14-letter words containing n, a, c
- gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
- gouldian finch — a multicoloured finch, Chloebia gouldiae, of tropical N Australia
- grade crossing — an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
- grammaticizing — Present participle of grammaticize.
- grand junction — a city in W Colorado.
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grape hyacinth — any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, as M. botryoides, having globular, blue flowers resembling tiny grapes.
- graph coloring — graph colouring
- graphic accent — any mark written above a letter, especially one indicating stress in pronunciation, as in Spanish rápido.
- graphic design — the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience, especially to produce a specific effect.
- gratifications — Plural form of gratification.
- great entrance — the solemn procession in which the unconsecrated Eucharistic elements are carried from the prothesis through the nave of the church and into the bema.
- greetings card — A greetings card is a folded card with a picture on the front and greetings inside that you give or send to someone, for example on their birthday.
- greyhound race — a race in which greyhounds chase a dummy hare around a track
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- guiana current — an ocean current flowing northwest along the northeast coast of South America.
- guinea current — an ocean current flowing E along the Guinea coast of W Africa.
- gum tragacanth — tragacanth.
- gunter's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- gynaecological — Alternative spelling of gynecological.
- hacking jacket — a riding jacket having a tight waist, flared skirt, slanted pockets with flaps, and slits or vents at the sides or back.
- hairline crack — a very fine crack
- haitian creole — the creolized French that is the native language of most Haitians.
- half-concealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- half-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
- half-convinced — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
- halicarnassian — an ancient city of Caria, in SW Asia Minor: site of the Mausoleum, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
- hallucinations — Plural form of hallucination.
- hallucinogenic — producing hallucinations: a hallucinogenic drug.
- handicraftsman — a person skilled in a handicraft; craftsman.
- handkerchieves — Plural form of handkerchief.
- hanging scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
- haplodiplontic — (biology, of a life cycle) Having multicellular diploid and haploid stages.
- hard-core porn — Hard-core porn is pornography that shows sex in a very detailed way, or shows very violent or unpleasant sex.
- harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
- hash collision — (programming) (Or "hash clash") When two different keys hash to the same value, i.e. to the same location in a hash table.
- have a case on — an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: Sailing in such a storm was a case of poor judgment.
- have a lock on — to be sure of winning, gaining, or controlling
- have it coming — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- haven't a clue — If you haven't a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it.
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- hearing defect — a physical condition that makes it difficult for a person to hear accurately
- heart-stricken — deeply grieved or greatly dismayed
- heartwrenching — Having a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress.
- heat conductor — a material or device that conducts heat
- heat exchanger — a device for transferring the heat of one substance to another, as from the exhaust gases to the incoming air in a regenerative furnace.
- hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- heliocentrical — Alternative form of heliocentric.
- hellaciousness — Quality of being hellacious.
- hepatopancreas — a large gland of shrimps, lobsters, and crabs that combines the functions of a liver and pancreas.