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14-letter words containing r, a, g, p, i

  • carrier pigeon — any homing pigeon, esp one used for carrying messages
  • carrying place — portage (def 3).
  • cartographical — Pertaining to cartography.
  • cartridge clip — a metallic container holding cartridges for an automatic firearm
  • chopping board — A chopping board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
  • choreographies — Plural form of choreography.
  • choreographing — Present participle of choreograph.
  • cinametography — Misspelling of cinematography.
  • cinematography — Cinematography is the technique of making films for the cinema.
  • cinemicrograph — a motion picture filmed through a microscope.
  • clapper bridge — a primitive type of bridge in which planks or slabs of stone rest on piles of stones
  • clapperclawing — Present participle of clapperclaw.
  • cornucopia leg — a leg used on pieces in the Directoire and Empire styles, curving downward from the piece and curving upward again to a point and having a foot or caster at the lowest part of the curve.
  • cosmographical — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
  • croagh patrick — a mountain in NW Republic of Ireland, in Mayo: a place of pilgrimage as Saint Patrick is said to have prayed and fasted there. Height: 765 m (2510 ft)
  • cryptographist — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
  • dactyliography — the art of engraving or writing on gems
  • depreciatingly — So as to disparage or belittle.
  • dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
  • dermatographia — a common medical condition in which lightly rubbing the skin produces red, often raised, temporary marks
  • dermatographic — relating to dermatography
  • design pattern — (programming)   A description of an object-oriented design technique which names, abstracts and identifies aspects of a design structure that are useful for creating an object-oriented design. The design pattern identifies classes and instances, their roles, collaborations and responsibilities. Each design pattern focuses on a particular object-oriented design problem or issue. It describes when it applies, whether it can be applied in the presence of other design constraints, and the consequences and trade-offs of its use.
  • diaphragm pump — A diaphragm pump is a pump in which a diaphragm is used to move a fluid.
  • dihedral group — the group of reflections, rotations, and symmetries of a regular n -sided polygon.
  • directed graph — (digraph) A graph with one-way edges. See also directed acyclic graph.
  • disapprovingly — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
  • discharge lamp — a lamp in which light is produced by an electric discharge in a gas-filled glass enclosure.
  • discographical — Of or pertaining to discography.
  • double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
  • dragging piece — (in a hipped roof) a short beam holding the foot of a hip rafter to counteract its thrust.
  • draining spoon — a spoon with holes in it
  • earsplittingly — In an earsplitting way; very loudly.
  • eaves-dropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
  • electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
  • enigmatography — the composing or collection of enigmas
  • epigrammatical — Pertaining to, or in the form of, an epigram.
  • epigrammatized — Simple past tense and past participle of epigrammatize.
  • epigrammatizer — someone who epigrammatizes
  • epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
  • ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
  • ethnographical — Ethnographic.
  • evening prayer — the daily evening service of Bible readings and prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer
  • exasperatingly — In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
  • exempli gratia — for the sake of example
  • exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
  • flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
  • floor planning — a system of financing that permits a dealer to borrow money to buy goods, which become the security for the loan that is repaid when the merchandise is sold.
  • flying trapeze — a trapeze used in performing gymnastic displays high above the ground
  • g-strophanthin — ouabain.
  • galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
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