14-letter words containing g, i, o, r
- brachydiagonal — the shorter lateral axis of a rhombic prism
- branchiostegal — of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish
- brazing solder — an alloy of copper and zinc for joining two metal surfaces by melting the alloy so that it forms a thin layer between the surfaces
- breaking point — If something or someone has reached breaking point, they have so many problems or difficulties that they can no longer cope with them, and may soon collapse or be unable to continue.
- breech-loading — (of a firearm) loaded at the breech
- breeding stock — animals specifically kept to breed from
- bring onstream — To bring onstream a plant, mine, oilfield, etc. is to start production there.
- bring sth home — To bring something home to someone means to make them understand how important or serious it is.
- bring to light — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- bring to terms — to reduce to submission; force to agree
- british legion — (in Britain) a national social club for veterans of the armed forces.
- broad daylight — of great breadth: The river was too broad to swim across.
- brobdingnagian — gigantic; huge; immense
- bronchorrhagia — hemorrhage from the bronchial tubes.
- brownie guider — the adult leader of a pack of Brownie Guides
- bucking bronco — an untamed horse that cowboys try to ride in a rodeo
- building works — construction projects
- bullion fringe — a thick gold or silver wire or fringed cord used as a trimming, as on military uniforms
- burnt offering — a sacrificial offering burnt, usually on an altar, to honour, propitiate, or supplicate a deity
- bursting point — the point at which normal capacity is exceeded.
- burying ground — a burial ground.
- cadmium orange — a yellow color approaching orange.
- cairngormstone — (mineral, rare) A yellow or smoky brown variety of rock crystal, found especially in the mountains of w Cairngorm in Scotland.
- caloric energy — energy measured in calories
- caprimulgiform — Of or pertaining to the taxonomic order Caprimulgiformes.
- carbon trading — Carbon trading is the practice of buying and selling the right to produce carbon dioxide emissions, so that people, countries or companies who use a lot of fuel and electricity can buy rights from those that do not use so much.
- carcinogenesis — the development of cancerous cells from normal ones
- carcinogenetic — Of or pertaining to carcinogenesis; forming cancer cells.
- carcinological — relating to carcinology
- carpet bombing — Carpet bombing is heavy bombing from aircraft, with the intention of hitting as many places as possible in a particular area.
- carpet bowling — a form of bowls played indoors on a strip of carpet, at the centre of which lies an obstacle round which the bowl has to pass
- carriage clock — a portable clock, usually in a rectangular case with a handle on the top, of a type originally used by travellers
- carriage horse — a horse trained and groomed to draw carriages.
- carriage house — coach house.
- carrier pigeon — any homing pigeon, esp one used for carrying messages
- cartilage bone — any bone that develops within cartilage rather than in a fibrous tissue membrane
- cartographical — Pertaining to cartography.
- categorisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of categorization.
- categorization — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- celto-germanic — having the characteristics of both the Celtic and Germanic peoples.
- central region — a former local government region in central Scotland, formed in 1975 from Clackmannanshire, most of Stirlingshire, and parts of Perthshire, West Lothian, Fife, and Kinross-shire; in 1996 it was replaced by the council areas of Stirling, Clackmannanshire, and Falkirk
- centrifugation — a being subjected to centrifugal action, esp. in a centrifuge
- chinook jargon — a pidgin language containing elements of Native American languages, English, and French: formerly used among fur traders and Indians on the NW coast of North America
- chloroargyrite — a greyish-yellow or colourless soft secondary mineral consisting of silver chloride in cubic crystalline form: a source of silver. Formula: AgCl
- chondrogenesis — the growth of cartilage
- chopping board — A chopping board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
- choreographies — Plural form of choreography.
- choreographing — Present participle of choreograph.
- chromatic sign — Music. accidental (def 5).
- chronobiologic — relating to chronobiology