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

  • understrapping — subordinate or inferior
  • underthroating — (on a cornice) a cove extended outward and downward to form a drip.
  • unegoistically — pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
  • unentertaining — not entertaining or amusing
  • unequivocating — to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge: When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated.
  • unflatteringly — in an unflattering manner
  • unhesitatingly — without hesitation; not delayed by uncertainty: an unhesitating decision.
  • uninterrogated — to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
  • unrefrigerated — to make or keep cold or cool, as for preservation.
  • uterogestation — gestation in the womb, i.e. normal pregnancy
  • vaginal tablet — A vaginal tablet is a tablet inserted into the vagina to treat infection.
  • vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
  • venetian glass — ornamental glassware of the type made at Venice, especially that from the island of Murano.
  • vertical angle — one of two opposite and equal angles formed by the intersection of two lines.
  • vestal virgins — (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar.
  • victory garden — a vegetable garden, especially a home garden, cultivated to increase food production during a war or period of shortages.
  • voice training — the process of training and improving vocal ability
  • voting machine — a mechanical apparatus used in a polling place to register and count the votes.
  • wage incentive — additional wage payments intended to stimulate improved work performance
  • wage restraint — an agreement not to demand or pay large wage increases
  • waiting period — a specified delay, required by law, between officially stating an intention and acting on it, as between securing a marriage license and getting married.
  • walking ticket — walking papers.
  • warning notice — official notification of a danger or threat
  • washington pie — a Boston cream pie with raspberry jam instead of custard between the layers.
  • water divining — the location of water with a divining rod
  • watering place — British. a seaside or lakeside vacation resort featuring bathing, boating, etc.
  • watertightness — constructed or fitted so tightly as to be impervious to water: The ship had six watertight compartments.
  • wayfaring tree — a Eurasian shrub, Viburnum lantana, of the honeysuckle family, having finely toothed, ovate leaves and branching clusters of white flowers, growing along roadsides and cultivated as an ornamental in North America.
  • weather signal — a visual signal, as a light or flag, indicating a weather forecast.
  • west virginian — a state in the E United States. 24,181 sq. mi. (62,629 sq. km). Capital: Charleston. Abbreviation: WV (for use with zip code), W.Va.
  • whale watching — the activity of observing whales in their natural surroundings
  • white gasoline — unleaded and uncracked gasoline, designed especially for use in motorboats.
  • white mahogany — an Australian eucalyptus, Eucalyptus acmenioides.
  • wind generator — an electric generator situated on a tower and driven by the force of wind on blades or a rotor.
  • winning streak — several consecutive wins
  • xenodiagnostic — of or relating to xenodiagnosis
  • yagi (antenna) — a VHF or UHF directional antenna array in which a basic dipole antenna is supplemented by several parallel reflector and director elements: used when television reception is weak
  • yearly meeting — any of several associations of local Quaker congregations.
  • yellow gentian — a plant, Gentiana lutea, of Europe and Asia Minor, having yellow flowers, the rootstock yielding a bitter tonic.
  • zygobranchiate — of or relating to zygobranchs or the Zygobranchia genus
  • zygomatic bone — a bone on each side of the face below the eye, forming the prominence of the cheek; cheekbone.
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