13-letter words containing g, o, s, e
- cloud seeding — any technique of adding material to a cloud to alter its natural development, usually to increase or obtain precipitation.
- coarsegrained — having a coarse texture
- coasting lead — a lead used in sounding depths of from 20 to 60 fathoms.
- cobol fingers — (jargon) /koh'bol fing'grz/ Reported from Sweden, a hypothetical disease one might get from coding in COBOL. The language requires code verbose beyond all reason (see candygrammar); thus it is alleged that programming too much in COBOL causes one's fingers to wear down to stubs by the endless typing.
- cocarcinogens — Plural form of cocarcinogen.
- codeswitching — Alternative form of code-switching.
- colleagueship — workplace companionship
- collieshangie — a quarrel
- come to grips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
- commiserating — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- computerising — Present participle of computerise.
- condescending — If you say that someone is condescending, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they talk or behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people.
- confidingness — The state or quality of being confiding.
- confusingness — causing or tending to cause confusion: a confusing attempt at explanation.
- congenialness — The state or quality of being congenial.
- conglomerates — anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.
- 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
- congressional — A congressional policy, action, or person relates to the United States Congress.
- congresswoman — A Congresswoman is a female member of the US Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.
- congresswomen — Plural form of congresswoman.
- congruousness — The state or quality of being congruous.
- conjugateness — The quality of being conjugate.
- consanguineal — having the same ancestry or descent; related by blood.
- consideringly — in a considering manner
- consternating — Present participle of consternate.
- constringence — inverse of the dispersive power of a medium
- 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.
- contragestion — a form of contraception that can be used after fertilization of the ovum, preventing gestation
- contragestive — able to prevent gestation
- coralligenous — producing coral
- core strength — the strength of the underlying muscles of the torso, which help determine posture
- coreligionist — an adherent of the same religion as another
- 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
- 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.
- countinghouse — a building, room, or office used for keeping books and transacting business
- cousin-german — the child of one's aunt or uncle
- cross bedding — layering within one or more beds in a series of rock strata that does not run parallel to the plane of stratification
- cross-grained — (of timber) having the fibres arranged irregularly or in a direction that deviates from the axis of the piece
- cross-selling — to sell or try to sell (similar or related products or services) to an existing customer.
- crossbreeding — Present participle of crossbreed.