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13-letter words containing d, r, e, g

  • boroglyceride — any compound containing boric acid and glycerol, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
  • bourdon gauge — a type of aneroid pressure gauge consisting of a flattened curved tube attached to a pointer that moves around a dial. As the pressure in the tube increases the tube tends to straighten and the pointer indicates the applied pressure
  • boys' brigade — (in Britain) an organization for boys, founded in 1883, with the aim of promoting discipline and self-respect
  • brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
  • brain-damaged — Someone who is brain-damaged has suffered brain damage.
  • brand manager — the person responsible for the marketing of a particular brand
  • branded goods — goods that are identifiable as being the product of a particular manufacturer or marketing company
  • bread pudding — a rich cake made with bread soaked in milk, eggs, dried fruit and spices and baked, usually eaten cold
  • bread-winning — a person who earns a livelihood, especially one who also supports dependents.
  • break dancing — a style of dance engaged in by youths, involving acrobatic movements, spinning about on the head or shoulders, etc.
  • break feeding — the feeding of animals on paddocks where feeding space is controlled by the frequent movement of an electric fence
  • breechloading — loaded at the breech.
  • breeding pair — a male and female animal that produce offspring together
  • bridge player — a person who plays the game of bridge
  • brownie guide — a member of the Brownie Guides, one of the junior branches (aged 7–10 years) in The Guide Association
  • budget period — the time which a budget covers
  • build bridges — to promote reconciliation or cooperation between hostile groups or people
  • cadmium green — a pigment used in painting, consisting of a mixture of hydrated oxide of chromium with cadmium sulfide, and characterized by its strong green color and slow drying rate.
  • candle grease — the wax which is used in the manufacture of candles
  • candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
  • cape marigold — any composite plant of the genus Dimorphotheca, having variously colored, daisylike flowers.
  • cardiganshire — a former county of W Wales: became part of Dyfed in 1974; reinstated as Ceredigion in 1996
  • cardiomegalia — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
  • cartridge pen — a pen having a removable ink reservoir that is replaced when empty
  • cascade range — a chain of mountains in the US and Canada: a continuation of the Sierra Nevada range from N California through Oregon and Washington to British Columbia. Highest peak: Mount Rainier, 4392 m (14 408 ft)
  • casehardening — Present participle of caseharden.
  • cedar waxwing — a brownish-gray, crested American waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), with red, waxlike tips on its secondary wing feathers
  • centre ground — the nominal space in the political spectrum that is neither right or left
  • chandernagore — a port in E India, in S West Bengal on the Hooghly River: a former French settlement (1686–1950). Pop: 162 166 (2001)
  • chasse gardee — a private hunting preserve.
  • cheddar gorge — a pass through the Mendip Hills renowned for its stalactitic caverns and rare limestone flora
  • chicago ridge — a town in NE Illinois.
  • child rearing — the activity of rearing children
  • child-bearing — the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
  • choreographed — You describe an activity involving several people as choreographed when it is arranged but is intended to appear natural.
  • chronologized — to arrange in chronological order.
  • cider vinegar — a type of vinegar produced by the acetification of cider
  • cigarette end — the part of a cigarette that is held in the mouth and that remains unsmoked after it is finished
  • circuit judge — a judge presiding over a county court or crown court
  • clear-sighted — If you describe someone as clear-sighted, you admire them because they are able to understand situations well and to make sensible judgments and decisions about them.
  • close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
  • coarsegrained — having a coarse texture
  • coffin dodger — an old person
  • college radio — radio broadcasting from stations affiliated with a college or university, often at a frequency below 92 MHz FM.
  • commandeering — Present participle of commandeer.
  • common gender — in English, a noun that is the same whether it is referring to either gender, such as cat, people, spouse.
  • company grade — military rank applying to army officers below major, as second and first lieutenants and captains.
  • comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
  • concert grand — a full-size grand piano, usually around 7 feet in length
  • concord grape — a variety of grape with purple-black fruit covered with a bluish bloom
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