14-letter words containing a, c, i, n, g
- backing singer — a singer providing a vocal accompaniment for a pop singer or pop number
- backing vocals — a vocal accompaniment for a pop singer
- backscattering — the scattering of rays or particles at angles to the original direction of motion of greater than 90°
- backscratching — a long-handled device for scratching one's own back.
- balance bridge — a bascule bridge
- balance spring — hairspring.
- balance weight — a weight used in machines to counterbalance a part, as of a crankshaft
- bark chippings — small pieces of tree bark used chiefly for pathways in gardens or woodland
- basic training — Basic training is the training that someone receives when they first join the armed forces.
- bean bag chair — a small cloth bag filled with dried beans, as for tossing in various children's games.
- bean-bag chair — a small cloth bag filled with dried beans, as for tossing in various children's games.
- belaying cleat — a cleat used for belaying
- bicycle-racing — the act or sport of riding or traveling by bicycle, motorcycle, etc.
- binary package — (software) An archive file that contains all files and directories that must be installed in order to make a working installation of the program(s) included in the package, and the maintainer scripts necessary for the installation. A binary package is usually specific to a certain platform, in contrast to a source package.
- birthing chair — a chair constructed to allow a woman in labour to give birth in a sitting position
- black as night — totally dark
- block faulting — the process by which tensional forces in the earth's crust cause large bodies of rock to founder.
- block sampling — the selection of a corpus for statistical literary analysis by random selection of a starting point and consideration of the continuous passage following it
- body snatching — the act or practice of robbing a grave to obtain a cadaver for dissection.
- boring machine — a machine that bores holes, tunnels, etc
- botanic garden — a place in which plants are grown, studied, and exhibited
- bowling crease — a line marked at the wicket, over which a bowler must not advance fully before delivering the ball
- brachydiagonal — the shorter lateral axis of a rhombic prism
- branchiostegal — of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish
- braunschweiger — a smoked liver sausage, named after the city of Braunschweig
- breech-loading — (of a firearm) loaded at the breech
- bronchorrhagia — hemorrhage from the bronchial tubes.
- bubonic plague — Bubonic plague is a serious infectious disease spread by rats. It killed many people during the Middle Ages.
- cable trunking — Cable trunking is an enclosure usually with a rectangular cross section, and with one removable or hinged side, that is used to protect cables and provide space for other electrical equipment.
- cadmium orange — a yellow color approaching orange.
- cairngormstone — (mineral, rare) A yellow or smoky brown variety of rock crystal, found especially in the mountains of w Cairngorm in Scotland.
- call screening — a facility that plays an announcement and records messages, enabling the person called to decide whether or not to answer the call
- caloric energy — energy measured in calories
- campaign chest — money collected and set aside for use in a campaign, especially a political one; a campaign fund.
- campaign medal — a medal awarded for performance of specified service, usually in time of war or national emergency.
- campaign trail — the series of appearances that a politician makes at different locations as part of a political campaign, esp before an election
- campina grande — a city in NE Brazil, in E Paraíba state. Pop: 366 000 (2005 est)
- cancer-causing — having the ability to induce the growth of a malignant tumour
- carbon trading — Carbon trading is the practice of buying and selling the right to produce carbon dioxide emissions, so that people, countries or companies who use a lot of fuel and electricity can buy rights from those that do not use so much.
- carcinogenesis — the development of cancerous cells from normal ones
- carcinogenetic — Of or pertaining to carcinogenesis; forming cancer cells.
- carcinological — relating to carcinology
- carnival glass — a colorful iridescent pressed glassware popular in the U.S. in the early 20th century.
- carpet bombing — Carpet bombing is heavy bombing from aircraft, with the intention of hitting as many places as possible in a particular area.
- carpet bowling — a form of bowls played indoors on a strip of carpet, at the centre of which lies an obstacle round which the bowl has to pass
- carrier pigeon — any homing pigeon, esp one used for carrying messages
- carrier signal — (communications) A continuous signal of a single frequency capable of being modulated by a second, data-carrying signal. In radio communication, the two common kinds of modulation are amplitude modulation and frequency modulation.
- carrying place — portage (def 3).
- cartilage bone — any bone that develops within cartilage rather than in a fibrous tissue membrane
- casinghead gas — natural gas obtained from an oil well.