14-letter words containing a, g, r, n, d, s
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- headstrongness — The property of being headstrong, stubbornness.
- highland dress — the historical costume, including the plaid, kilt or filibeg, and bonnet, as worn by Highland clansmen and soldiers
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- in this regard — on this point
- jardin anglais — a landscape garden having winding paths and irregular planting.
- kindergartners — Plural form of kindergartner.
- landing strake — the next strake of planking in an open boat below the sheer strake.
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- managed forest — a sustainable forest in which usually at least one tree is planted for every tree felled
- marriage bonds — the strong feeling of being united that is associated with marriage
- morris dancing — Morris dancing is a type of old English country dancing which is performed by people wearing special costumes.
- narcodiagnosis — the use of drugs to produce narcosis as an aid in diagnosis.
- on one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
- passenger door — a car door that is used by a passenger
- passenger side — the side of a car which is not the driver's side
- piedras negras — a city in N Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- postgraduation — designating or occurring in the period after graduation
- predesignation — to designate beforehand.
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- propagandistic — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
- pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
- radiodiagnosis — diagnosis by means of radiography or radioscopy.
- ranch dressing — seasoned mayonnaise sauce
- random testing — (programming, testing) A black-box testing approach in which software is tested by choosing an arbitrary subset of all possible input values. Random testing helps to avoid the problem of only testing what you know will work.
- realized gains — Realized gains are gains which have been made from the sale of an asset.
- reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
- sailing orders — the final orders given to a ship's commander before sailing, concerning matters such as time of departure, destination, etc
- saint gotthard — a mountain range in S Switzerland; a part of the Alps; highest peak, 10,490 feet (3195 meters).
- salad dressing — a sauce for a salad, usually with a base of oil and vinegar or of mayonnaise.
- salivary gland — any of several glands, as the submaxillary glands, that secrete saliva.
- sand lovegrass — any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula (weeping lovegrass) and E. trichodes (sand lovegrass) cultivated as forage and ground cover.
- sand stargazer — a fish of the family Dactyloscopidae, especially Dactyloscopus tridigitatus, of Atlantic waters from Bermuda to Brazil, having tiny, tubular eyes on top of the head, and capable of emitting electric discharges.
- scaling ladder — a ladder for climbing high walls.
- screen trading — a form of trading on a market or exchange in which the visual display unit of a computer replaces personal contact as in floor trading
- scribbling pad — a notebook or sketchbook
- second reading — the stage in the consideration of a legislative bill that provides an opportunity for debate and amendment.
- secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
- self-generated — made without the aid of an external agent; produced spontaneously.
- self-hardening — noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- self-regarding — consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
- semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
- seventh-grader — a student in the seventh year of school, usually 11 to 13 years old
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
- skirting board — fabric for making skirts.