14-letter words containing n, i, g, r, c, a
- proto-germanic — the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Germanic languages; Germanic.
- quarterbacking — a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.
- racing bicycle — a bicycle designed for cycling on roads or taking part in road cycling races
- racing colours — the colours painted on a racing car to represent the nation of the car or driver
- racing cyclist — a cyclist who takes part in bicycle races
- raking cornice — either of two straight, sloping cornices on a pediment following or suggesting the slopes of a roof.
- ranch dressing — seasoned mayonnaise sauce
- reading notice — a short advertisement placed at the bottom of a column, as on the front page of a newspaper, and often set in the same print as other matter.
- recklinghausen — a city in NW Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany.
- recording head — the part of a tape recorder that records a sound source by converting the electrical analog of the sound, as from a microphone, into a magnetic signal for storage on magnetic tape.
- recording tape — a ribbon of material, esp magnetic tape, used to record sound, images and data, used in a tape recorder
- reducing agent — a substance that causes another substance to undergo reduction and that is oxidized in the process.
- reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
- reefing jacket — a man's short double-breasted jacket of sturdy wool
- regasification — Regasification is the process of returning LNG to its gaseous state.
- relieving arch — discharging arch.
- rigidification — the state or process of stiffening or rigidifying
- ringneck snake — any of several small, nonvenomous North American snakes of the genus Diadophis, usually having a conspicuous yellow or orange ring around the neck.
- rolling launch — the process of introducing a new product into a market gradually
- rotating stock — Rotating stock is a system used especially in food stores and to reduce wastage, in which the oldest stock is moved to the front of shelves and new stock is added at the back.
- rowing machine — an exercise machine having a mechanism with two oarlike handles, foot braces, and a sliding seat, allowing the user to go through the motions of rowing in a racing shell.
- running casing — Running casing is the process of screwing together pieces of pipe on a rig floor and lowering them into a hole.
- scaling ladder — a ladder for climbing high walls.
- scaremongering — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
- schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- scorpion grass — either of two small Old World plants, Myosotis sylvatica or M. scorpioides, of the borage family, having a light-blue flower commonly regarded as an emblem of constancy and friendship.
- screen sharing — audiographic teleconferencing
- screen trading — a form of trading on a market or exchange in which the visual display unit of a computer replaces personal contact as in floor trading
- scribbling pad — a notebook or sketchbook
- scrimmage line — line of scrimmage.
- second reading — the stage in the consideration of a legislative bill that provides an opportunity for debate and amendment.
- secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
- self-searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
- smear campaign — a campaign to tarnish the reputation of a public figure, especially by vilification or innuendo.
- social sharing — the activity of sharing photos, videos, links, etc., on a social-media website, within an interactive application, or through other online channels.
- sorting tracks — the part of a railroad yard used for the final sorting of cars from a classification yard.
- soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
- sparring match — a practice boxing match
- speech-reading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
- spitting cobra — any cobra or cobralike snake, especially the ringhals, that sprays venom at the eyes of approaching animals.
- spring balance — a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale
- square-dancing — the activity of taking part in a square dance
- starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
- starting price — gambling odds
- steam cracking — Steam cracking is the main method of breaking down large molecules of hydrocarbons, in which a gaseous or liquid hydrocarbon is diluted with steam and then heated.
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- stinking cedar — an evergreen tree, Torreya taxifolia, of the yew family, native to Florida, having rank-smelling foliage and dark-green, egg-shaped fruit.
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine