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17-letter words containing a, n, i, g

  • reading knowledge — the ability to read a language, but not speak it
  • ready and waiting — If you want to emphasize that a person is properly prepared for something, or that something can now be used, you can say that they are ready and waiting.
  • receding forehead — a forehead which slopes backwards
  • receding hairline — hair that is thinning at the front
  • receiving blanket — a small blanket, usually of cotton, for wrapping an infant, especially following a bath.
  • recreation ground — an open space for public recreation, esp one in a town, with swings and slides, etc, for children
  • recreational drug — drug taken for pleasure
  • rectangle slinger — polygon pusher
  • recurring decimal — Mathematics. repeating decimal.
  • repeating decimal — a decimal numeral that, after a certain point, consists of a group of one or more digits repeated ad infinitum, as 2.33333 …. or 23.0218181818 ….
  • repeating firearm — a firearm capable of discharging a number of shots without reloading.
  • restraining order — a judicial order to forbid a particular act until a decision is reached on an application for an injunction.
  • retained earnings — income not paid out as shares
  • retarded ignition — late ignition, which may cause the engine to under-perform
  • revealed religion — religion based chiefly on the revelations of God to humans, especially as described in Scripture.
  • right in the head — sane
  • right parenthesis — (character)   ")". ASCII character 41. Common names: right paren; right parenthesis; right; close; thesis ("(" = paren); close paren; close parenthesis; right parenthesis; right banana. Rare: already ("(" = so); rparen; ITU-T: closing parenthesis; close round bracket, right round bracket, INTERCAL: wane ("(" = wax); unparenthisey ("(" = parenthisey); right ear. Paired with left parenthesis.
  • ring-tailed lemur — a Madagascan prosimian primate, Lemur catta, with a long black and white ringed tail
  • rio grande do sul — a state in S Brazil. 107,923 sq. mi. (279,520 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Alegre.
  • role-playing game — a game in which participants adopt the roles of imaginary characters in an adventure under the direction of a Game Master.
  • saint agnes's eve — the night of January 20, superstitiously regarded as a time when a young woman who performs certain rites is likely to dream of her future husband.
  • salt negotiations — international diplomatic discussions carried out in connection with SALT
  • salt-rising bread — a kind of bread leavened with a fermented mixture of salted milk, cornmeal, flour, sugar, and soda.
  • sanctions-busting — the deliberate disregarding of sanctions that are in force against a state, organization, etc
  • sandringham house — a residence of the royal family, in Sandringham, a village in E England, in Norfolk near the E shore of the Wash
  • saturation diving — a method of prolonged diving, using an underwater habitat to allow divers to remain in the high-pressure environment of the ocean depths long enough for their body tissues to become saturated with the inert components of the pressurized gas mixture that they breathe: when this condition is reached, the amount of time required for decompression remains the same, whether the dive lasts a day, a week, or a month.
  • scarlet lightning — scarlet lychnis.
  • schiff-s--reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
  • screaming meemies — extreme nervous tension
  • screaming-meemies — extreme nervousness; hysteria (usually preceded by the).
  • second generation — being the second generation of a family to be born in a particular country: the oldest son of second-generation Americans.
  • second-generation — being the second generation of a family to be born in a particular country: the oldest son of second-generation Americans.
  • secondary glazing — insulation by means of a second pane of glass, or a sheet of plastic: a simple form of double glazing
  • secondary sealing — Secondary sealing is a system of wiper seals used in floating roof tanks.
  • secondary winding — A secondary winding is the winding of a transformer that receives its energy by electromagnetic induction from the primary winding.
  • self-aggrandizing — increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively.
  • self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
  • self-entertaining — affording entertainment; amusing; diverting: We spent an entertaining evening at the theater.
  • self-flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
  • self-impregnating — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
  • self-perpetuating — continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.
  • self-significance — importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.
  • senior management — the most senior staff of an organization or business, including the heads of various divisions or departments led by the chief executive
  • separating funnel — a large funnel having a tap in its output tube, used to separate immiscible liquids
  • separation energy — binding energy (def 1).
  • sexual generation — the gametophyte generation in the alternation of generations in plants that produces a zygote from male and female gametes.
  • shipping articles — articles of agreement.
  • shit on a shingle — creamed chipped beef or ground beef in a sauce, served on toast.
  • shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
  • shooting practice — practice in shooting for soldiers or other people who shoot guns
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