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13-letter words containing a, g, e, n, t, i

  • spring beauty — any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink.
  • st. augustine — Saint, a.d. 354–430, one of the Latin fathers in the early Christian Church; author; bishop of Hippo in N Africa.
  • staff meeting — company gathering of employees
  • stage setting — setting (def 6).
  • stained glass — glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, especially by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it, as used in church windows, decorative lampshades, etc.
  • stamen blight — a disease of blackberries, characterized by a gray, powdery mass of spores covering the anthers, caused by a fungus, Hapalosphaeria deformans.
  • standing joke — If something is a standing joke among a group of people, they often make jokes about it.
  • standing wave — a wave in a medium in which each point on the axis of the wave has an associated constant amplitude ranging from zero at the nodes to a maximum at the antinodes.
  • starring role — a main role; the main role
  • starting gate — any of various types of movable barriers for lining up and giving an equal start to the entries in a horse or dog race.
  • starting line — marking at beginning of a race
  • starting rate — (in Britain) a rate of income tax below the basic rate
  • station agent — a person who manages a small railroad station.
  • staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
  • steam heating — a heating system utilizing steam circulated through radiators and pipes.
  • steering gear — the apparatus or mechanism for steering a ship, automobile, bicycle, airplane, etc.
  • stepparenting — parenting within a stepfamily
  • sterling area — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
  • stewing steak — Stewing steak is beef which is suitable for cooking slowly in a stew.
  • straight-line — (of a machine) having components that are arranged in a row or that move in a straight line when in operation
  • straighten up — stand straighter
  • string player — a person who plays an instrument of the violin family.
  • stringer bead — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
  • subastringent — slightly astringent.
  • subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
  • subgeneration — a generation within another generation
  • sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
  • sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
  • synthesis gas — any of several gaseous mixtures consisting essentially of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, used in the synthesis of chemical compounds, as ammonia and alcohols.
  • table dancing — Table dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances in a sexy way close to a customer or group of customers.
  • table setting — a set of cutlery, glasses, napkin, etc. for one person, as used on a table
  • table-rapping — the sounds of knocking or tapping made without any apparent physical agency while a group of people sit round a table, and attributed by spiritualists to the spirit of a dead person using this as a means of communication with the living
  • table-turning — the movement of a table attributed by spiritualists to the power of spirits working through a group of persons placing their hands or fingers on the table top
  • tale of genji — a novel (1001–20?) by Lady Murasaki, dealing with Japanese court life.
  • talking chief — a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.
  • tangentiality — pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
  • taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
  • taranaki gate — a rough-and-ready gate in a fence made from wire and battens
  • team teaching — a system whereby two or more teachers pool their skills, knowledge, etc, to teach combined classes
  • technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • telediagnosis — the detection of a disease by evaluating data transmitted to a receiving station from instruments monitoring a distant patient, as someone in a spacecraft.
  • telegenically — having physical qualities or characteristics that televise well; videogenic.
  • telemarketing — selling or advertising by telephone.
  • televangelism — Christian preaching on TV
  • televangelist — an evangelist who regularly conducts religious services on television.
  • tenovaginitis — the inflammation of the sheath around a tendon
  • teratogenesis — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
  • the argentine — Argentina
  • the highlands — mountainous region occupying nearly all of the N half of Scotland
  • thermostating — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
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