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19-letter words containing n, i, g, r, c

  • to go blackberrying — to go on an outing to collect blackberries
  • to ring the changes — If you say that someone rings the changes, you mean that they make changes or improvements to the way something is organized or done.
  • traffic engineering — a branch of civil engineering concerned with the design and construction of streets and roads that will best facilitate traffic movement.
  • traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
  • training instructor — a person who teaches people the skills they need for a particular field or profession
  • trifacial neuralgia — tic douloureux.
  • trooping the colour — a military ceremony, performed by regiments of the British army and the Commonwealth, in which the regimental colour or flag is marched past ranks of troops
  • ultrahigh frequency — any frequency between 300 and 3000 megahertz. Abbreviation: UHF, uhf.
  • ultrasonic cleaning — the use of ultrasound to vibrate a piece to be cleaned while the piece is immersed in a cleaning fluid. The process produces a very high degree of cleanliness, and is used for jewellery and ornately shaped items
  • unclassified degree — a degree that has not been given a grade because it is of a low standard
  • vaginal intercourse — intercourse involving insertion of the penis into the vagina
  • very high frequency — any frequency between 30 and 300 megahertz. Abbreviation: VHF.
  • virginia-rail-fence — snake fence.
  • watch night service — a service held on the night of December 24, or of December 31
  • whispering campaign — the organized spreading of insinuations or rumors to destroy the reputation of a person, organization, etc.
  • white-winged scoter — a blackish North American duck, Melanitta deglandi, having a white patch on each wing.
  • with flying colours — If you pass a test with flying colours, you have done very well in the test.
  • within rocket range — able to be reached by rockets
  • young conservatives — the youth section of the United Kingdom Conservative Party until 1998
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