16-letter words containing g, a, t, e, c, r
- closing argument — In a court case, a lawyer's closing argument is their final speech, in which they give a summary of their case.
- coleridge-taylor — Samuel. 1875–1912, British composer, best known for his trilogy of oratorios Song of Hiawatha (1898–1900)
- college graduate — a student who has recently graduated from college
- common partridge — a small Old World gallinaceous game bird, Perdix perdix
- community charge — (formerly in Britain) a flat-rate charge paid by each adult in a community to his or her local authority in place of rates
- computer program — a set of instructions for a computer to perform some task
- congeliturbation — the churning, heaving, and thrusting of soil material due to the action of frost.
- congo free state — a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- congressionalist — of or relating to a congress.
- considering that — You use considering that to indicate that you are thinking about a particular fact when making a judgment or giving an opinion.
- container garden — a collection of pots or other receptacles containing soil for growing plants out of doors
- control language — (language) (CL) The batch language for IBM RPG/38, used in conjunction with RPG III. See also OCL.
- correcting plate — a thin lens used to correct incoming light rays in special forms of reflecting telescopes.
- corrugated paper — a packaging material made from layers of heavy paper, the top layer of which is grooved and ridged
- cottage industry — A cottage industry is a small business that is run from someone's home, especially one that involves a craft such as knitting or pottery.
- counter-argument — A counter-argument is an argument that makes an opposing point to another argument.
- counter-strategy — Also, strategics. the science or art of combining and employing the means of war in planning and directing large military movements and operations.
- counterarguments — Plural form of counterargument.
- counterattacking — Present participle of counterattack.
- counterbalancing — Present participle of counterbalance.
- counterchallenge — A challenge made in response to another challenge.
- counterespionage — Counterespionage is the same as counterintelligence.
- counterguerrilla — (of operations, conflicts, etc) conducted against guerrillas
- countermigration — a migration in the opposite direction.
- countersignature — second signature
- creative writing — Creative writing is writing such as novels, stories, poems, and plays.
- crossopterygians — Plural form of crossopterygian.
- crystallographer — A person skilled in crystallography.
- currency trading — the business of trading in different currencies in order to profit from exchange rate differentials
- debating chamber — a room where a legislative assembly holds debates
- dechristianizing — Present participle of dechristianize.
- dermatologically — In a dermatological way.
- digital computer — a computer that processes information in digital form.
- digital research — (company) The company which developed CP/M, the operating system used on many of the first generation 8-bit microprocessor-based personal computers. Digital Research also produced DR-DOS. Address: Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
- direct marketing — marketing direct to the consumer, as by direct mail or coupon advertising.
- director general — the executive head of an organization or of a major subdivision, as a branch or agency, of government.
- director-general — the executive head of an organization or of a major subdivision, as a branch or agency, of government.
- disappearing act — magic trick
- district heating — a heating system in which centrally generated heat is distributed via ducts and pipes to multiple buildings or locations
- drag coefficient — a measure of the drag of an object in a moving fluid, esp air
- draught excluder — a device (such as a strip of wood, or a long cylindrical cushion) placed at the bottom of a door to keep out draughts
- drogue parachute — Also called drogue. a small parachute that deploys first in order to pull a larger parachute from its pack.
- duplicate bridge — a form of contract bridge used in tournaments in which contestants play the identical series of deals, with each deal being scored independently, permitting individual scores to be compared.
- economic migrant — person: seeks work abroad
- electrolytic gas — a mixture of two parts of hydrogen and one part of oxygen by volume, formed by the electrolysis of water
- electromagnetics — Electricity and magnetism, collectively, as a field of study.
- electromagnetism — The interaction of electric currents or fields and magnetic fields.
- electromigration — (physics) the transport of small particles under the influence of an electric charge.
- electromyographs — Plural form of electromyograph.
- electromyography — The recording of the electrical activity of muscle tissue, or its representation as a visual display or audible signal, using electrodes attached to the skin or inserted into the muscle.