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17-letter words containing r, o, t, g

  • come to handgrips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
  • committal hearing — (in British law) a preliminary inquiry by a magistrate to decide if there is enough evidence for a case to go to trial
  • commuter marriage — a marriage in which the partners live some distance apart most of the time, usually because of separate work commitments
  • compensated grade — a grade that has been reduced along a curve to offset the additional resistance due to the curve.
  • computer graphics — the use of a computer to produce and manipulate pictorial images on a video screen, as in animation techniques or the production of audiovisual aids
  • computer language — programming language
  • concurrent prolog — (language)   A Prolog variant with guarded clauses and committed-choice nondeterminism (don't-care nondeterminism) by Ehud "Udi" Shapiro, Yale <[email protected]>. A subset has been implemented, but not the full language. See also Mandala.
  • configurationally — With regard to a configuration.
  • congestion charge — Congestion charges refer to money motorists must pay in order to drive in some city centres. Congestion charges are intended to reduce traffic within those areas.
  • congregationalism — a system of Christian doctrines and ecclesiastical government in which each congregation is self-governing and maintains bonds of faith with other similar local congregations
  • congregationalist — a form of Protestant church government in which each local religious society is independent and self-governing.
  • connection charge — a charge made as soon as a caller is connected to the number dialled and which is additional to any charges calculated based on the duration of the call
  • consignment store — a retail store that sells secondhand items on behalf of others and receives a percentage of the sales price.
  • constance garnett — Constance Black, 1862–1946, English translator from Russian.
  • consulate general — the office or residence of a consul general
  • consumer watchdog — an organization or government agency that campaigns for consumers
  • content marketing — marketing that tries to attract customers by distributing informational content potentially useful to the target audience, rather than by advertising products and services in the traditional way: content marketing through blogs and email newsletters.
  • contingent worker — a temporary or contract worker, especially one hired for one task or project.
  • contour ploughing — ploughing following the contours of the land, to minimize the effects of erosion
  • contracting party — a person, company, etc, entering into a legal contract
  • contradistinguish — to differentiate by means of contrasting or opposing qualities
  • contrasuggestible — responding or tending to respond to a suggestion by doing or believing the opposite
  • controlling image — a literary device employing repetition so as to stress the theme of a work or a particular symbol.
  • converged network — (networking)   A single network that can carry voice, video and data.
  • corporate village — an area close to the workplace where many everyday facilities are provided for a company's workers
  • cost-plus pricing — the setting of prices at the cost price plus a percentage
  • counter-espionage — Counter-espionage is the same as counter-intelligence.
  • counter-migration — a migration in the opposite direction.
  • counter-signature — a signature added by way of countersigning.
  • counterchallenges — Plural form of counterchallenge.
  • counterinsurgency — action taken by a government to counter the activities of rebels, guerrillas, etc
  • counterpropaganda — propaganda to offset or nullify unfriendly or enemy propaganda.
  • countersignatures — Plural form of countersignature.
  • country gentleman — a rich man with an estate in the country
  • country of origin — the country from which a person originally comes
  • creeping eruption — a skin eruption with intense itching, caused by the burrowing of various larvae under the skin
  • cross-lot bracing — bracing extending from one side of an excavation to the opposite to retain the earth on both sides.
  • cryptoclimatology — See under microclimatology.
  • cryptographically — In a cryptographic manner; using cryptography; for cryptographic purposes.
  • customs brokerage — the work of a customs broker
  • cut a good figure — to appear or behave well
  • cut a poor figure — to appear or behave badly
  • cytomegaloviruses — Plural form of cytomegalovirus.
  • data flow diagram — (programming)   A graphical notation used to describe how data flows between processes in a system. Data flow diagrams are an important tool of most structured analysis techniques.
  • deliver the goods — to produce or perform something promised or expected
  • dendroclimatology — The science that uses dendrochronology to reconstruct historical climate conditions.
  • designer clothing — Designer clothing is fashionable or luxury clothing made by, or carrying the label of, a well-known fashion designer.
  • development grant — a grant awarded, esp by a government, to a person or company in order to fund the development of a new product
  • dialect geography — linguistic geography
  • dictionary-making — the work or activity of compiling dictionaries
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