10-letter words containing a, s, i, g
- sharenting — the habitual use of social media to share news, images, etc of one’s children
- sharpening — the act of making the edge of something very thin or of making its end pointed
- shattering — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- shawinigan — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- shebagging — the practice by a female passenger on public transport of placing a bag on the seat beside her, so denying it to another passenger
- shenanigan — Usually, shenanigans. mischief; prankishness: Halloween shenanigans. deceit; trickery.
- shillelagh — a cudgel, traditionally of blackthorn or oak.
- shin guard — a protective covering, usually of leather or plastic and often padded, for the shins and sometimes the knees, worn chiefly by catchers in baseball and goalkeepers in ice hockey.
- shotmaking — the playing of good shots (by a sports player)
- showcasing — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- sialagogic — encouraging salivary flow.
- sialagogue — sialagogic (def 1).
- sialogogue — sialagogic (def 1).
- siegecraft — the science or skill of conducting a siege
- sight-read — Someone who can sight-read can play or sing music from a printed sheet the first time they see it, without practising it beforehand.
- sigillarid — a fossilized, tree-like plant of the genus Sigillaria
- signal box — a railway signal tower.
- signal red — pimento (def 3).
- signalling — the action of generating or transmitting signals
- signalment — a detailed description, especially of distinctive features, of a person for identification, usually for police purposes.
- signifiant — signifier (def 2).
- silica gel — a highly adsorbent gelatinous form of silica, used chiefly as a dehumidifying and dehydrating agent.
- silk gland — any of several glands, as in various insects and spiders, that secrete a viscid protein substance which hardens into silk on contact with air.
- silver age — Classical Mythology. the second of the four ages of humankind, inferior to the golden age but superior to the bronze age that followed: characterized by an increase of impiety and of human weakness.
- sing along — an informal or unrehearsed singing of songs by a group of people, usually under the direction of a leader; songfest.
- sing-along — an informal or unrehearsed singing of songs by a group of people, usually under the direction of a leader; songfest.
- singhalese — Sinhalese
- single man — an individual checker restricted to forward moves, as contrasted with a king.
- single tax — a tax, as on land, that constitutes the sole source of public revenue.
- singularly — extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional: a singular success.
- siphonogam — a plant that is pollinated by siphonogamy
- skid a rig — If you skid a rig, you slide it from one well hole to another.
- skin graft — skin used for transplanting in skin grafting.
- skyjacking — an act or instance of hijacking an aircraft.
- skylarking — a brown-speckled European lark, Alauda arvensis, famed for its melodious song.
- slackening — an act of becoming looser
- slangingly — in a scolding manner
- slathering — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- sling hash — a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
- sling-back — Also called sling. a woman's shoe with an open back and a strap or sling encircling the heel of the foot to keep the shoe secure.
- slip a cog — (not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- slip gauge — a very accurately ground block of hardened steel used to measure a gap with close accuracy: used mainly in tool-making and inspection
- sluicegate — an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- smaragdine — of or relating to emeralds.
- smaragdite — a green, foliated member of the amphibole group.
- smashingly — impressive or wonderful: a smashing display.
- smattering — slight or superficial knowledge; smattering.
- smyrna fig — a variety of the common fig, Ficus carica, that requires caprification in order to produce fruit.
- snappingly — involving a snap
- sneakingly — acting in a furtive or underhand way.