13-letter words containing a, s, c, i, g
- consolidating — to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine: They consolidated their three companies.
- consternating — Present participle of consternate.
- contragestion — a form of contraception that can be used after fertilization of the ovum, preventing gestation
- contragestive — able to prevent gestation
- contrastingly — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- coral springs — city in SE Fla.: pop. 118,000
- coralligenous — producing coral
- cosignatories — Plural form of cosignatory.
- cottage fries — potatoes that have been thinly sliced and then fried
- count against — If something counts against you, it may cause you to be rejected or punished, or cause people to have a lower opinion of you.
- cousin-german — the child of one's aunt or uncle
- crash landing — aircraft: emergency descent
- criminalising — Present participle of criminalise.
- crop spraying — the spraying of crops with insecticide, fungicide, etc
- cross-grained — (of timber) having the fibres arranged irregularly or in a direction that deviates from the axis of the piece
- crosshatching — to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines.
- crystallizing — Present participle of crystallize.
- cupping glass — a glass vessel from which air can be removed by suction or heat to create a partial vacuum: formerly used in drawing blood to the surface of the skin for slow bloodletting
- cyberslacking — (informal) Use of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.
- cyberstalking — Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening.
- cytodiagnosis — the diagnosis of disease through the study of cells in the body
- dancing class — a meeting of a group of student dancers for tuition in dancing
- dancing shoes — shoes worn by dancers
- declassifying — Present participle of declassify.
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- desacralizing — Present participle of desacralize.
- diagnosticate — (archaic, transitive) To make a diagnosis of; to recognise (a disease or similar) by its symptoms.
- diagnostician — a specialist or expert in making diagnoses
- dischargeable — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- disco dancing — dancing at a disco
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- disenchanting — Present participle of disenchant.
- disgracefully — In a disgraceful manner.
- distractingly — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- domesticating — Present participle of domesticate.
- dressing case — a small piece of luggage for carrying toilet articles, medicine, etc.
- dressing sack — a woman's dressing gown.
- early closing — shop closure at earlier hour
- 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.
- egotistically — In an egotistic manner.
- embracingness — the quality of something that embraces
- encapsulating — Present participle of encapsulate.
- enfranchising — Present participle of enfranchise.
- escapologists — Plural form of escapologist.
- eschatologies — Plural form of eschatology.
- evening class — An evening class is a course for adults that is taught in the evening rather than during the day.
- fantasmagoric — phantasmagoria.
- fascinatingly — of great interest or attraction; enchanting; charming; captivating: a fascinating story; fascinating jewelry.
- fast-tracking — the practice of speeding up the progress of a project or person
- fingal's cave — a cave on the island of Staffa, in the Hebrides, Scotland. 227 feet (69 meters) long; 42 feet (13 meters) wide.