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14-letter words containing a, l, n, g

  • straight angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one half of the circle; an angle of 180°.
  • straining sill — (in a roof with a queen post) a compression member lying along the tie beam and separating the feet of the struts.
  • strip planting — the growing of different crops on alternate strips of ground that usually follow the contour of the land, a recourse to minimize erosion.
  • sturgeon's law — "Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to "crap". Compare Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognise it and are all too aware of its truth.
  • sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
  • subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
  • sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
  • supplicatingly — in a pleading manner
  • suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
  • swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
  • swivel weaving — the process of weaving on a loom equipped with a swivel.
  • tablet coating — A tablet coating is a covering over a tablet, used to mask the taste, make it easier to swallow, or protect the active medication inside.
  • tax-collecting — the collection of taxes owed by individuals
  • teaching elder — a minister in a Presbyterian church.
  • telangiectasis — chronic dilatation of the capillaries and other small blood vessels.
  • televangelical — relating to televangelism
  • ten-gallon hat — a broad-brimmed hat with a high crown, worn especially in the western and southwestern U.S.; cowboy hat.
  • terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
  • texas longhorn — one of a breed of long-horned beef cattle of the southwestern U.S., developed from cattle introduced into North America from Spain and valued for disease resistance, fecundity, and a historical association with the old West: now rare.
  • thanatological — relating to thanatology, the study of death and dying
  • the blue angel — a legendary German expressionist film of 1930, the first major German sound film, starring Marlene Dietrich
  • the great glen — a fault valley across the whole of Scotland, extending southwest from the Moray Firth in the east to Loch Linnhe and containing Loch Ness and Loch Lochy
  • the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
  • the palaeogene — the Palaeogene period or system
  • the real thing — If you say that a thing or event is the real thing, you mean that it is the thing or event itself, rather than an imitation or copy.
  • thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • tongue-lashing — severe scolding
  • total fighting — a combat sport in which very few restrictions are placed on the type of blows or tactics that may be used
  • track lighting — lighting for a room or other area in which individual spotlight fixtures are attached along a narrow, wall- or ceiling-mounted metal track through which current is conducted, permitting flexible positioning of the lights.
  • trade language — a lingua franca, especially one used primarily for trade and conducting business.
  • trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
  • training plane — a plane used for training pilots, esp in the military
  • training table — a table in a dining hall, as at a college, where athletes are provided with special meals to aid their conditioning.
  • transit lounge — a waiting room at an international airport used mainly by passengers transferring from one flight to another without presenting themselves to customs or immigration officials
  • transportingly — in a way to be transported or to transport
  • triple glazing — three layers of glass in windows or doors
  • trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
  • tubal ligation — a method of permanent sterilization for women, involving the surgical sealing of the fallopian tubes to prevent the ovum from passing from the ovary to the uterus.
  • ultraenergetic — (of particles) producing exceptional levels of energy
  • un-challenging — offering a challenge; testing one's ability, endurance, etc: a challenging course; a challenging game.
  • un-get-at-able — very difficult to get hold of or get close to
  • unacknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
  • unappetizingly — in an unappetizing manner
  • unavailingness — the state or quality of being unavailing or useless
  • uncongeniality — the condition of being uncongenial
  • underleveraged — (of a business organization) having an excessively low ratio of debt capital to equity capital
  • undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
  • undogmatically — in an undogmatic manner
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