10-letter words containing a, s, i, g
- sang-froid — coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.
- sangiovese — a black grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy, used for making Chianti and other wines
- sanguinary — full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody: a sanguinary struggle.
- sanguinely — cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
- sanguinity — cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations.
- sanitizing — to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- sao miguel — the largest island of the Azores. 150,000. 288 sq. mi. (746 sq. km).
- saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
- sarcophagi — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- satirising — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- satirizing — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- satisfying — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- satyagrahi — an exponent of nonviolent resistance, esp as a form of political protest
- sauntering — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
- savingness — the quality of being careful with money; frugality
- scalloping — any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- scampering — to run or go hastily or quickly.
- scandaling — a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.
- scantlings — a timber of relatively slight width and thickness, as a stud or rafter in a house frame.
- scarf-ring — a ring which holds a scarf in place
- scarifying — critical
- scattering — distributed or occurring here and there at irregular intervals; scattered.
- scavenging — to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material.
- schizogamy — reproduction characterized by division of the organism into sexual and asexual parts, as in certain polychaetes.
- schooligan — a person of school age who engages in acts of public disorder
- scintigram — a paper printout or photographic record indicating the intensity and distribution of radioactivity in tissues after administration of a radioactive tracer.
- scrabbling — to scratch or scrape, as with the claws or hands.
- scrambling — motocross, off-road biking
- scratching — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- sea pigeon — the common black guillemot, Cepphus grylle.
- seaborgium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Sg; atomic number: 106.
- seakeeping — the ability of a vessel to endure rough conditions at sea and navigate safely during long storms.
- seguidilla — Prosody. a stanza of four to seven lines with a distinctive rhythmic pattern.
- seignorial — of or relating to a seignior.
- seismogram — a record made by a seismograph.
- self-image — the idea, conception, or mental image one has of oneself.
- senegambia — a region in W Africa between the Senegal and Gambia rivers, now mostly in Senegal.
- septuagint — the oldest Greek version of the Old Testament, traditionally said to have been translated by 70 or 72 Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II: most scholars believe that only the Pentateuch was completed in the early part of the 3rd century b.c. and that the remaining books were translated in the next two centuries.
- serenading — a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
- serigraphy — a print made by the silkscreen process.
- sexagesima — the second Sunday before Lent.
- shaganappi — thongs, straps, or lacings made of rawhide.
- shagginess — covered with or having long, rough hair.
- shagtastic — sexually attractive; sexy
- shanghai's — Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a seaport and municipality in E China, near the mouth of the Chang Jiang.
- shanghaied — to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
- shanghaier — a person who shanghais
- shangri la — an imaginary paradise on earth, especially a remote and exotic utopia.
- shangri-la — an imaginary paradise on earth, especially a remote and exotic utopia.
- sharawadgi — a form of Chinese landscape architecture known for its irregular and asymmetrical plantings