13-letter words containing d, i, s, t, n, g
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- shooting-down — fatal shooting
- 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-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
- sindonologist — a student of sindonology
- single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
- single-masted — (of a boat) having a single mast
- 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
- slimming diet — a diet with the aim of losing weight
- smoking stand — an ashtray mounted on a low pedestal, often placed next to an armchair, sofa, etc.
- solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
- speed skating — ice skating as a form of racing, usually on an oval course and against other competitors or the clock.
- splitting adz — a heavy stone tool used by prehistoric peoples in northwestern North America and northeastern Asia.
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- stained glass — glass that has been colored, enameled, painted, or stained, especially by having pigments baked onto its surface or by having various metallic oxides fused into it, as used in church windows, decorative lampshades, etc.
- standing army — a permanently organized military force maintained by a nation.
- standing chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop with the log standing upright
- standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
- standing joke — If something is a standing joke among a group of people, they often make jokes about it.
- standing jump — a jump performed from a stationary position without a run-up
- standing room — space in which to stand, as in a theater, stadium, or the like.
- standing wave — a wave in a medium in which each point on the axis of the wave has an associated constant amplitude ranging from zero at the nodes to a maximum at the antinodes.
- starting grid — area marked as start of a race
- steroidogenic — of or pertaining to steroidogenesis
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- 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-minded — having a forceful and independent mind.
- strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- technologised — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- 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.
- the highlands — mountainous region occupying nearly all of the N half of Scotland
- trading stamp — a stamp with a certain value given as a premium by a retailer to a customer, specified quantities of these stamps being exchangeable for various articles.
- trend-setting — establishing or influencing a new trend or fashion.
- tungstic acid — a hydrate of tungsten trioxide, H 2 WO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used in the manufacture of tungsten-lamp filaments.
- understaffing — the condition of being understaffed or of lacking a number of employees
- understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- understocking — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- underwritings — acts or instances of underwriting
- undistracting — not distracting; not showy or ostentatious
- unstigmatized — to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
- visiting card — calling card (def 1).
- wedding chest — an ornamented chest for a trousseau.