13-letter words containing i, g, n, o, r, e
- boring sponge — any of a family (Clionidae) of sponges that settle on and dissolve the shells of clams
- bouquet garni — A bouquet garni is a bunch of herbs that are tied together and used in cooking to add flavour to the food.
- bourguignonne — Burgundy (def 5).
- bowling green — A bowling green is an area of very smooth, short grass on which the game of bowls or lawn bowling is played.
- bowling-green — a game played with wooden balls on a level, closely mowed green having a slight bias, the object being to roll one's ball as near as possible to a smaller white ball at the other end of the green. Also called bowls, bowling on the green. Compare bowl2 (def 2), bowling green, jack1 (def 7), rink (def 5).
- brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
- brain surgeon — a surgeon who specializes in brain surgery
- braking power — the ability of a braking system to cause a vehicle to come to a halt
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- bring home to — to convince of
- bring to bear — to bring into operation or effect
- bring to life — to bring back to consciousness
- brownie guide — a member of the Brownie Guides, one of the junior branches (aged 7–10 years) in The Guide Association
- canton ginger — preserved or crystallized ginger of fine quality.
- cariogenicity — conducive to the production or promotion of dental caries: the cariogenic factors in sweets.
- carnot engine — an engine using a Carnot cycle of operations.
- chronologized — to arrange in chronological order.
- cinema goers' — filmgoer.
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- clear-coating — an automotive painting technique in which a coating of clear lacquer or other synthetic liquid is applied over the base color to enhance the shine and durability of the paint.
- clearing loan — a bank loan to finance the purchase of securities which is repayable within the calendar day on which it is made.
- clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- climbing rose — any of various roses that ascend and cover a trellis, arbor, etc., chiefly by twining about the supports.
- close-grained — (of wood) dense or compact in texture
- closing error — the amount by which a closed traverse fails to satisfy the requirements of a true mathematical figure, as the length of line joining the true and computed position of the same point.
- closing price — On the stock exchange, the closing price of a share is its price at the end of a day's business.
- coarsegrained — having a coarse texture
- cobelligerent — a country fighting in a war on the side of another country
- 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.
- coffin dodger — an old person
- cointegration — (mathematics) The condition of two non-stationary time series whose linear combination is stationary.
- commandeering — Present participle of commandeer.
- commemorating — Present participle of commemorate.
- commiserating — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- computerising — Present participle of computerise.
- computerizing — Present participle of computerize.
- concentrating — Present participle of concentrate.
- 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).
- conglomeratic — of or relating to a conglomerate
- congregations — Plural form of congregation.
- congressional — A congressional policy, action, or person relates to the United States Congress.
- conning tower — a superstructure of a submarine, used as the bridge when the vessel is on the surface
- consideringly — in a considering manner
- consternating — Present participle of consternate.