11-letter words containing a, n, g, e
- set against — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- sex linkage — an association between genes in sex chromosomes such that the characteristics determined by these genes appear more frequently in one sex than in the other.
- sex-linkage — an association between genes in sex chromosomes such that the characteristics determined by these genes appear more frequently in one sex than in the other.
- shade-grown — grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.
- shaggedness — the state or quality of being shaggy
- shaggy-mane — an edible inky-cap mushroom, Coprinus comatus, having an elongated, shaggy pileus.
- shaving gel — product that softens hair growth for shaving
- shelf angle — an angle iron attached to or suspended from a girder to carry masonry or the ends of a number of joists.
- shell gland — a gland in certain invertebrates that secretes the components required for forming the shell of an egg
- shellacking — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- shenanigans — Usually, shenanigans. mischief; prankishness: Halloween shenanigans. deceit; trickery.
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
- short-range — having a limited extent, as in distance or time: a short-range shot; a short-range plan.
- shortchange — to give less than the correct change to.
- side glance — a look sideways at someone or something
- side-glance — a glance directed to the side; an oblique or sideways look: a side-glance of displeasure at her interrupter.
- sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
- signatories — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- significate — something signified
- singaporean — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- single malt — a type of whisky that is made at a single distillery and from one type of malted grain
- single tape — a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
- single-hand — to sail (a craft) without help from others.
- single-malt — (of whiskey, especially Scotch) made from unblended malt whiskey distilled at one distillery.
- singles bar — a bar or tavern catering to a clientele composed chiefly of single men and women, especially those seeking a lover or spouse.
- singletrack — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- singularize — to make singular.
- singulative — a grammatical form or construction that expresses a singular entity or indicates that an individual is singled out from a group, especially as opposed to a collective noun, as snowflake as opposed to snow.
- slag cement — a cement composed of about 80 percent granulated slag and about 20 percent hydrated lime.
- slaveringly — in a slavering manner
- sneezeguard — a plastic or glass shield overhanging a salad bar, buffet, or the like to protect the food from contamination.
- solid angle — an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting in a common point or formed at the vertex of a cone.
- somatogenic — developing from somatic cells.
- sonographer — a diagnostic technician who operates a sonograph
- sound stage — a large, soundproof studio used for filming motion pictures.
- sour orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- spacefaring — space travel
- 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.
- sponge cake — a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening.
- spreadingly — in a spreading manner
- 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
- squarsonage — the residence of a squarson
- squeakingly — in a squeaking manner
- st.-germain — St.-Germain-en-Laye.
- steam organ — calliope (def 1).
- steelmaking — the manufacture of steel.
- steganogram — a coded message