13-letter words containing e, d, g
- candle grease — the wax which is used in the manufacture of candles
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- candlewicking — a kind of embroidery used for a bedspread, tablecloth, or pillow cover, patterned with French knots of candlewick embroidery thread or yarn
- 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.
- cash dealings — transactions that are carried out using cash
- 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
- cleaning lady — A cleaning lady is a woman who is employed to clean the rooms and furniture inside a building.
- 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
- cloud seeding — any technique of adding material to a cloud to alter its natural development, usually to increase or obtain precipitation.
- coarsegrained — having a coarse texture
- coasting lead — a lead used in sounding depths of from 20 to 60 fathoms.
- codeswitching — Alternative form of code-switching.
- 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.
- college-bound — intending to go to college
- 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
- condescending — If you say that someone is condescending, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they talk or behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people.
- confederating — Present participle of confederate.
- confidingness — The state or quality of being confiding.
- conglomerated — Simple past tense and past participle of conglomerate.
- conglutinated — Simple past tense and past participle of conglutinate.
- congratulated — to express pleasure to (a person), as on a happy occasion: They congratulated him on his marriage.
- consideringly — in a considering manner
- coolidge tube — a cathode ray tube, used for x-ray production, in which a beam of thermoelectrons is produced by heating a wire cathode.
- core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
- corresponding — parallel; equivalent
- costardmonger — a costermonger