13-letter words containing a, e, g, n, i
- domesticating — Present participle of domesticate.
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- dragging-beam — (in a hipped roof) a short beam holding the foot of a hip rafter to counteract its thrust.
- drainage tube — a tube that drains fluid from an incision or body cavity during surgery
- drainage wind — Meteorology. gravity wind.
- drape forming — thermoforming of plastic sheeting over an open mold by a combination of gravity and a vacuum.
- drawing frame — a machine used to attenuate and straighten fibers by having them pass, in sliver form, through a series of double rollers, each pair of which revolves at a slightly greater speed than the preceding pair and reduces the number of strands originally fed into the machine to one extended fibrous strand doubled or redoubled in length.
- drawing paper — artist's paper for drawing and sketching
- drawing table — a table having a surface consisting of a drawing board adjustable to various heights and angles.
- dressing case — a small piece of luggage for carrying toilet articles, medicine, etc.
- dressing sack — a woman's dressing gown.
- driving range — a tract of land for practicing long golf shots, especially drives, with clubs and balls available for rent from the management.
- drum magazine — a receptacle that holds and feeds cartridges to a submachine gun or light machine gun.
- drum paneling — flush paneling in a door.
- dun laoghaire — a seaport in E Republic of Ireland, near Dublin.
- dwarf ginseng — a plant, Panax trifolius, of eastern North America, having globe-shaped clusters of small, white flowers and yellow fruit.
- dynamic range — the range of signal amplitudes over which an electronic communications channel can operate within acceptable limits of distortion. The range is determined by system noise at the lower end and by the onset of overload at the upper end
- dynamogenesis — the output of raised activity of the nervous system
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- ear-splitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- early closing — shop closure at earlier hour
- early english — pertaining to the first style of Gothic architecture in England, ending in the latter half of the 13th century, characterized by the use of lancet arches, plate tracery, and narrow openings.
- early warning — An early warning system warns people that something bad is likely to happen, for example that a machine is about to stop working, or that a country is being attacked.
- early-evening — taking place or being presented in the early part of the evening
- early-morning — taking place or being presented in the early part of the morning
- earning power — business: ability to profit
- east germanic — a branch of the Germanic languages no longer extant, comprising Gothic and probably others of which there are no written records. Abbreviation: EGmc.
- easter egging — (jargon) (IBM, From the custom of the Easter Egg hunt observed in the US and many parts of Europe) The act of replacing unrelated components more or less at random in the hope that a malfunction will go away. Hackers consider this the normal operating mode of field circus techs and do not love them for it. Compare Easter egg, shotgun debugging.
- easter rising — an armed insurrection in Dublin in 1916 against British rule in Ireland: the insurgents proclaimed the establishment of an independent Irish republic before surrendering, 16 of the leaders later being executed
- easygoingness — The quality of being easygoing.
- eating habits — the way a person or group eats, considered in terms of what types of food are eaten, in what quantities, and when
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- eco-labelling — the practice or system of using eco-labels
- edging shears — shears that are used to trim the edges of a lawn
- edward gibbon — Edward, 1737–94, English historian.
- egomaniacally — In an egomaniacal manner.
- elgin marbles — a group of 5th-century bc Greek sculptures originally decorating the Parthenon in Athens, brought to England by Thomas Bruce, seventh Earl of Elgin (1766–1841), and now at the British Museum
- embracingness — the quality of something that embraces
- emigrationist — a person who promotes emigration
- encapsulating — Present participle of encapsulate.
- encephalalgia — pain in the head; headache
- encouragingly — In an encouraging manner.
- enculturating — Present participle of enculturate.
- endearingness — The quality of being endearing.
- energetically — In an energetic manner.
- energy saving — the fact of saving energy, or amount of energy saved
- enfranchising — Present participle of enfranchise.
- english daisy — a small perennial plant (Bellis perennis) of the composite family, having single stalked heads with white or pinkish ray flowers
- enigmatically — Acting in a manner that suggests an enigma.
- ensanguinated — stained with blood