14-letter words containing n, o, i, r, g
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- discouragingly — In a discouraging manner.
- disintegration — the act or process of disintegrating.
- disintegrators — Plural form of disintegrator.
- disintegratory — Causing or relating to disintegration.
- disk mirroring — (hardware, storage) Use of one or more mirrors of a hard disk.
- disorientating — to disorient.
- docking bridge — a raised platform running from one side to the other of a ship toward the stern, used by officers for supervising docking operations.
- dogwood winter — a short period of cold weather in the spring.
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
- downing street — a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.
- downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
- downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
- drafting board — drawing board.
- drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
- draining board — The draining board is the place on a sink unit where things such as cups, plates, and cutlery are put to drain after they have been washed.
- draining spoon — a spoon with holes in it
- drawing office — an office where drawings are made
- drifting cloud — Japanese Uki Gumo. a novel (1887–89) by Shimei Futabatei.
- driving lesson — a session involving driving practice and theory with a driving instructor
- driving mirror — (in a vehicle) the rear-view mirror
- driving school — vehicle operation lessons
- droit des gens — law of nations; international law.
- drug addiction — dependence on a chemical substance
- drummond light — calcium light.
- dumping ground — dump (def 17).
- dumping-ground — dump (def 17).
- dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- eaves-dropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- ecoengineering — A form of engineering that aims to work in harmony with the natural environment.
- editorializing — Present participle of editorialize.
- effort bargain — a bargain in which the reward to an employee is based on the effort that the employee puts in
- egocentrically — In an egocentric manner.
- electioneering — Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.
- electric organ — a pipe organ operated by electrical means
- electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
- electroforming — a process used to create a metallic object by electrolytic deposition on a mould or matrix
- electrogenesis — (biochemistry, physics) The production of electricity in the tissues of a living organism.
- electrogilding — electroplating using gold
- electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
- electrowinning — a means of extracting metal from ore using electrolysis
- emilia-romagna — a region of N central Italy, on the Adriatic: rises from the plains of the Po valley in the north to the Apennines in the south. Capital: Bologna. Pop: 4 030 220 (2003 est). Area: 22 123 sq km (8628 sq miles)
- energy obesity — the practice of being wasteful of energy in the form of electricity, fossil fuels, etc, in one's day-to-day life
- engine trouble — malfunction of a vehicle's engine
- enigmatography — the composing or collection of enigmas
- ethnographical — Ethnographic.
- ethnoreligious — Of or pertaining to ethnicity and religion.
- exocrine gland — any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface