13-letter words containing c, i, g, a, r, e
- regime change — the transition from one political regime to another, esp through concerted political or military action
- regionalistic — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
- relief agency — an organization that provides aid for people in need, esp in disaster areas
- reprographics — reprography.
- resting place — grave
- revictualling — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- rheologically — in a rheological manner
- riding jacket — coat worn for horse-riding
- right bracket — (character) "]". ASCII character 93. Common names: right square bracket; ITU-T: closing bracket; unbracket. Rare: unsquare; INTERCAL: U turn back. Paired with left bracket.
- rocking shear — a shear having a curved blade that cuts with a rocking motion.
- rocking valve — (on a steam engine) a valve mechanism oscillating through an arc to open and close.
- scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
- scan register — (electronics, testing) A digital logic circuit which can act either as a flip-flop or as a serial shift register and which is used to form a scan path for testing. The most common design is a multiplexed flip-flop: The other common design is level-sensitive scan design (LSSD).
- scarlet gilia — skyrocket.
- screaming tty — [Unix] A terminal line which spews an infinite number of random characters at the operating system. This can happen if the terminal is either disconnected or connected to a powered-off terminal but still enabled for login; misconfiguration, misimplementation, or simple bad luck can start such a terminal screaming. A screaming tty or two can seriously degrade the performance of a vanilla Unix system; the arriving "characters" are treated as userid/password pairs and tested as such. The Unix password encryption algorithm is designed to be computationally intensive in order to foil brute-force crack attacks, so although none of the logins succeeds; the overhead of rejecting them all can be substantial.
- search engine — a computer program that searches documents, especially on the World Wide Web, for a specified word or words and provides a list of documents in which they are found.
- self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
- serologically — as pertains to or with respect to serology; in a serological manner
- serving hatch — a small hatch or opening in a kitchen wall used to serve food through to an adjoining room
- sharecropping — the practice of cultivating farmland as a sharecropper
- shaving cream — a preparation, as of soap and free fatty acid, that is lathered and applied to the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving.
- singles chart — a ranked chart of popular music (individual songs, not albums or collections) for a specific period of time
- slide changer — a device for changing the slide displayed in a projector
- slip carriage — a railway car detached from a moving train as it passes through a station.
- speechreading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- spying charge — an accusation of having taken part in espionage
- squirrel cage — a cage containing a cylindrical framework that is rotated by a squirrel or other small animal running inside of it.
- sterculia gum — karaya gum.
- stereological — of, relating to, stereology
- straight face — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
- strategic fit — (in business) the degree to which the activities of different sections of a business or businesses working together complement one another to achieve competitive advantage and business success
- strategically — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
- supergraphics — large-scale painted or applied decorative art in bold colors and typically in geometric or typographic designs, used over walls and sometimes floors and ceilings to create an illusion of expanded or altered space.
- swagger stick — a short, batonlike stick, usually leather-covered, sometimes carried by army officers, soldiers, etc.
- telegrammatic — a message or communication sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.
- tracing paper — a thin, transparent paper for making tracings.
- trotting race — a horse race using trotters.
- ugly american — An Ugly American is an American who travels to a foreign country and gives the United States a bad reputation by acting in an offensive way.
- uncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- uncooperating — to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
- under-packing — the act or work of a person or thing that packs.
- undercarriage — the supporting framework underneath a vehicle, as an automobile or trailer; the structure to which the wheels, tracks, or the like are attached or fitted.
- undiscouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- unencouraging — not encouraging; discouraging
- unreproaching — not reproaching or blaming
- vaginal cream — A vaginal cream is cream for treating vaginal infections, applied with a special applicator.