14-letter words containing g
- code-switching — Linguistics. the alternating or mixed use of two or more languages, especially within the same discourse: My grandma’s code-switching when we cook together reminds me of my family's origins. Bilingual students are discouraged from code-switching during class.
- coelanaglyphic — (of pottery) decorated with sunken relief
- coffee grinder — A coffee grinder is a machine for grinding coffee beans.
- coffee grounds — the used ground beans that remain in a pot or coffee-maker
- coffee morning — A coffee morning is a social event at which coffee and tea are served. It takes place in the morning, and is usually intended to raise money for charity.
- cog locomotive — a locomotive designed for operation on a rack railway.
- cognate object — a noun functioning as the object of a verb to which it is etymologically related, as in think a thought or sing a song
- cognoscibility — capable of being known.
- cogswell chair — an armchair having a fixed, sloping back, open sides, and cabriole legs.
- coherent light — light in which the electromagnetic waves maintain a fixed and predictable phase relationship with each other over a period of time.
- coinage bronze — an alloy of 95 percent copper, 4 percent tin, and 1 percent zinc.
- coinvestigator — a fellow investigator
- collecting box — a box for the temporary storage of examples or specimens
- collecting tin — a tin for donations of money for charity or another particular purpose
- collectivizing — Present participle of collectivize.
- colombian gold — a potent marijuana grown in South America.
- colonial goose — an old-fashioned name for stuffed roast mutton
- color sergeant — a sergeant who has charge of battalion or regimental colors.
- colouring book — A colouring book is a book of simple drawings which children can colour in.
- combat fatigue — a psychoneurotic condition characterized by anxiety, irritability, depression, etc., often occurring after prolonged combat in warfare
- combining form — A combining form is a word that is used, or used with a particular meaning, only when joined to another word. For example, '-legged' as in 'four-legged' and '-fold' as in 'fivefold' are combining forms.
- come on strong — If someone comes on strong, they make their intentions or feelings clear in an excessive or aggressive way.
- come to nought — If you try to do something but your efforts are not successful, you can say that your efforts come to nought.
- comfort eating — the practice of eating to make oneself feel happier
- commensurating — Present participle of commensurate.
- common grackle — a large songbird, Quiscalus quiscula, of the family Icteridae, of central and eastern North America, having iridescent black plumage varying in color.
- common ragweed — a plant, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, of a chiefly North American genus: family Asteraceae (composites). Its green tassel-like flowers produce large amounts of pollen, which causes hay fever
- complete graph — A graph which has a link between every pair of nodes. A complete bipartite graph can be partitioned into two subsets of nodes such that each node is joined to every node in the other subset.
- composing room — the room in a printing establishment in which type is set
- compound sugar — any sugar that when hydrolyzed yields two or more monosaccharides.
- compromisingly — In a compromising manner.
- concert tuning — the standard tuning for a guitar: E A D G B E
- conciliatingly — So as to conciliate.
- configuraholic — (jargon) A luser who twiddles with computer settings until it no longer works and must be fixed by the system administror.
- configurations — Plural form of configuration.
- conflagrations — Plural form of conflagration.
- conglobulation — the act of conglobing
- conglomerateur — a person who forms or leads a business conglomerate
- conglomerating — Present participle of conglomerate.
- conglomeration — A conglomeration of things is a group of many different things, gathered together.
- conglomerative — of, relating to, or resembling a conglomerate
- conglutinating — Present participle of conglutinate.
- conglutination — glued together; adhering.
- congratulating — to express pleasure to (a person), as on a happy occasion: They congratulated him on his marriage.
- congratulation — the act of congratulating
- congratulatory — A congratulatory message expresses congratulations.
- congregational — of or relating to a congregation
- congressmember — a member of a congress, especially of the U.S. House of Representatives.
- congresspeople — congressmen or congresswomen
- congressperson — A Congressperson is a member of the US Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.