14-letter words containing c, a, p, g
- 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
- carriage piece — carriage (def 7).
- carrier pigeon — any homing pigeon, esp one used for carrying messages
- carrying place — portage (def 3).
- cartographical — Pertaining to cartography.
- cartridge clip — a metallic container holding cartridges for an automatic firearm
- cathodographer — a person trained in taking cathodographs
- champagne cork — a cork used in a champagne bottle
- change of pace — variation in tempo or mood, in the presentation of acts in a variety show, etc.
- charge-a-plate — charge plate.
- chauvinist pig — a sexist man
- chopping board — A chopping board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
- choreographers — Plural form of choreographer.
- choreographies — Plural form of choreography.
- choreographing — Present participle of choreograph.
- chromatography — the technique of separating and analysing the components of a mixture of liquids or gases by selective adsorption in, for example, a column of powder (column chromatography) or on a strip of paper (paper chromatography)
- cinametography — Misspelling of cinematography.
- cinematography — Cinematography is the technique of making films for the cinema.
- cinemicrograph — a motion picture filmed through a microscope.
- cisalpine gaul — (in the ancient world) that part of Gaul between the Alps and the Apennines
- clapper bridge — a primitive type of bridge in which planks or slabs of stone rest on piles of stones
- clapperclawing — Present participle of clapperclaw.
- clouded magpie — a geometrid moth, Abraxas sylvata, that is paler than the magpie moth
- coelanaglyphic — (of pottery) decorated with sunken relief
- complete graph — A graph which has a link between every pair of nodes. A complete bipartite graph can be partitioned into two subsets of nodes such that each node is joined to every node in the other subset.
- compound sugar — any sugar that when hydrolyzed yields two or more monosaccharides.
- cornucopia leg — a leg used on pieces in the Directoire and Empire styles, curving downward from the piece and curving upward again to a point and having a foot or caster at the lowest part of the curve.
- cosmographical — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- counterprogram — to schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete with one on another station.
- cowper's gland — either of two small glands with ducts opening into the male urethra: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous substance
- croagh patrick — a mountain in NW Republic of Ireland, in Mayo: a place of pilgrimage as Saint Patrick is said to have prayed and fasted there. Height: 765 m (2510 ft)
- cryptographers — Plural form of cryptographer.
- cryptographist — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- cumberland gap — pass in the Cumberland Plateau, at the juncture of the Va., Ky., & Tenn. borders: c. 1,700 ft (518 m) high
- cytopathogenic — causing cytopathy
- cytopathologic — the science dealing with the study of the diseases of cells.
- dactyliography — the art of engraving or writing on gems
- dactylographer — the study of fingerprints for purposes of identification.
- decapacitating — Present participle of decapacitate.
- decompensating — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
- depreciatingly — So as to disparage or belittle.
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- dermatographic — relating to dermatography
- diplomatic bag — A diplomatic bag is a bag or container in which mail is sent to and from foreign embassies. Diplomatic bags are protected by law, so that they are not opened by anyone except the official or embassy they are addressed to.
- directed graph — (digraph) A graph with one-way edges. See also directed acyclic graph.
- discharge lamp — a lamp in which light is produced by an electric discharge in a gas-filled glass enclosure.
- discographical — Of or pertaining to discography.
- double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines
- drag parachute — drogue parachute (def 2).