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11-letter words containing a, g, e, n, t, s

  • slag cement — a cement composed of about 80 percent granulated slag and about 20 percent hydrated lime.
  • somatogenic — developing from somatic cells.
  • sound stage — a large, soundproof studio used for filming motion pictures.
  • spaghettini — pasta in the form of long thin strings
  • speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
  • sponge bath — a bath in which the bather is cleaned by a wet sponge or washcloth dipped in water, without getting into a tub of water.
  • spring rate — The spring rate is a measurement of the amount of force needed to compress a spring a particular distance.
  • springwater — water from a spring
  • st.-germain — St.-Germain-en-Laye.
  • steam organ — calliope (def 1).
  • steelmaking — the manufacture of steel.
  • steganogram — a coded message
  • stenography — the art of writing in shorthand.
  • step change — A step change is a sudden or major change in the way that something happens or the way that someone behaves.
  • stepdancing — a dance emphasizing footwork or certain steps instead of other bodily gestures or movement
  • stevengraph — a small picture woven in colored silk thread: introduced in 1879 and mass-produced on a Jacquard-type loom.
  • strain gage — A strain gage is a sensor for measuring the amount of strain on a solid surface.
  • strangeness — the quality or condition of being strange.
  • strangulate — Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
  • strap hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
  • strap-hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
  • straphanger — a passenger who stands in a crowded bus or subway train and holds onto a strap or other support suspended from above.
  • streamingly — in a streaming manner
  • string bean — any of various kinds of bean, as the green bean, the unripe pods of which are used as food, usually after stripping off the fibrous thread along the side.
  • strong gale — a wind of 47–54 miles per hour (21–24 m/sec).
  • strong meat — anything arousing fear, anger, repulsion, etc, except among a tolerant or receptive minority
  • subungulate — any member of the superorder of animal termed Subungulata (also called Paenungulata), containing the elephant, sea cow and hyrax, as well as two extinct orders
  • sweat gland — one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat.
  • swing state — a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning and that is considered key to the outcome of a presidential election: the swing states of Ohio and Indiana.
  • taking lens — a camera in which the image appears on a ground-glass viewer (focusing screen) after being reflected by a mirror or after passing through a prism or semitransparent glass; in one type (single-lens reflex camera) light passes through the same lens to both the ground glass and the film, while in another type (twin-lens reflex camera) light passes through one lens (viewing lens) to the ground glass and through a second lens (taking lens) to the film, the lenses being mechanically coupled for focusing.
  • tetragonous — related to a tetragon
  • thanksgiver — a person who gives thanks.
  • tiger snake — either of two highly venomous snakes, Notechis scutatus and N. ater, of Australia and Tasmania, that grow to a length of 5 feet (1.5 meters).
  • time signal — a signal sent electrically or by radio to indicate a precise moment of time as a means of checking or regulating timepieces.
  • time-saving — (of methods, devices, etc.) reducing the time spent or required to do something.
  • tongue-lash — to reprimand severely; scold
  • tongues wag — If tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about someone and their behaviour.
  • transecting — to cut across; dissect transversely.
  • transfigure — to change in outward form or appearance; transform.
  • transgender — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity does not correspond to that person’s biological sex assigned at birth: the transgender movement; transgender rights.
  • transgenics — (used with a singular verb) the branch of biology concerned with the transfer of genes to other species.
  • tselinograd — a former name of Akmola.
  • typecasting — the practice of casting an actor repeatedly in the same kind of role, esp because of his or physical appearance or previous success in such roles
  • unstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
  • waitressing — a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
  • water wings — an inflatable contrivance shaped like a pair of wings, usually worn under the arms to keep the body afloat while one swims or learns to swim.
  • waterskiing — Alternative spelling of water skiing.
  • wavelengths — Plural form of wavelength.
  • west bengal — a state in E India: formerly part of the province of Bengal. 33,805 sq. mi. (87,555 sq. km). Capital: Calcutta. Compare Bengal (def 1).
  • west german — a former republic in central Europe: created in 1949 by the coalescing of the British, French, and U.S. zones of occupied Germany established in 1945. 96,025 sq. mi. (248,706 sq. km). Capital: Bonn.
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