13-letter words containing r, i, n, g, c
- pre-cognizant — having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
- precipitating — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- preconfigured — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- preganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
- prescreenings — the act or work of a person who screens, as in ascertaining the character and competence of applicants, employees, etc.
- press cutting — an article or picture from a newspaper about someone or something
- price cutting — the act or practice of cutting prices
- price-rigging — the illicit fixing of prices by a group of firms working as a cartel
- prick-teasing — the behaviour of a prick-tease
- prince george — a city in central British Columbia, in W Canada.
- prince regent — a prince who is regent of a country.
- prix goncourt — Goncourt (def 2).
- progestogenic — relating to progestogen
- prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
- racing driver — someone who drives a racing car in motor car races
- racing pigeon — a pigeon bred and trained for the sport of pigeon racing
- raking course — a concealed course of bricks laid diagonally to the wall surface in a raking bond.
- rambling club — a club for people who enjoy taking walks in the country
- reacquainting — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- reading chair — a chair of the 18th century having an adjustable reading stand attached to the back and a crest rail extending forward on both sides to form armrests, designed to be sat on facing the back.
- receding chin — if somebody has a receding chin, it does not stick out and appears to slope backwards, giving the appearance of a weak jawline
- receiving end — the position in which one is subject to some kind of action or effect, especially an unpleasant one (usually used in the phrase at or on the receiving end): The corporation is on the receiving end of many complaints about its advertising.
- receiving set — a radio receiver.
- reciprocating — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- recognitional — an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
- reconfiguring — to change the shape or formation of; remodel; restructure.
- reconnoitring — the activity of obtaining information about the geographical features of a place or about the size and position of an army there
- reconsignment — a consigning again.
- recording van — a van containing sound and image recording equipment, used as a mobile recording studio
- recordkeeping — the maintenance of a history of one's activities, as financial dealings, by entering data in ledgers or journals, putting documents in files, etc.
- redistricting — to divide anew into districts, as for administrative or electoral purposes.
- regime change — the transition from one political regime to another, esp through concerted political or military action
- regionalistic — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
- reichspfennig — a former bronze coin of Germany, the 100th part of a reichsmark.
- relief agency — an organization that provides aid for people in need, esp in disaster areas
- resting place — grave
- restructuring — to change, alter, or restore the structure of: to restructure a broken nose.
- retromingency — urinating backward because of bodily configuration: The lion is a retromingent animal.
- retrospecting — contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
- revictualling — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- riding jacket — coat worn for horse-riding
- riding school — a place where equitation is taught.
- right section — a representation of an object as it would appear if cut by a plane perpendicular to its longest axis.
- ring compound — a compound whose structural formula contains a closed chain or ring of atoms; a cyclic compound. Compare cyclic (def 3).
- ring exercise — any sequence of gymnastic movements carried out by a gymnast holding two rings suspended from the ceiling
- rising action — a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.
- road-blocking — an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
- roasting jack — a rotating spit for roasting meat on
- robot dancing — a dance of the 1980s characterized by jerky mechanical movements