13-letter words containing g, c, s
- disenchanting — Present participle of disenchant.
- disgracefully — In a disgraceful manner.
- disrespecting — Present participle of disrespect.
- distractingly — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- dog's mercury — a hairy somewhat poisonous euphorbiaceous perennial, Mercurialis perennis, having broad lanceolate toothed leaves and small greenish male and female flowers, the males borne in catkins. It often carpets shady woodlands
- domesticating — Present participle of domesticate.
- douglas scale — an international scale of sea disturbance and swell ranging from 0 to 9 with one figure for disturbance and one for swell
- dressing case — a small piece of luggage for carrying toilet articles, medicine, etc.
- dressing sack — a woman's dressing gown.
- dry scrubbing — Dry scrubbing is the removal of solid particles from a gas onto a liquid surface, but with a solid discharge.
- duck shooting — duck hunting with a gun
- ducking stool — a former instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which an offender was tied to be plunged into water.
- early closing — shop closure at earlier hour
- east germanic — a branch of the Germanic languages no longer extant, comprising Gothic and probably others of which there are no written records. Abbreviation: EGmc.
- echo sounding — the determining of depth of water by means of a device (echo sounder) that measures the time required for a sound wave to be reflected from the bottom: a similar process (echo ranging) is used to measure the distance to an underwater object
- ecophysiology — the branch of physiology that deals with the physiological processes of organisms with respect to their environment.
- ecopsychology — A form of psychology based on integration with the natural world rather than with society.
- eggs benedict — dish of poached eggs, ham and cream
- egotistically — In an egotistic manner.
- electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
- electrologist — A person trained to remove unwanted hair on the body or face or small blemishes on the skin by a method that involves the application of heat using an electric current.
- electrostrong — (physics) describing the combination of the electromagnetic and strong nuclear forces.
- embracingness — the quality of something that embraces
- encapsulating — Present participle of encapsulate.
- energy crisis — a shortfall in or interruption to the provision of energy supplies
- enfranchising — Present participle of enfranchise.
- epigeneticist — a person who studies epigenetics
- ergotoxicosis — Ergotism.
- escapologists — Plural form of escapologist.
- eschatologies — Plural form of eschatology.
- escort agency — an agency where people, esp young women, may be hired to accompany someone for entertainment, etc
- esophagoscope — An instrument for the inspection or treatment of the esophagus.
- estate agency — business that sells property
- eugeosyncline — a geosyncline characterized by lithology typical of deep ocean environments
- evening class — An evening class is a course for adults that is taught in the evening rather than during the day.
- evening stock — a plant, Matthiola incana, of the genus Matthiola, of the Mediterranean region, cultivated for its brightly coloured flowers: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- extravagances — Plural form of extravagance.
- fantasmagoric — phantasmagoria.
- fascinatingly — of great interest or attraction; enchanting; charming; captivating: a fascinating story; fascinating jewelry.
- fast-tracking — the practice of speeding up the progress of a project or person
- fingal's cave — a cave on the island of Staffa, in the Hebrides, Scotland. 227 feet (69 meters) long; 42 feet (13 meters) wide.
- fishing smack — any of various fore-and-aft-rigged fishing vessels of rather large size, often containing a well to keep the catch alive.
- floutingstock — a laughing-stock; the object of mockery or flouting
- fluoroscoping — Present participle of fluoroscope.
- flying circus — a squadron of airplanes operating together, especially any of several squadrons of famous World War I aviators.
- flying colors — with flying colors, with an overwhelming victory, triumph, or success: He passed the test with flying colors.
- flying saucer — any of various disk-shaped objects allegedly seen flying at high speeds and altitudes, often with extreme changes in speed and direction, and thought by some to be manned by intelligent beings from outer space.
- forcing house — a place where growth or maturity (as of fruit, animals, etc) is artificially hastened
- fugaciousness — (obsolete) fugacity.
- gabrilowitsch — Ossip [aw-syip] /ˈɔ syɪp/ (Show IPA), 1878–1936, Russian pianist and conductor, in America.