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14-letter words containing a, g, i, o, r

  • drawing office — an office where drawings are made
  • drug addiction — dependence on a chemical substance
  • eaves-dropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
  • echocardiogram — a graphic record produced by an echocardiograph.
  • editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
  • effort bargain — a bargain in which the reward to an employee is based on the effort that the employee puts in
  • egocentrically — In an egocentric manner.
  • electric organ — a pipe organ operated by electrical means
  • electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
  • emilia-romagna — a region of N central Italy, on the Adriatic: rises from the plains of the Po valley in the north to the Apennines in the south. Capital: Bologna. Pop: 4 030 220 (2003 est). Area: 22 123 sq km (8628 sq miles)
  • enigmatography — the composing or collection of enigmas
  • epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
  • ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
  • ergocalciferol — Constituent of vitamin D1 and vitamin D2.
  • ethnographical — Ethnographic.
  • exocrine gland — any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface
  • exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
  • exterior angle — an angle of a polygon contained between one side extended and the adjacent side
  • farthingsworth — the amount that can be bought with a farthing; a small amount
  • fashionmongers — Plural form of fashionmonger.
  • ferromagnesian — (of minerals and rocks) containing iron and magnesium.
  • ferromagnetism — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
  • fibrocartilage — a type of cartilage having a large number of fibers.
  • figwort family — the plant family Scrophulariaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and shrubs having alternate or opposite leaves, often showy two-lipped or irregular flowers, fruit in the form of a capsule or berry, and including the figwort, foxglove, Indian paintbrush, mullein, speedwell, and snapdragon.
  • finnbogadottir — Vigdís [Icelandic vig-dees] /Icelandic vɪgˈdis/ (Show IPA), born 1930, Icelandic political leader: president 1980–96.
  • first mortgage — a mortgage having priority over other mortgages on property.
  • flagelliferous — bearing a flagellum
  • flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
  • floating heart — any of certain aquatic plants belonging to the genus Nymphoides, of the gentian family, especially N. aquatica, having floating, more or less heart-shaped leaves and a cluster of small, white, five-petaled flowers.
  • floating voter — those voters collectively who are not permanently attached to any political party.
  • floor planning — a system of financing that permits a dealer to borrow money to buy goods, which become the security for the loan that is repaid when the merchandise is sold.
  • flowering crab — any of several species and varieties of crab apple trees with small fruits and abundant spring flowers ranging from white to reddish purple
  • flowering flax — a plant, Linum grandiflorum, of northern Africa, having quickly fading, red or pink flowers.
  • food rationing — the practice of having a fixed allowance of food, esp a statutory one for civilians in time of scarcity or soldiers in time of war
  • food-gathering — procuring food by hunting or fishing or the gathering of seeds, berries, or roots, rather than by the cultivation of plants or the domestication of animals; foraging.
  • for the asking — If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to.
  • forced landing — aircraft: emergency descent
  • forced savings — a reduction in consumption that occurs when there is full employment and an abundance of loans
  • formula weight — (of a molecule) molecular weight.
  • forward buying — the purchase of merchandise in quantities exceeding demand
  • fountain grass — a perennial grass, Pennisetum setaceum, of Ethiopia, having bristly spikes, often rose-purple, grown as an ornamental.
  • fragmentations — Plural form of fragmentation.
  • francois guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
  • g-strophanthin — ouabain.
  • galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
  • garbologically — From the perspective of garbology.
  • garda síochána — the police force of the Republic of Ireland
  • garrison house — a style of early New England house in which the second floor projects beyond the first.
  • garrison state — a state in which military matters dominate economic and political life.
  • gaudi i cornet — Antoni [ahn-taw-nee] /ɑnˈtɔ ni/ (Show IPA), 1852–1926, Spanish architect and designer.
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