14-letter words containing c, g, s
- golden section — a ratio between two portions of a line, or the two dimensions of a plane figure, in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both: a ratio of approximately 0.618 to 1.000.
- goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
- goose barnacle — any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
- gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
- gouda (cheese) — a mild, semisoft to hard cheese similar to Edam and sometimes coated with red wax
- grade crossing — an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
- grade-schooler — a pupil in a grade school.
- grammar school — an elementary school.
- grammaticaster — (derogatory) A pedantic, inferior grammarian.
- graphic artist — sb who draws, paints, prints, etc.
- graphic design — the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience, especially to produce a specific effect.
- gratifications — Plural form of gratification.
- greengroceress — (dated) female greengrocer.
- greetings card — A greetings card is a folded card with a picture on the front and greetings inside that you give or send to someone, for example on their birthday.
- grief-stricken — overwhelmed by grief; deeply afflicted or sorrowful.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- guest services — Guest services at a hotel are the services, amenities and help that the hotel provides for its guests.
- gunstock stile — (in a door) a diminished stile having an oblique transition between the broader and narrower parts.
- gunter's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
- gynomonoecious — having both female and hermaphrodite flowers on the same plant.
- gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
- hanging scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- hedge clippers — clippers or shears used to trim hedges
- heiligenschein — a ring of light around the shadow cast by a person's head, especially on a dewy, sunlit lawn, caused by reflection and diffraction of light rays; halo.
- hepaticologist — a person who studies hepaticology
- histologically — In an histological manner.
- home schooling — Home schooling is the practice of educating your child at home rather than in a school.
- house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- housing scheme — arrangement offering subsidized housing
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hygroscopicity — absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
- ichthyophagist — a person who eats or subsists on fish.
- ichthyophagous — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- immunogenetics — the branch of immunology dealing with the study of immunity in relation to genetic makeup.
- in high places — People in high places are people who have powerful and influential positions in a government, society, or organization.
- incongruencies — Plural form of incongruency.
- incontiguously — in an incontiguous or unconnected fashion; discretely
- insignificance — the quality or condition of being insignificant; lack of importance or consequence.
- insignificancy — insignificance.
- intelligencers — Plural form of intelligencer.
- intransigeance — intransigence
- isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
- jackass gunter — a gunter having a wire rope with a traveler in place of the usual upper iron.
- jacobite glass — an English drinking glass of the late 17th or early 18th century, engraved with Jacobite mottoes and symbols.
- jingoistically — (manner) In a jingoistic manner.
- kegel exercise — Often, Kegel exercises. exercise performed to strengthen the pubococcygeus and other muscles of the pelvic floor, in order to control incontinence, improve sexual response, etc.
- king's counsel — a body of barristers of a higher status who are specially appointed to be the crown's counsel, and who are permitted to plead inside the bar in the court.
- king's proctor — a British judiciary officer who may intervene in probate, nullity, or divorce actions when collusion, suppression of evidence, or other irregularities are alleged.