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11-letter words containing a, n, t, e, g, r

  • stenography — the art of writing in shorthand.
  • stevengraph — a small picture woven in colored silk thread: introduced in 1879 and mass-produced on a Jacquard-type loom.
  • strain gage — A strain gage is a sensor for measuring the amount of strain on a solid surface.
  • strangeness — the quality or condition of being strange.
  • strangulate — Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
  • strap hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
  • strap-hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
  • straphanger — a passenger who stands in a crowded bus or subway train and holds onto a strap or other support suspended from above.
  • streamingly — in a streaming manner
  • string bean — any of various kinds of bean, as the green bean, the unripe pods of which are used as food, usually after stripping off the fibrous thread along the side.
  • strong gale — a wind of 47–54 miles per hour (21–24 m/sec).
  • strong meat — anything arousing fear, anger, repulsion, etc, except among a tolerant or receptive minority
  • tangleberry — a huckleberry, Gaylussacia frondosa, of the eastern U.S.
  • tearjerking — a pathetic story, play, movie, or the like; an excessively sentimental tale.
  • tegumentary — a covering or vestment; integument.
  • tengri khan — a mountain in central Asia, on the boundary between Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) and China: highest peak of the Tien Shan Mountains. About 23,950 feet (7300 meters).
  • tenth grade — (in the US) the tenth year of school, when students are 15 or 16 years old
  • teratogenic — a drug or other substance capable of interfering with the development of a fetus, causing birth defects.
  • terminating — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
  • teton range — a mountain range in NW Wyoming and SE Idaho: a part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Grand Teton, about 13,700 feet (4175 meters).
  • tetragonous — related to a tetragon
  • tetragynian — related to or belonging to the Tetragynia class of plants having four pistils
  • thanksgiver — a person who gives thanks.
  • the argonne — a wooded region of NE France: scene of major battles in both World Wars
  • the wagoner — Auriga
  • there again — on second thoughts, however
  • threatening — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
  • ticonderoga — a village in NE New York, on Lake Champlain: site of French fort captured by the English 1759 and by Americans under Ethan Allen 1775.
  • tiger prawn — a large edible prawn of the genus Penaeus with dark bands across the body, fished commercially in the Indian and Pacific oceans
  • tiger snake — either of two highly venomous snakes, Notechis scutatus and N. ater, of Australia and Tasmania, that grow to a length of 5 feet (1.5 meters).
  • timing gear — (in an internal-combustion engine) the drive between the crankshaft and the camshaft, usually giving a ratio of 2 : 1
  • tower wagon — a trailer carrying an extensible ladder for use in firefighting, photography, repairing overhead wires, trimming trees, etc. Compare cherry picker (def 2).
  • tragedienne — an actress especially noted for performing tragic roles.
  • transecting — to cut across; dissect transversely.
  • transfigure — to change in outward form or appearance; transform.
  • transgender — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity does not correspond to that person’s biological sex assigned at birth: the transgender movement; transgender rights.
  • transgenics — (used with a singular verb) the branch of biology concerned with the transfer of genes to other species.
  • triangulate — composed of or marked with triangles.
  • trigger man — a gangster who specializes in gunning people down.
  • tselinograd — a former name of Akmola.
  • unabrogated — not abrogated, revoked, or annulled
  • unbreathing — not breathing; holding the breath
  • undertaking — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
  • unfaltering — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
  • ungraduated — characterized by or arranged in degrees, especially successively, as according to height, depth, or difficulty: a graduated series of lessons.
  • ungratified — to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise will gratify all who worked so hard to earn it.
  • ungratitude — the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful: He expressed his gratitude to everyone on the staff.
  • unirrigated — to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
  • unmortgaged — (esp of a title to property) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law
  • unoriginate — not having an origin
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