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13-letter words containing g, e

  • contents page — the page in a book that shows the table of contents
  • contingencies — dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty; fortuitousness: Nothing was left to contingency.
  • 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.
  • coolidge tube — a cathode ray tube, used for x-ray production, in which a beam of thermoelectrons is produced by heating a wire cathode.
  • cooling tower — A cooling tower is a very large, round, high building which is used to cool water from factories or power stations.
  • copy negative — master (def 21).
  • 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.
  • coralligenous — producing coral
  • core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
  • core strength — the strength of the underlying muscles of the torso, which help determine posture
  • coreligionist — an adherent of the same religion as another
  • corn exchange — A corn exchange is a large building where, in former times, grain was bought and sold.
  • corresponding — parallel; equivalent
  • cosignatories — Plural form of cosignatory.
  • cosmetologist — a person skilled or trained in the use of cosmetics and beauty treatments
  • 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.
  • cottage piano — a small upright piano
  • cottage tulip — a late-flowering type of tulip, usually having pointed or elongated flowers.
  • cough and die — (jargon)   barf. Connotes that the program is throwing its hands up by design rather than because of a bug or oversight. "The parser saw a control-A in its input where it was looking for a printable, so it coughed and died." Compare die, die horribly, scream and die.
  • cough mixture — Cough mixture is the same as cough medicine.
  • countenancing — appearance, especially the look or expression of the face: a sad countenance.
  • 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.
  • countermoving — Present participle of countermove.
  • countersigned — a sign used in reply to another sign.
  • counterspying — the activities of a counterspy
  • counterweighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterweigh.
  • counterweight — A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
  • countinghouse — a building, room, or office used for keeping books and transacting business
  • coup de grace — A coup de grace is an action or event which finally destroys something, for example an institution, which has been gradually growing weaker.
  • coup de poing — (no longer in technical use) a Lower Paleolithic stone hand ax, pointed or ovate in shape and having sharp cutting edges.
  • court hearing — an official meeting held in court
  • cousin-german — the child of one's aunt or uncle
  • cove lighting — indirect lighting directed upward from an interior cornice or the like toward a cove at the edge of the ceiling.
  • covent garden — a district of central London: famous for its former fruit, vegetable, and flower market, now a shopping precinct
  • cover bidding — the act of tendering an artificially high price for a contract, on the assumption that the tender will not be accepted
  • covered wagon — A covered wagon is a wagon that has an arched canvas roof and is pulled by horses. Covered wagons were used by the early American settlers as they travelled across the country.
  • covering fire — firing intended to protect an individual or formation making a movement by forcing the enemy to take cover
  • cranberry bog — a bog in which cranberry plants are cultivated.
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