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14-letter words containing e, r, i, g, n

  • dunning letter — a letter pressing someone for payment
  • dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
  • dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
  • earsplittingly — In an earsplitting way; very loudly.
  • earthshakingly — In an earthshaking manner.
  • east greenwich — a town in central Rhode Island.
  • eaves-dropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
  • ecoengineering — A form of engineering that aims to work in harmony with the natural environment.
  • edgar atheling — ?1050–?1125, grandson of Edmund II; Anglo-Saxon pretender to the English throne in 1066
  • editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
  • effort bargain — a bargain in which the reward to an employee is based on the effort that the employee puts in
  • egalitarianism — belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, social, or economic life.
  • egocentrically — In an egocentric manner.
  • eigenfrequency — One of the natural resonant frequencies of a system.
  • electioneering — Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.
  • electric organ — a pipe organ operated by electrical means
  • electrifyingly — In an electrifying manner.
  • electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
  • electroforming — a process used to create a metallic object by electrolytic deposition on a mould or matrix
  • electrogenesis — (biochemistry, physics) The production of electricity in the tissues of a living organism.
  • electrogilding — electroplating using gold
  • electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
  • electrowinning — a means of extracting metal from ore using electrolysis
  • embarrassingly — In an embarrassing manner.
  • emergency exit — door, way out
  • emilia-romagna — a region of N central Italy, on the Adriatic: rises from the plains of the Po valley in the north to the Apennines in the south. Capital: Bologna. Pop: 4 030 220 (2003 est). Area: 22 123 sq km (8628 sq miles)
  • éminence grise — a person who wields power and influence unofficially or behind the scenes
  • energy obesity — the practice of being wasteful of energy in the form of electricity, fossil fuels, etc, in one's day-to-day life
  • engine failure — failure to operate by the engine of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle
  • engine trouble — malfunction of a vehicle's engine
  • english setter — bird dog
  • enigmatography — the composing or collection of enigmas
  • enterprisingly — In an enterprising manner.
  • entertainingly — In an entertaining manner.
  • equiangularity — the state of being equiangular
  • ethnographical — Ethnographic.
  • ethnoreligious — Of or pertaining to ethnicity and religion.
  • evening prayer — the daily evening service of Bible readings and prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer
  • ever and again — now and then; from time to time
  • exacerbatingly — In an exacerbating way; so as to aggravate or make worse.
  • exasperatingly — In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
  • excruciatingly — In an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree; in a manner causing great pain or anguish.
  • exhilaratingly — In a way that exhilarates.
  • exocrine gland — any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface
  • exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
  • extension ring — a spacer element that can be fixed between the camera body and the lens to increase the distance between film and lens and allow closer focus than would be possible without it
  • exterior angle — an angle of a polygon contained between one side extended and the adjacent side
  • extravagancies — Plural form of extravagancy.
  • falling market — a stock market in which share prices are falling
  • false beginner — a language student who has some knowledge of a language, but who needs to start again from the beginning
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