14-letter words containing a, g, i, o, r
- springform pan — a metal cake pan with sides that can be unfastened to facilitate releasing the cake when done.
- stabbing board — A stabbing board is a platform in the derrick, on which the derrickhand stands to run in casing.
- staffing ratio — the ratio of the staff or workforce of a place to another group, for example to staff in another department, the ratio of patients to nurses in a hospital, or the ratio of pupils to teachers in a school
- stage director — a person who directs a theatrical production.
- stagflationary — of, caused by, or relating to, stagflation
- staggering bob — a newborn calf.
- stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
- stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
- standing order — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
- stanovoi range — a mountain range in SE Russia; forms part of the watershed between rivers flowing to the Arctic and the Pacific. Highest peak: Mount Skalisty, 2482 m (8143 ft)
- starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
- starting point — place where sth begins
- state religion — the official religion of a state as established by law.
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- stigmatiferous — (of a plant) having a stigma
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- stomatogastric — relating to the mouth and stomach or the connections between the mouth and stomach
- stopping train — a train that stops at local stations as well as the main ones
- storage device — a device used to store digital data or information, as a hard disk or CD.
- storming party — a group deployed to make the first assault on a position or building
- straight arrow — a person who manifests high-minded devotion to clean living and moral righteousness.
- straight joint — a vertical joint in brickwork that is directly above a vertical joint in the course below
- straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
- straight razor — a razor having a stiff blade made of steel that is hinged to a handle into which it folds.
- straighten out — make straighter
- subaggregation — a subtotalling
- subcontracting — outsourcing of contract work
- sunday morning — a poem (1923) by Wallace Stevens.
- supercargoship — a giant cargo ship
- supererogation — to do more than duty requires.
- surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- tarpon springs — a town in W Florida.
- tayside region — a former local government region in E Scotland: formed in 1975 from Angus, Kinross-shire, and most of Perthshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Angus, City of Dundee, and Perth and Kinross
- tenzing norgay — 1914–86, Nepalese mountaineer. With Sir Edmund Hillary, he was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest (1953)
- teratogenicity — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
- tergiversation — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- tergiversatory — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
- thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
- thermostatting — 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.
- thread rolling — the production of a screw thread by a rolling swaging process using hardened profiled rollers. Rolled threads are stronger than threads machined by a cutting tool
- throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
- to ring a bell — If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
- topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
- trading nation — a nation that trades with other countries
- trading period — A trading period is a set length of time, usually a number of weeks, months, quarters, or years, in which sales are measured and compared to previous periods.
- trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
- train-spotting — (of a train enthusiast) the activity of going to train stations and recording the numbers of trains