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13-letter words containing a, n, g, i, t

  • subastringent — slightly astringent.
  • subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
  • subgeneration — a generation within another generation
  • subtriangular — almost triangular;not quite triangular
  • suffocatingly — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
  • sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
  • sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
  • swimming bath — swimming pool.
  • synallagmatic — relating to a reciprocally binding contract
  • synthesis gas — any of several gaseous mixtures consisting essentially of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, used in the synthesis of chemical compounds, as ammonia and alcohols.
  • table dancing — Table dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances in a sexy way close to a customer or group of customers.
  • table setting — a set of cutlery, glasses, napkin, etc. for one person, as used on a table
  • 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
  • tale of genji — a novel (1001–20?) by Lady Murasaki, dealing with Japanese court life.
  • talking chief — a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.
  • talking point — a fact or feature that aids or supports one side, as in an argument or competition.
  • tangata māori — someone of Māori origin
  • tangentiality — pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
  • tantalizingly — having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire, especially that which remains unobtainable or beyond one's reach: a tantalizing taste of success.
  • 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
  • team teaching — a system whereby two or more teachers pool their skills, knowledge, etc, to teach combined classes
  • technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • telediagnosis — the detection of a disease by evaluating data transmitted to a receiving station from instruments monitoring a distant patient, as someone in a spacecraft.
  • telegenically — having physical qualities or characteristics that televise well; videogenic.
  • telemarketing — selling or advertising by telephone.
  • televangelism — Christian preaching on TV
  • televangelist — an evangelist who regularly conducts religious services on television.
  • tenovaginitis — the inflammation of the sheath around a tendon
  • teratogenesis — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
  • thanatologist — a person who engages in the academic study of death and dying
  • the argentine — Argentina
  • the highlands — mountainous region occupying nearly all of the N half of Scotland
  • 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.
  • third reading — the final step in the consideration of a legislative bill before it is put to a vote.
  • threateningly — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
  • thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
  • ticket agency — an agency dealing in the sale of tickets, especially theater tickets.
  • tiffany glass — Favrile Glass.
  • tilting train — A tilting train is a type of train that can travel faster than ordinary trains because it tilts when the track curves.
  • tintagel head — a cape in SW England, on the W coast of Cornwall.
  • toasting fork — a long-handled fork used for cooking or toasting frankfurters, marshmallows, bread, etc., usually over an open fire.
  • tone painting — musical description, by harmonic, melodic, or rhythmic means, of the words of a text or the story elements in program music.
  • touch-in-goal — the area at each end of the field outside of a touch-in-goal line.
  • town planning — city planning.
  • tracing paper — a thin, transparent paper for making tracings.
  • tracking poll — a type of poll repeated periodically with the same group of people to check and measure changes of opinion or knowledge.
  • tracking shot — dolly shot.
  • trading floor — stock exchange: room where trading is done
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