15-letter words containing n, e, i, g
- commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration
- compound engine — a steam engine in which the steam is expanded in more than one stage, first in a high-pressure cylinder and then in one or more low-pressure cylinders
- comprehendingly — In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
- computer dating — the use of computers by dating agencies to match their clients
- conceptualising — Present participle of conceptualise.
- conceptualizing — Present participle of conceptualize.
- condescendingly — In a condescending manner.
- confidence game — A confidence game is the same as a confidence trick.
- congelifraction — the shattering or splitting of rock or frozen soil due to the action of frost.
- conglomerations — Plural form of conglomeration.
- congressionally — of or relating to a congress.
- contextualising — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualizing — Present participle of contextualize.
- contingency fee — a lawyer's fee that only becomes payable if the case is successful
- contingency tax — any new tax that would be necessary in case of a shortfall in revenues.
- contract bridge — the most common variety of bridge, in which the declarer receives points counting towards game and rubber only for tricks he bids as well as makes, any overtricks receiving bonus points
- controller gain — In a control loop, the controller gain is the strength of action a controller will take at a particular point below or above the setpoint.
- converging lens — a lens that converts parallel rays of light to convergent rays and produces a real image.
- cooling process — the process of becoming cooler
- copying machine — a machine that makes copies of original documents, especially by xerography.
- correcting lens — a thin lens used to correct spherical aberration introduced by the spherical mirror in certain optical systems
- correspondingly — You use correspondingly when describing a situation which is closely connected with one you have just mentioned or is similar to it.
- corrugated iron — a thin structural sheet made of iron or steel, formed with alternating ridges and troughs
- cosignificative — having the same meaning or sense
- cottage pudding — plain cake covered with a sweet sauce
- counter-sinking — to enlarge the upper part of (a cavity), especially by chamfering, to receive the cone-shaped head of a screw, bolt, etc.
- counteractingly — In a way that counteracts.
- countercampaign — a campaign responding to another campaign
- countercharging — Present participle of countercharge.
- countercharming — Present participle of countercharm.
- counterchecking — Present participle of countercheck.
- counterclaiming — Present participle of counterclaim.
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- countermarching — Present participle of countermarch.
- counterplotting — Present participle of counterplot.
- counterpointing — Present participle of counterpoint.
- counterpunching — Present participle of counterpunch.
- counterrotating — (of two corresponding or similar moving parts) rotating in opposite directions: counterrotating propellers.
- counterweighted — Simple past tense and past participle of counterweight.
- counting number — natural number
- courting couple — a pair of lovers
- covering letter — A covering letter is a letter that you send with a parcel or with another letter in order to provide extra information.
- credit standing — reputation for discharging financial obligations
- creeping fescue — red fescue.
- creeping jennie — moneywort.
- creeping myrtle — any of several Eurasian apocynaceous evergreen plants of the genus Vinca, such as V. minor (lesser periwinkle) and V. major (greater periwinkle), having trailing stems and blue flowers
- cricopharyngeal — of, relating to, or involving the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx.
- cricopharyngeus — (anatomy) Part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the cricoid cartilage.
- criminal damage — intentionally damaging property that belongs to someone else, including public property
- critical region — that part of a statistical distribution in which the probability of a given hypothesis is less than the chosen significance level, so that the hypothesis would be rejected