming, affirming, aiming, alarming, arming, assuming, barnstorming, beaming, becoming, blaming, blooming, blossoming, bombing, booming, bottoming, brainstorming, brimming, calming, charming, claiming, combing, coming, condemning, confirming, conforming, consuming, cramming, damming, damning, daydreaming, deprogramming, diagraming, dimming, disarming, disclaiming, dooming, dreaming, drumming, dumbing, embalming, exclaiming, farming, filming, firebombing, firming, flaming, foaming, forming, forthcoming, framing, fuming, gaming, gleaming, gloaming, grooming, harming, heartwarming, helming, hemming, homecoming, homing, humming, incoming, inflaming, informing, jamming, lambing, lemming, looming, maiming, mainstreaming, misinforming, mushrooming, naming, nonperforming, numbing, oncoming, outperforming, overcoming, overwhelming, performing, plumbing, presuming, proclaiming, programing, programming, ramming, reaffirming, rearming, reclaiming, redeeming, reforming, renaming, reprogramming, resuming, roaming, rooming, scheming, screaming, seeming, shaming, shortcoming, skimming, slamming, slimming, squirming, steaming, stemming, storming, streaming, strumming, succumbing, summing, swarming, swimming, taming, teaming, teeming, terming, thumbing, transforming, trimming, unassuming, unbecoming, upcoming, vacuuming, warming, welcoming, zooming. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-c-g-i-i-l-m-n" | |
-1 letter: limbing. | |
-2 letters: limbic, liming, limnic. | |
-3 letters: blini, climb, cling, icing, limbi, nimbi. | |
-4 letters: blin, glib, glim, limb, limn, ling, mini. | |
-5 letters: big, bin, cig, gib, gin, lib, lin, mib, mig, mil, nib, nil, nim. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-c-g-i-i-l-m-n" | |
+2 letters: upclimbing. | |
+3 letters: outclimbing. | |
+4 letters: blackmailing, misbalancing. | |
+5 letters: blacksmithing. | |
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