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

  • 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
  • steganopodous — belonging to the Stegandopodes or having all four toes webbed together
  • 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.
  • stewing steak — Stewing steak is beef which is suitable for cooking slowly in a stew.
  • stone massage — a form of massage using heated smooth stones
  • storage organ — any swollen plant part in which food is stored, as fruit, root, or tuber.
  • store manager — sb who runs a shop
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
  • subgeneration — a generation within another generation
  • 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
  • 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.
  • tangent plane — tangent (def 4).
  • tangentiality — pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
  • tangoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by touch.
  • 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.
  • telephone tag — repeated unsuccessful attempts by two persons to connect with one another by telephone.
  • televangelism — Christian preaching on TV
  • televangelist — an evangelist who regularly conducts religious services on television.
  • temple orange — a hybrid fruit, Citrus nobilis, that is a cross between the sweet orange and the tangerine.
  • 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.
  • texas rangers — a member of the Texas state police force or, especially formerly, of the mounted state police.
  • that's enough — You say 'that's enough' to tell someone, especially a child, to stop behaving in a silly, noisy, or unpleasant way.
  • the argentine — Argentina
  • the highlands — mountainous region occupying nearly all of the N half of Scotland
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