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15-letter words containing i, n, c, o, r, g

  • public offering — a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (opposed to private placement): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • puffin crossing — a UK pedestrian road crossing with traffic lights signalling red to stop the traffic flow when pedestrians are seen on the crossing by infrared detectors. The green signal reappears when no pedestrians are seen on the crossing
  • radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
  • reaction engine — an engine that produces power as a reaction to the momentum given to gases ejected from it, as a rocket or jet engine.
  • receiving order — court order
  • recognizability — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
  • reconfiguration — to change the shape or formation of; remodel; restructure.
  • record-breaking — top, most successful
  • recording angel — an angel who supposedly keeps a record of every person's good and bad acts
  • religion of chi — /ki:/ [Case Western Reserve University] Yet another hackish parody religion (see also Church of the SubGenius, Discordianism). In the mid-70s, the canonical "Introduction to Programming" courses at CWRU were taught in ALGOL, and student exercises were punched on cards and run on a Univac 1108 system using a homebrew operating system named CHI. The religion had no doctrines and but one ritual: whenever the worshipper noted that a digital clock read 11:08, he or she would recite the phrase "It is 11:08; ABS, ALPHABETIC, ARCSIN, ARCCOS, ARCTAN." The last five words were the first five functions in the appropriate chapter of the ALGOL manual; note the special pronunciations /obz/ and /ark'sin/ rather than the more common /ahbz/ and /ark'si:n/. Using an alarm clock to warn of 11:08's arrival was considered harmful.
  • rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
  • right ascension — the arc of the celestial equator measured eastward from the vernal equinox to the foot of the great circle passing through the celestial poles and a given point on the celestial sphere, expressed in degrees or hours.
  • right-of-center — holding conservative views in politics; right-wing.
  • right-of-centre — You can describe a person or political party as right-of-centre if they have political views which are closer to capitalism and conservatism than to socialism but which are not very extreme.
  • rolling kitchen — a mobile kitchen used for feeding troops outdoors.
  • rubbing alcohol — a poisonous solution of about 70 percent isopropyl or denatured ethyl alcohol, usually containing a perfume oil, used chiefly in massaging.
  • sarcoptic mange — mange caused by burrowing mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
  • schooner-rigged — rigged as a schooner, especially with gaff sails and staysails only.
  • scolding bridle — branks.
  • scratching post — a block or post of wood, usually covered with carpeting, on which a cat can use its claws.
  • secundogeniture — the state of being the second born child
  • self-correcting — automatically adjusting to or correcting mistakes, malfunctions, etc.: a self-correcting mechanism.
  • self-renouncing — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
  • sharing economy — a system in which people rent, borrow, or share commodities, services, and resources owned by individuals, usually with the aid of online technology, in an effort to save money, cut costs, and reduce waste.
  • shooting script — a motion-picture scenario having the scenes arranged in the order in which they are to be photographed.
  • shopping arcade — a place where a number of shops are connected together under one roof
  • shopping center — a group of stores within a single architectural plan, supplying most of the basic shopping needs, especially in suburban areas.
  • shopping centre — A shopping centre is a specially built area containing a lot of different shops.
  • smoking-concert — a concert where smoking is allowed.
  • social drinking — the practice of drinking alcohol occasionally and usually only in social situations
  • social-drinking — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
  • sounding rocket — a rocket equipped with instruments for making meteorological observations in the upper atmosphere.
  • southern gothic — a literary genre depicting life in the southern US and featuring grotesque themes and imagery
  • sporting chance — an even or fair opportunity for a favorable outcome in an enterprise, as winning in a game of chance or in any kind of contest: They gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts.
  • stage direction — an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.
  • starting blocks — the rigid blocks adjustable at an angle and mounted on a track against which a runner's shoes are placed to aid in starting
  • steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
  • stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
  • synectics group — a group of people of varied background that meets to attempt creative solutions of problems through the unrestricted exercise of imagination and the correlation of disparate elements.
  • terra incognita — an unknown or unexplored land, region, or subject.
  • text processing — the handling of alphabetic characters by a computer
  • thraco-phrygian — a hypothetical branch of Indo-European implying a special genetic affinity between the meagerly attested Thracian and Phrygian languages.
  • toucan crossing — a place where people who are walking and cyclists can both cross a busy road together. They press a button at the side of the road, which operates traffic lights to stop the traffic
  • traction engine — a locomotive operating on surfaces other than tracks and pulling heavy loads, as fallen logs.
  • trading account — an account similar to a traditional bank account, holding cash and securities, and administered by an investment dealer
  • trading company — a company that is owned by the people who have bought shares in that company
  • training course — practical programme of study
  • training school — a school that provides training in some art, profession, or vocation.
  • traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
  • uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
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