14-letter words containing r, i, g, d
- brachydiagonal — the shorter lateral axis of a rhombic prism
- brazing solder — an alloy of copper and zinc for joining two metal surfaces by melting the alloy so that it forms a thin layer between the surfaces
- breast-feeding — to nurse (a baby) at the breast; suckle.
- breech-loading — (of a firearm) loaded at the breech
- breeding stock — animals specifically kept to breed from
- bridge circuit — any of several networks, such as a Wheatstone bridge, consisting of two branches across which a measuring device is connected. The resistance, capacitance, etc, of one component can be determined from the known values of the others when the voltage in each branch is balanced
- bridge fluting — (on the stem of a drinking glass) flutes or facets continuing onto the underside of the bowl.
- bridge passage — bridge1 (def 7).
- bridge-builder — a person who attempts to connect or reconcile opposing parties
- broad daylight — of great breadth: The river was too broad to swim across.
- brobdingnagian — gigantic; huge; immense
- brownie guider — the adult leader of a pack of Brownie Guides
- bucket brigade — a line of persons passing buckets of water along in trying to put out a fire
- building paper — any of various types of heavy-duty paper that usually consist of bitumen reinforced with fibre sandwiched between two sheets of kraft paper: used in damp-proofing or as insulation between the soil and a road surface
- building trade — the economic sector comprising all companies and workers involved in construction
- building works — construction projects
- burying ground — a burial ground.
- butterfingered — a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.
- cadmium orange — a yellow color approaching orange.
- cambridge blue — a lightish blue colour
- cambridge lisp — A flavour of Lisp using BCPL. Sources owned by Fitznorman partners.
- cambridgeshire — a county of E England, in East Anglia: includes the former counties of the Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and lies largely in the Fens: Peterborough became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Cambridge. Pop (excluding Peterborough): 571 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Peterborough): 3068 sq km (184 sq miles)
- campina grande — a city in NE Brazil, in E Paraíba state. Pop: 366 000 (2005 est)
- cape girardeau — a city in SE Missouri, on the Mississippi River.
- cape guardafui — a cape at the NE tip of Somalia, extending into the Indian Ocean
- carbon trading — Carbon trading is the practice of buying and selling the right to produce carbon dioxide emissions, so that people, countries or companies who use a lot of fuel and electricity can buy rights from those that do not use so much.
- carriage drive — a private road for horse-drawn carriages, often connecting a house with a public road
- carriage trade — trade from the wealthy part of society
- cartridge belt — a belt with pockets for cartridge clips or loops for cartridges
- cartridge case — a cylindrical, usually metal casing capable of being loaded with an explosive charge and often also a bullet
- cartridge clip — a metallic container holding cartridges for an automatic firearm
- charge density — the electric charge per unit volume of a medium or body or per unit area of a surface
- chladni figure — a pattern formed by fine powder placed on a vibrating surface, used to display the positions of nodes and antinodes
- chondrogenesis — the growth of cartilage
- chopping board — A chopping board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
- church wedding — a wedding ceremony performed in a church and having a religious rather than civil content
- cigarette card — a small picture card, formerly given away with cigarettes, now collected as a hobby
- circumagitated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumagitate.
- ciudad obregon — a city in W Mexico.
- clapper bridge — a primitive type of bridge in which planks or slabs of stone rest on piles of stones
- coarse-grained — having a large or coarse grain
- coasting trade — trade between ports along the same coast.
- coffee grinder — A coffee grinder is a machine for grinding coffee beans.
- connecting rod — a rod or bar for transmitting motion, esp one that connects a rotating part to a reciprocating part
- countermanding — Present participle of countermand.
- countershading — (in the coloration of certain animals) a pattern, serving as camouflage, in which dark colours occur on parts of the body exposed to the light and pale colours on parts in the shade
- counterweighed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh.
- covered bridge — a bridge that is enclosed by a roof and walls.
- credentialling — the practice of analysing the credentials of an individual or organization
- credit charges — the charges applied by credit card companies to customers buying goods on credit