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13-letter words containing d, i, s, g

  • sewing needle — Northern U.S. a dragonfly.
  • shadow boxing — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
  • shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
  • sharp-sighted — having keen sight.
  • shearing shed — a farm building equipped with power machinery for sheepshearing and equipment for baling wool
  • shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
  • shepherd king — any of the Hyksos kings.
  • shill bidding — (on an online auction) the illegal practice of a seller or a seller’s acquaintances placing bids on his or her goods in order to drive up the price
  • shooting-down — fatal shooting
  • short-sighted — unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
  • shoulder-high — A shoulder-high object is as high as your shoulders.
  • shunt winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in parallel
  • shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
  • side-slipping — travelling down a slope in a direction that is not in line with one's skis
  • side-stepping — to step to one side.
  • sidesplitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
  • sight reading — the act or skill of performing unfamiliar written music, or of translating something written in a foreign language, readily on sight, without previous study
  • sigmoid colon — Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.
  • sigmoidectomy — surgical removal of the sigmoid colon
  • sigmoidoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope for visual examination of the rectum and sigmoid colon.
  • sigmoidoscopy — an examination by means of a sigmoidoscope.
  • sigmund freudAnna, 1895–1982, British psychoanalyst, born in Austria (daughter of Sigmund Freud).
  • signed number — Mathematics. a number preceded by a plus sign (+) to indicate a positive quantity or by a minus sign (−) to indicate a negative quantity.
  • silla kingdom — an ancient Korean state that unified Korea; flourished in the 7th–10th centuries a.d.
  • sindonologist — a student of sindonology
  • single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
  • single-celled — having or containing a single cell
  • single-decker — A single-decker or a single-decker bus is a bus with only one deck.
  • single-handed — accomplished or done by one person alone: a single-handed victory; single-handed sailing.
  • single-masted — (of a boat) having a single mast
  • single-minded — having or showing a single aim or purpose: a single-minded program.
  • single-valued — (of a function) having the property that each element in the domain has corresponding to it exactly one element in the range.
  • sitting judge — a presiding judge; a judge in office
  • skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
  • slave trading — trafficking in people
  • slide changer — a device for changing the slide displayed in a projector
  • sliding scale — a variable scale, especially of industrial costs, as wages, that may be adapted to changes in demand.
  • slimming diet — a diet with the aim of losing weight
  • small holding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
  • smoking stand — an ashtray mounted on a low pedestal, often placed next to an armchair, sofa, etc.
  • snuff-dipping — the practice of absorbing nicotine by holding in one's mouth, between the cheek and the gum, a small amount of tobacco, either loose or enclosed in a sachet
  • solid-looking — reassuringly substantial or stable in appearance: They're a very solid-looking, intelligent couple.
  • solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
  • sound ranging — a method for determining the distance between a point and the position of a sound source by measuring the time lapse between the origin of the sound and its arrival at the point.
  • sounding lead — a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.
  • sounding line — a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.
  • soundproofing — materials used to make something soundproof
  • speechreading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
  • speed dialing — to dial (a telephone number) using speed dial.
  • speed reading — a method of reading faster than normal, esp by skimming
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