13-letter words containing g, e, n, i
- buccaneerings — the characteristic actions of a buccaneer
- buffing wheel — a wheel covered with a soft material, such as lamb's wool or leather, used for shining and polishing
- building line — the boundary line along a street beyond which buildings must not project
- building site — A building site is an area of land on which a building or a group of buildings is in the process of being built or altered.
- bulk settling — Bulk settling is a process in which two liquids, or a solid and a liquid, of different densities are allowed to separate by gravity.
- bus mastering — bus master
- butterfingers — a person who drops things inadvertently or fails to catch things
- bypass engine — a gas turbine in which a part of the compressor delivery bypasses the combustion zone, flowing directly into or around the main exhaust gas flow to provide additional thrust
- cabinetmaking — the manufacture of fine furniture and other woodwork.
- cable molding — a molding in the form of a rope.
- 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.
- cage fighting — Cage fighting is a type of organized violent fighting that takes place in an enclosed space.
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
- 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
- canonical age — the age specified by canon law when a person becomes eligible to participate in a certain rite or hold a certain office.
- cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
- canton ginger — preserved or crystallized ginger of fine quality.
- cardiganshire — a former county of W Wales: became part of Dyfed in 1974; reinstated as Ceredigion in 1996
- cariogenicity — conducive to the production or promotion of dental caries: the cariogenic factors in sweets.
- carnegie hall — a famous concert hall in New York (opened 1891); endowed by Andrew Carnegie
- carnegie unit — a standardized unit of measurement for evaluating courses in secondary schools in terms of college entrance requirements, representing one year's study in any subject, that subject having been taught for a minimum of 120 classroom hours to qualify.
- carnot engine — an engine using a Carnot cycle of operations.
- carpet knight — a soldier who spends his life away from battle; idler
- carpetbagging — relating to carpetbaggers or to the practice of carpetbaggers
- cartridge pen — a pen having a removable ink reservoir that is replaced when empty
- carving knife — A carving knife is a long sharp knife that is used to cut cooked meat.
- casehardening — Present participle of caseharden.
- cash dealings — transactions that are carried out using cash
- casing hanger — A casing hanger is the part of a wellhead that supports the casing string.
- casting wheel — a wheel having on its circumference molds for receiving molten metal.
- catheterizing — Present participle of catheterize.
- cave painting — a painting done by prehistoric people in caves
- cedar waxwing — a brownish-gray, crested American waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum), with red, waxlike tips on its secondary wing feathers
- ceiling price — the top price
- centrifugally — Away from a centre or axis.
- centrifugence — the property of being centrifugal
- chaise longue — A chaise longue is a kind of sofa with only one arm and usually a back along half its length.
- chaise lounge — A chaise lounge is the same as a chaise longue.
- challengingly — in a way that challenges or defies someone
- changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- changing tone — cambiata.
- changing-note — cambiata.
- checkpointing — Present participle of checkpoint.
- checkweighman — a representative elected by coal miners to check the findings of the mine owner's weighman where miners are paid by the weight of coal mined.
- chewing louse — See under louse (def 2).
- chickenburger — A hot sandwich made of a patty of chicken in a bun, often with other ingredients.
- child rearing — the activity of rearing children
- child-bearing — the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
- chilean guava — a tropical shrub or small tree, Ugni molinae, of the myrtle family, having leathery, oval leaves, rose-pink flowers, and blue-black, edible fruit.