13-letter words containing a, n, g, s, t, r
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- sportscasting — the reporting of a sports event by radio or television broadcast.
- 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.
- stage manager — a person responsible for the technical details of a theatrical production, assisting the director during rehearsal, supervising the lighting, costuming, setting, prompting, etc., and assuming full responsibility for the stage during a performance of a play.
- staghorn fern — any of several epiphytic Old World ferns of the genus Platycerium, having broad, often antlerlike leaves and cultivated as a houseplant.
- standing army — a permanently organized military force maintained by a nation.
- standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
- standing room — space in which to stand, as in a theater, stadium, or the like.
- star-spangled — spangled with stars.
- 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 grid — area marked as start of a race
- starting line — marking at beginning of a race
- starting post — the upright pole marking the beginning of a racecourse
- 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.
- steganography — the practice of concealing messages in such a way that only the sender and the recipient know that there is a message
- 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.
- stinging hair — sting (def 18).
- stock raising — the breeding and raising of livestock.
- storage organ — any swollen plant part in which food is stored, as fruit, root, or tuber.
- store manager — sb who runs a shop
- stork parking — spaces reserved in a parking lot for cars driven by pregnant women or new mothers.
- storm warning — a showing of storm signals.
- 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
- strange quark — a quark having electric charge −1/3 times the elementary charge and strangeness −1; it is more massive than the up and down quarks.
- stranger rape — sexual assault by an assailant upon a person he or she does not know.
- strangulation — Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
- 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.
- strong safety — the defensive back assigned to cover the area across from the strong side of the opponent's offensive line and primarily responsible for defending against pass plays.
- strong waters — an archaic name for alcoholic drink
- student grant — a grant of money awarded to somebody to fund their studying at a university or college
- subastringent — slightly astringent.
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- subtriangular — almost triangular;not quite triangular
- sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
- tansy ragwort — a European composite plant, Senecio jacobaea, naturalized in North America, having numerous yellow flowers.
- taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
- teratogenesis — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
- texas rangers — a member of the Texas state police force or, especially formerly, of the mounted state police.
- 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.
- toasting fork — a long-handled fork used for cooking or toasting frankfurters, marshmallows, bread, etc., usually over an open fire.
- tracking shot — dolly shot.
- trading stamp — a stamp with a certain value given as a premium by a retailer to a customer, specified quantities of these stamps being exchangeable for various articles.
- training ship — a ship equipped for training novices in seamanship, as for naval service.