13-letter words containing n, a, g, m
- dragging-beam — (in a hipped roof) a short beam holding the foot of a hip rafter to counteract its thrust.
- dragon market — any of the emerging markets of the Pacific rim, esp Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines
- drape forming — thermoforming of plastic sheeting over an open mold by a combination of gravity and a vacuum.
- draughtswoman — Alternative spelling of draftswoman.
- drawing frame — a machine used to attenuate and straighten fibers by having them pass, in sliver form, through a series of double rollers, each pair of which revolves at a slightly greater speed than the preceding pair and reduces the number of strands originally fed into the machine to one extended fibrous strand doubled or redoubled in length.
- drilling mast — A drilling mast is a structure over an oil well which supports the drilling equipment and allows it to be lifted into and out of the wellbore.
- drum magazine — a receptacle that holds and feeds cartridges to a submachine gun or light machine gun.
- drum paneling — flush paneling in a door.
- dynamic range — the range of signal amplitudes over which an electronic communications channel can operate within acceptable limits of distortion. The range is determined by system noise at the lower end and by the onset of overload at the upper end
- dynamogenesis — the output of raised activity of the nervous system
- early-morning — taking place or being presented in the early part of the morning
- east germanic — a branch of the Germanic languages no longer extant, comprising Gothic and probably others of which there are no written records. Abbreviation: EGmc.
- ecomanagement — any of various ways to lessen the harmful impact of human activity on the environment.
- egomaniacally — In an egomaniacal manner.
- electromagnet — A soft metal core made into a magnet by the passage of electric current through a coil surrounding it.
- elgin marbles — a group of 5th-century bc Greek sculptures originally decorating the Parthenon in Athens, brought to England by Thomas Bruce, seventh Earl of Elgin (1766–1841), and now at the British Museum
- embracingness — the quality of something that embraces
- embranglement — Embroilment, entanglement; the state of being or getting embrangled.
- emergency tax — the tax a person pays on their income when it is not yet clear what tax band they should be assigned to
- emigrationist — a person who promotes emigration
- encephalogram — An image, trace, or other record of the structure or electrical activity of the brain.
- encouragement — The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
- enigmatically — Acting in a manner that suggests an enigma.
- entanglements — Plural form of entanglement.
- entomological — Of or pertaining to entomology.
- entomophagous — feeding mainly on insects; insectivorous
- ergonomically — In an ergonomic manner.
- estrangements — Plural form of estrangement.
- exterminating — Present participle of exterminate.
- familiarising — Present participle of familiarise.
- familiarizing — Present participle of familiarize.
- fantasmagoria — phantasmagoria.
- fantasmagoric — phantasmagoria.
- farmer's lung — a lung disorder caused by inhalation of moldy hay dust, marked by shortness of breath, dry cough, and weight loss.
- fashionmonger — (derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
- fearmongering — The action of deliberately arousing public fear or alarm about a particular issue.
- fencing match — a match between fencers
- ferrimagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as a ferrite, in which the magnetic moments of some neighboring atoms point in opposite directions, with a net magnetization still resulting because of differences in magnitudes of the opposite moments.
- ferromagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
- firing hammer — the part of the firing mechanism of a firearm that ignites the charge by striking the primer
- fish geranium — zonal geranium.
- fishing smack — any of various fore-and-aft-rigged fishing vessels of rather large size, often containing a well to keep the catch alive.
- flagellomania — enthusiasm for whipping or being whipped
- flame cutting — a method of cutting ferrous metals in which the metal is heated by a torch to about 800°C and is oxidized by a stream of oxygen from the torch
- flameproofing — Present participle of flameproof.
- flaming sword — a cultivated bromeliad, Vriesea splendens, native to French Guiana, having long, red bracts and yellow flowers.
- fleming valve — (formerly) a diode.
- flemish giant — one of a breed of large domestic rabbits of Belgian origin, having a solid gray, white, or black coat, and raised for its meat and fur.
- floor manager — a person assigned to direct the proceedings on the floor of an assembly, as at a political convention.
- forgotten man — a person no longer in the mind of the general public.