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13-letter words containing o, r, g, n, e

  • cobol fingers — (jargon)   /koh'bol fing'grz/ Reported from Sweden, a hypothetical disease one might get from coding in COBOL. The language requires code verbose beyond all reason (see candygrammar); thus it is alleged that programming too much in COBOL causes one's fingers to wear down to stubs by the endless typing.
  • cocarcinogens — Plural form of cocarcinogen.
  • coffin dodger — an old person
  • cogent prolog — (language)   A full Edinburgh standard Prolog with debugger, listener, DCG, many built-ins, text windows, support for modules, and support for both 16-bit and 32-bit protected mode. Contact: Dennis C. Merritt.
  • cointegration — (mathematics) The condition of two non-stationary time series whose linear combination is stationary.
  • cologne brown — Vandyke brown.
  • commandeering — Present participle of commandeer.
  • commemorating — Present participle of commemorate.
  • commiserating — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
  • common gender — in English, a noun that is the same whether it is referring to either gender, such as cat, people, spouse.
  • company grade — military rank applying to army officers below major, as second and first lieutenants and captains.
  • comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
  • computerising — Present participle of computerise.
  • computerizing — Present participle of computerize.
  • concentrating — Present participle of concentrate.
  • concert grand — a full-size grand piano, usually around 7 feet in length
  • concertgebouw — a concert hall in Amsterdam, inaugurated in 1888: the Concertgebouw Orchestra established in 1888, has been independent of the hall since World War II
  • concertinaing — Present participle of concertina.
  • concord grape — a variety of grape with purple-black fruit covered with a bluish bloom
  • confederating — Present participle of confederate.
  • configurative — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
  • conflagrative — That produces conflagration.
  • congeneration — Simultaneous generation (as of heat and light from the same action).
  • conglomerated — Simple past tense and past participle of conglomerate.
  • conglomerates — anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.
  • conglomeratic — of or relating to a conglomerate
  • conglomerator — a conglomerateur
  • congratulable — worthy of congratulation
  • congratulated — to express pleasure to (a person), as on a happy occasion: They congratulated him on his marriage.
  • congratulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of congratulate.
  • congregations — Plural form of congregation.
  • congress boot — a high shoe with an elastic insert in each side
  • congressional — A congressional policy, action, or person relates to the United States Congress.
  • congresswoman — A Congresswoman is a female member of the US Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.
  • congresswomen — Plural form of congresswoman.
  • congruousness — The state or quality of being congruous.
  • conning tower — a superstructure of a submarine, used as the bridge when the vessel is on the surface
  • consideringly — in a considering manner
  • consternating — Present participle of consternate.
  • constringence — inverse of the dispersive power of a medium
  • contracepting — to prevent the conception of (offspring).
  • contragestion — a form of contraception that can be used after fertilization of the ovum, preventing gestation
  • contragestive — able to prevent gestation
  • controverting — to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
  • cooling tower — A cooling tower is a very large, round, high building which is used to cool water from factories or power stations.
  • coralligenous — producing coral
  • core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
  • core strength — the strength of the underlying muscles of the torso, which help determine posture
  • coreligionist — an adherent of the same religion as another
  • corn exchange — A corn exchange is a large building where, in former times, grain was bought and sold.
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