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14-letter words containing c, h, i, n, g

  • electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
  • encephalitogen — an agent that is able to produce encephalitis
  • etching needle — a type of needle used to etch patterns or designs on printing plates
  • ethnographical — Ethnographic.
  • ethnologically — In an ethnological manner or fashion.
  • etiopathogenic — Of or pertaining to etiopathogenesis.
  • fencing school — an academy or school where fencing was taught by fencing masters
  • fighting chair — a chair fastened to the deck at the stern of a seagoing fishing boat for use by an angler in landing a large fish.
  • finance charge — interest or a fee charged for borrowing money or buying on credit.
  • fine champagne — a high-quality cognac distilled from grapes grown in the Grande Champagne or Petite Champagne vineyards of western France.
  • fishing tackle — Fishing tackle consists of all the equipment that is used in the sport of fishing, such as fishing rods, lines, hooks, and bait.
  • flight control — the direction of airplane movements, especially takeoffs and landings, by messages from the ground.
  • flying machine — a vehicle that sustains itself in and propels itself through the air; an airplane, helicopter, glider, or the like.
  • focusing cloth — an opaque cloth surrounding the ground glass of a camera so as to shield the eyes of the photographer from light that would otherwise prevent seeing the image in the ground glass.
  • framing chisel — a woodworking chisel for heavy work and deep cuts, often having a handle reinforced to withstand blows from a metal hammer head.
  • free-machining — (of certain metals) readily machinable at high speeds with low force.
  • fringed orchis — any of several American orchids of the genus Habenaria, having a cut, fringed lip.
  • galeopithecine — of, relating to, or resembling the flying lemur (Galeopithecus)
  • galley kitchen — a household kitchen designed with kitchen units on both sides and no kitchen table
  • gamine haircut — a boyish or elfish hairstyle, esp on a woman
  • gaming machine — for gambling
  • garda síochána — the police force of the Republic of Ireland
  • genethliacally — from a genethliac point of view
  • genethlialogic — relating to the science of casting horoscopes
  • geochronologic — Of or pertaining to geochronology.
  • geomorphogenic — relating to geomorphogeny
  • gerontomorphic — relating to mature masculine characteristics
  • googlewhacking — The action of searching for googlewhacks.
  • gouldian finch — a multicoloured finch, Chloebia gouldiae, of tropical N Australia
  • grape hyacinth — any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, as M. botryoides, having globular, blue flowers resembling tiny grapes.
  • graph coloring — graph colouring
  • graphic accent — any mark written above a letter, especially one indicating stress in pronunciation, as in Spanish rápido.
  • 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.
  • greenwich time — the time as measured on the prime meridian running through Greenwich, England: used in England and as a standard of calculation elsewhere.
  • 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.
  • hacking jacket — a riding jacket having a tight waist, flared skirt, slanted pockets with flaps, and slits or vents at the sides or back.
  • hallucinogenic — producing hallucinations: a hallucinogenic drug.
  • hanging scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
  • have it coming — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
  • hearing defect — a physical condition that makes it difficult for a person to hear accurately
  • heartwrenching — Having a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress.
  • 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.
  • helminthologic — of or pertaining to helminthology
  • herring choker — a native or resident of any of the Maritime Provinces but especially of New Brunswick.
  • high frequency — the range of frequencies in the radio spectrum between 3 and 30 megahertz.
  • high-achieving — (of a person) dynamic, ambitious, and successful
  • 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
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