14-letter words containing i, r, s, g
- carnival glass — a colorful iridescent pressed glassware popular in the U.S. in the early 20th century.
- carriage horse — a horse trained and groomed to draw carriages.
- carriage house — coach house.
- carrier signal — (communications) A continuous signal of a single frequency capable of being modulated by a second, data-carrying signal. In radio communication, the two common kinds of modulation are amplitude modulation and frequency modulation.
- cartridge case — a cylindrical, usually metal casing capable of being loaded with an explosive charge and often also a bullet
- categorisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of categorization.
- characterising — Present participle of characterise.
- charge density — the electric charge per unit volume of a medium or body or per unit area of a surface
- charles wright — Charles, born 1935, U.S. poet.
- check register — A check register is a record of transactions in a checking account.
- chest register — the lower register of the voice, in which the lower range of tones is produced
- chondrogenesis — the growth of cartilage
- choreographies — Plural form of choreography.
- christiansburg — a town in SW Virginia.
- chromatic sign — Music. accidental (def 5).
- cigarette case — a case of a suitable size and shape to hold cigarettes
- circumscribing — Present participle of circumscribe.
- circumstancing — Present participle of circumstance.
- citrus heights — a city in central California, near Sacramento.
- civil rightist — a person who actively supports or works for safeguarding or obtaining civil rights.
- clearing house — If an organization acts as a clearing house, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- clearing-house — a place or institution where mutual claims and accounts are settled, as between banks.
- clearinghouses — Plural form of clearinghouse.
- climbing irons — spiked steel frames worn on the feet to assist in climbing trees, ice slopes, etc
- cloister garth — garth (def 1).
- clustergeeking — (jargon) /kluh'st*r-gee"king/ (CMU) Spending more time at a computer cluster doing CS homework than most people spend breathing.
- co-religionist — A person's co-religionists are people who have the same religion.
- coarse-grained — having a large or coarse grain
- coasting trade — trade between ports along the same coast.
- cobelligerents — Plural form of cobelligerent.
- cogswell chair — an armchair having a fixed, sloping back, open sides, and cabriole legs.
- coinvestigator — a fellow investigator
- commensurating — Present participle of commensurate.
- composing room — the room in a printing establishment in which type is set
- compromisingly — In a compromising manner.
- configurations — Plural form of configuration.
- conflagrations — Plural form of conflagration.
- contemporising — to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time.
- coppersmithing — The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper.
- coreligionists — Plural form of coreligionist.
- cosmographical — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- counterpoising — Present participle of counterpoise.
- countershading — (in the coloration of certain animals) a pattern, serving as camouflage, in which dark colours occur on parts of the body exposed to the light and pale colours on parts in the shade
- countersigning — Present participle of countersign.
- countersinking — Present participle of countersink.
- counterweights — Plural form of counterweight.
- country singer — a singer of country and western music
- courtesy light — the interior light in a motor vehicle
- credit charges — the charges applied by credit card companies to customers buying goods on credit
- creeping jesus — an obsequious or servile person