13-letter words containing a, l, n, g
- burial ground — A burial ground is a place where bodies are buried, especially an ancient place.
- burning glass — a convex lens for concentrating the sun's rays into a small area to produce heat or fire
- by a long way — You can use by a long way to emphasize that something is, for example, much better, worse, or bigger than any other thing of that kind.
- cable molding — a molding in the form of a rope.
- calculatingly — In a calculating manner.
- calf's tongue — a molding having pendent, tonguelike members in relief against a flat or molded surface.
- campanologist — the principles or art of making bells, bell ringing, etc.
- camping stool — a stool which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
- candle grease — the wax which is used in the manufacture of candles
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- candlewicking — a kind of embroidery used for a bedspread, tablecloth, or pillow cover, patterned with French knots of candlewick embroidery thread or yarn
- cannibalizing — Present participle of cannibalize.
- cannonballing — Present participle of cannonball.
- canon regular — a clergyman of certain religious communities following a monastic rule
- canonical age — the age specified by canon law when a person becomes eligible to participate in a certain rite or hold a certain office.
- cantilevering — Present participle of cantilever.
- capital gains — Capital gains are the profits that you make when you buy something and then sell it again at a higher price.
- capsule range — a small range of clothes by a particular designer, intended to be representative of the full range
- captivatingly — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- carbo-loading — Informal. carbohydrate loading.
- carcinologist — a person who specializes in carcinology
- card clothing — a very sturdy fabric with a leather or rubber fillet imbedded with wire teeth for disentangling and cleaning textile fibers, used to cover the rollers or flats of a carding machine.
- cardinal sign — any of the four astrological signs, Aries, Cancer, Libra, or Capricorn, that begin at the equinoxes and solstices, thus marking the beginning of the seasons: characterized by the attribute of strong initiative.
- carnegie hall — a famous concert hall in New York (opened 1891); endowed by Andrew Carnegie
- cartilaginous — of or like cartilage; gristly
- cartiliginous — Alternative form of cartilaginous.
- cash dealings — transactions that are carried out using cash
- cash holdings — the assets that you hold in ready cash, as opposed to property, shares, bonds, etc
- casting wheel — a wheel having on its circumference molds for receiving molten metal.
- cellar fungus — a fungus, Coniophora puteana, that causes dry rot in timber.
- central angle — an angle whose vertex is at the centre of a circle
- centrifugally — Away from a centre or axis.
- chaise longue — A chaise longue is a kind of sofa with only one arm and usually a back along half its length.
- chaise lounge — A chaise lounge is the same as a chaise longue.
- challengeable — a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc.
- challengingly — in a way that challenges or defies someone
- chang tso-lin — 1873–1928, Chinese general: military ruler of Manchuria 1918–28.
- changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- changefulness — Propensity to change.
- child rearing — the activity of rearing children
- child-bearing — the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
- chilean guava — a tropical shrub or small tree, Ugni molinae, of the myrtle family, having leathery, oval leaves, rose-pink flowers, and blue-black, edible fruit.
- chinling shan — Qinling Shan
- cholangiogram — an X-ray of the bile duct performed after administering dye into the ducts that shows up on the X-ray
- chronological — If things are described or shown in chronological order, they are described or shown in the order in which they happened.
- circularising — Present participle of circularise.
- circularizing — Present participle of circularize.
- city planning — City planning is the planning and design of all the new buildings, roads, and parks in a place in order to make them attractive and convenient for the people who live there.
- civilianizing — Present participle of civilianize.
- claddagh ring — any of various elaborately designed rings, esp one in the shape of two hands embracing a heart, given as a token of lasting affection