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14-letter words containing g, i, t, c, h

  • magnetic chart — a chart showing the magnetic properties of a portion of the earth's surface, as dip, variation, and intensity.
  • magnetic epoch — a geologically long period of time during which the magnetic field of the earth retains the same polarity. The magnetic field may reverse during such a period for a geologically short period of time (a magnetic event)
  • magnetic north — north as indicated by a magnetic compass, differing in most places from true north.
  • magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
  • merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
  • mesh stockings — stockings with a netted pattern or made out of a netted material such as lace or netted nylon
  • methodological — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
  • microfortnight — One millionth of the fundamental unit of time in the Furlong/Firkin/Fortnight system of measurement; 1.2096 sec. (A furlong is 1/8th of a mile; a firkin is 1/4th of a barrel; the mass unit of the system is taken to be a firkin of water). The VMS operating system has a lot of tuning parameters that you can set with the SYSGEN utility, and one of these is TIMEPROMPTWAIT, the time the system will wait for an operator to set the correct date and time at boot if it realises that the current value is bogus. This time is specified in microfortnights! Multiple uses of the millifortnight (about 20 minutes) and nanofortnight have also been reported.
  • micropathology — the branch of pathology dealing with the microscopic study of changes that occur in tissues and cells during disease.
  • mischief night — Halloween or, in some areas, the night before Halloween, as an occasion for pranks and minor vandalism by young people.
  • mother-fucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
  • mythologically — of or relating to mythology.
  • night watchman — watchman.
  • nontheological — not theological, not having theological content
  • north germanic — the subbranch of Germanic that includes the languages of Scandinavia and Iceland.
  • oligocythaemia — a condition in which a person lacks red blood cells
  • oligosynthetic — (linguistics) (of a language) using a relatively small number of morphemes which combine synthetically to form compound words.
  • operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
  • ophthalmologic — the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.
  • opisthographic — written on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
  • ornithological — the branch of zoology that deals with birds.
  • orthographical — Of, or relating to orthography; spelled correctly.
  • pathologically — of or relating to pathology.
  • phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • photographical — of or relating to photography.
  • photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
  • phytosociology — the branch of ecology dealing with the origin, composition, structure, and classification of plant communities.
  • piece of eight — peso (def 4).
  • piece together — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
  • pigeon-chested — having a narrow chest that sticks out at the front in an unusual way
  • pitching piece — apron piece.
  • pitching wedge — a club with a face angle of more than 50°, used for short, lofted pitch shots
  • psychogenetics — the study of internal or mental states
  • pterylographic — relating to pterylography
  • quick thinking — problem-solving in an emergency
  • rags to riches — You use rags to riches to describe the way in which someone quickly becomes very rich after they have been quite poor.
  • rocking rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of metrical feet each of which consists of one accented syllable between two unaccented ones.
  • running stitch — a sewing stitch made by passing the needle in and out repeatedly with short, even stitches.
  • schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
  • schizognathous — (of birds) having a separation in the vomer and maxillo-palatine bones, having a cleft-palate
  • schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
  • shooting match — a contest in marksmanship.
  • shooting stick — a device resembling a cane or walking stick, with a spike on one end and a small, folding seat on the other, often used by spectators at outdoor sporting events.
  • short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
  • shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
  • slanging match — A slanging match is an angry quarrel in which people insult each other.
  • sophisticating — a sophisticated person.
  • sparring match — a practice boxing match
  • stay stitching — a line of stitches made in the seam allowance to prevent the edges from stretching
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