13-letter words containing a, g, r, i, e, n
- single-barrel — a gun having one barrel, especially a shotgun.
- single-parent — of or noting a family in which a parent brings up a child or children alone, without a partner: a single-parent family; a single-parent household.
- single-seater — a vehicle that has only one seat
- singles chart — a ranked chart of popular music (individual songs, not albums or collections) for a specific period of time
- skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- slave trading — trafficking in people
- sleeping area — an area in a room or house where people can sleep
- slide changer — a device for changing the slide displayed in a projector
- slipstreaming — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
- solar heating — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
- speaking part — a part in which the character speaks scripted dialogue
- speechreading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
- speed reading — a method of reading faster than normal, esp by skimming
- sperm washing — a technique that separates sperm from the seminal fluid, used especially for isolating active sperm for artificial insemination.
- spermatangium — the organ that produces spermatia in red algae.
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- spring a leak — to develop a leak
- 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.
- spring valley — a city in SW California, near San Diego.
- spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
- springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- spying charge — an accusation of having taken part in espionage
- squanderingly — in a squandering manner
- 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
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- 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.
- 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.
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- superorganism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- superregional — involving many regions
- swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
- sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
- syringomyelia — a disease of the spinal cord in which the nerve tissue is replaced by a cavity filled with fluid.
- 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
- 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
- telemarketing — selling or advertising by telephone.
- teratogenesis — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
- the argentine — Argentina
- 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.