13-letter words containing g, e, t, r
- cointegration — (mathematics) The condition of two non-stationary time series whose linear combination is stationary.
- come to grief — If something comes to grief, it fails. If someone comes to grief, they fail in something they are doing, and may be hurt.
- come to grips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
- commemorating — Present participle of commemorate.
- commiserating — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- computer game — A computer game is a game that you play on a computer or on a small portable piece of electronic equipment.
- computer geek — (jargon) (Or "turbo nerd", "turbo geek") One who eats (computer) bugs for a living. One who fulfils all the dreariest negative stereotypes about hackers: an asocial, malodourous, pasty-faced monomaniac with all the personality of a cheese grater. The term cannot be used by outsiders without implied insult to all hackers; compare black-on-black usage of "nigger". A computer geek may be either a fundamentally clueless individual or a proto-hacker in larval stage. See also Alpha Geek, propeller head, clustergeeking, geek out, wannabee, terminal junkie, spod, weenie.
- computerising — Present participle of computerise.
- computerizing — Present participle of computerize.
- concentrating — Present participle of concentrate.
- concert grand — a full-size grand piano, usually around 7 feet in length
- concertgebouw — a concert hall in Amsterdam, inaugurated in 1888: the Concertgebouw Orchestra established in 1888, has been independent of the hall since World War II
- concertinaing — Present participle of concertina.
- confederating — Present participle of confederate.
- configurative — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
- conflagrative — That produces conflagration.
- congeneration — Simultaneous generation (as of heat and light from the same action).
- conglomerated — Simple past tense and past participle of conglomerate.
- conglomerates — anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.
- conglomeratic — of or relating to a conglomerate
- conglomerator — a conglomerateur
- congratulable — worthy of congratulation
- congratulated — to express pleasure to (a person), as on a happy occasion: They congratulated him on his marriage.
- congratulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congratulate.
- congregations — Plural form of congregation.
- congress boot — a high shoe with an elastic insert in each side
- conning tower — a superstructure of a submarine, used as the bridge when the vessel is on the surface
- consternating — Present participle of consternate.
- constringence — inverse of the dispersive power of a medium
- contracepting — to prevent the conception of (offspring).
- contragestion — a form of contraception that can be used after fertilization of the ovum, preventing gestation
- contragestive — able to prevent gestation
- controverting — to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
- cooling tower — A cooling tower is a very large, round, high building which is used to cool water from factories or power stations.
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- core strength — the strength of the underlying muscles of the torso, which help determine posture
- coreligionist — an adherent of the same religion as another
- cosignatories — Plural form of cosignatory.
- costardmonger — a costermonger
- costermongers — Plural form of costermonger.
- cottage fries — potatoes that have been thinly sliced and then fried
- cottage grove — a town in E Minnesota.
- cough mixture — Cough mixture is the same as cough medicine.
- counter image — the point or set of points in the domain of a function corresponding to a given point or set of points in the range of the function.
- counter-argue — to present reasons for or against a thing: He argued in favor of capital punishment.
- counteracting — Present participle of counteract.
- counterboring — a tool for enlarging a drilled hole for a portion of its length, as to permit sinking a screw head.
- counterchange — to change parts, qualities, etc
- countercharge — a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
- countermining — Present participle of countermine.