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14-letter words containing c, i, n, e, r, a

  • gerontological — Of or pertaining to gerontology.
  • grade crossing — an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
  • grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
  • grape hyacinth — any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, as M. botryoides, having globular, blue flowers resembling tiny grapes.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • guiana current — an ocean current flowing northwest along the northeast coast of South America.
  • guinea current — an ocean current flowing E along the Guinea coast of W Africa.
  • 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.
  • hairline crack — a very fine crack
  • haitian creole — the creolized French that is the native language of most Haitians.
  • handkerchieves — Plural form of handkerchief.
  • harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
  • heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
  • hearing defect — a physical condition that makes it difficult for a person to hear accurately
  • heart-stricken — deeply grieved or greatly dismayed
  • heartwrenching — Having a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress.
  • heliocentrical — Alternative form of heliocentric.
  • heracliteanism — the philosophy of Heraclitus, maintaining the perpetual change of all things, the only abiding thing being the logos, or orderly principle, according to which the change takes place.
  • heteroromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the opposite gender.
  • hindu calendar — a lunisolar calendar that governs all Hindu and most Indian festivals, known from about 1000 b.c. and subsequently modified during the 4th and 6th centuries a.d.
  • historicalness — The quality of being historical.
  • home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
  • hurricane deck — a deck at the top of a passenger steamer, having a roof supported by light scantlings.
  • hurricane lamp — a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
  • hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
  • hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
  • hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hypersonically — In a hypersonic way.
  • hypertechnical — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
  • hypervigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
  • hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
  • iatrogenically — In an iatrogenic manner.
  • ice cream cone — a thin, crisp, hollow conical wafer for holding one or more scoops of ice cream.
  • ice-cream cone — a thin, crisp, hollow conical wafer for holding one or more scoops of ice cream.
  • ichthyocentaur — a sea creature with a human head and torso, the legs of a horse, and the tail of a fish.
  • idiosyncracies — Plural form of idiosyncracy.
  • idiosyncrasies — a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
  • image orthicon — a camera tube, more sensitive than the orthicon, in which an electron image generated by a photocathode is focused on one side of a target that is scanned on its other side by a beam of low-velocity electrons to produce the output signal.
  • immunoreaction — Immune reaction.
  • immunoreactive — Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
  • impact printer — (printer)   The earlier, noisier kind of printer where part of the mechanism comes into contact with the paper. The term would only be only used in contrast to "non-impact printer". Examples include line printer, daisy wheel printer, golf ball printer, dot matrix printer, Braille printer.
  • in full career — at full speed
  • inaccurateness — The quality of being inaccurate.
  • inappreciative — not appreciative; lacking in appreciation.
  • inapproachable — not approachable.
  • inarticulately — lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
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