14-letter words containing r, u, n, i, g
- disencumbering — Present participle of disencumber.
- disfigurements — Plural form of disfigurement.
- disgruntlement — to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.
- distraughtness — The state or quality of being distraught or agitated; distressedness.
- divine liturgy — liturgy (def 5).
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
- downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
- downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
- drifting cloud — Japanese Uki Gumo. a novel (1887–89) by Shimei Futabatei.
- drilling fluid — a fluid used in the process of drilling bore holes and oil wells, for instance drilling mud, water, and compressed air amongst others
- drug addiction — dependence on a chemical substance
- drummond light — calcium light.
- drunk dialling — the practice of making a phone call while drunk, esp to someone about whom one has romantic notions
- dumping ground — dump (def 17).
- dumping-ground — dump (def 17).
- dunning letter — a letter pressing someone for payment
- dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- eigenfrequency — One of the natural resonant frequencies of a system.
- engine failure — failure to operate by the engine of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle
- engine trouble — malfunction of a vehicle's engine
- equiangularity — the state of being equiangular
- ethnoreligious — Of or pertaining to ethnicity and religion.
- excruciatingly — In an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree; in a manner causing great pain or anguish.
- fancy geranium — a geranium, Pelargonium domesticum, of southern Africa, having roundish clusters of large white, pink, or red flowers.
- feeding ground — The feeding ground of a group of animals or birds, is the place where they find food and eat.
- figurativeness — The property of being figurative.
- figure skating — ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice.
- figure-hugging — Figure-hugging clothes fit very close to the body of the person who is wearing them. Figure-hugging is usually used to describe clothes worn by women.
- file signature — A magic number.
- finger trouble — trouble caused by operator error, such as striking the wrong key
- first language — mother tongue
- fishing ground — a part of a body of water where the fishing is usually good.
- flight surgeon — a medical officer in the U.S. Air Force who is trained in aviation medicine.
- flying colours — conspicuous success; triumph
- flying gurnard — any marine fish of the family Dactylopteridae, especially Dactylopterus volitans, having greatly enlarged, colorful pectoral fins that enable it to glide short distances through the air.
- food colouring — substances used to impart colour to food
- fortunetelling — the act or practice of predicting the future.
- forward buying — the purchase of merchandise in quantities exceeding demand
- fountain grass — a perennial grass, Pennisetum setaceum, of Ethiopia, having bristly spikes, often rose-purple, grown as an ornamental.
- framing square — a steel square usually having on its faces various tables and scales useful to the carpenter.
- francois guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
- frozen pudding — a frozen or chilled dessert mixture of rich custard, nuts or candied fruit, and sometimes liquor.
- gamine haircut — a boyish or elfish hairstyle, esp on a woman
- garden rubbish — organic refuse generated by gardening
- garrison house — a style of early New England house in which the second floor projects beyond the first.
- gaudi i cornet — Antoni [ahn-taw-nee] /ɑnˈtɔ ni/ (Show IPA), 1852–1926, Spanish architect and designer.
- gaussian curve — normal curve.
- geiger counter — an instrument for detecting ionizing radiations, consisting of a gas-filled tube in which electric-current pulses are produced when the gas is ionized by radiation, and of a device to register these pulses: used chiefly to measure radioactivity.