13-letter words containing a, g, e, l, s, n
- load-shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- losing battle — attempt doomed to failure
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- magnet school — a public school with special programs and instruction that are not available elsewhere in a school district and that are specially designed to draw students from throughout a district, especially to aid in desegregation.
- magnetic lens — Physics. an electron lens using magnetic fields for focusing an electron beam.
- magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
- managerialism — Belief in or reliance on the use of professional managers in administering or planning an activity.
- marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
- meaninglessly — In a meaningless manner; nonsensically.
- megalomaniacs — Plural form of megalomaniac.
- melanogenesis — the production of melanin
- memorialising — Present participle of memorialise.
- metalanguages — Plural form of metalanguage.
- mills grenade — a type of high-explosive grenade weighing about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kg).
- morse signals — signals encoded using the Morse Code
- mulligan stew — a stew made of odd bits of meat and vegetables, esp. as prepared by hobos
- navigableness — Quality of being navigable.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- negative lens — a lens that causes a beam of parallel rays to diverge after refraction, as from a virtual image; a lens that has a negative focal length.
- neonatologist — the study of the development and disorders of newborn children.
- nesting table — one of a set of usually three or four small tables that are graduated in size so that they may be stacked on top of one another.
- neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
- niggardliness — The state of being niggardly.
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
- nominal wages — minimum pay
- octagon scale — a scale used in laying out octagonal figures of various sizes.
- old stone age — the Paleolithic period.
- oligosiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any polysiloxane having a relatively small number of -Si-O- groups.
- organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
- originalities — Plural form of originality.
- orthogonalise — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- palingenesist — a person who believes in a doctrine of rebirth or transmigration of souls.
- panic selling — widespread selling of a security or investment, causing sharp price declines. Usually caused by an unexpected event seen to devalue the security.
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- passing place — a wider place on a narrow road where vehicles can pass
- pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
- pilsner-glass — a pale, light lager beer.
- place setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- place-setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- plane sailing — sailing on a course plotted without reference to the curvature of the earth.
- planetologist — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
- plasma engine — an engine that generates thrust by reaction to the emission of a jet of plasma
- playing games — If you say that someone is playing games or playing silly games, you mean that they are not treating a situation seriously and you are annoyed with them.
- polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
- progressional — the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
- pulse dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein electrical pulses corresponding to the digits in the number called are generated by manipulating a rotary dial or push buttons (contrasted with tone dialing).
- rabblerousing — Of or pertaining to a rabble-rouser.