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14-letter words containing e, g, l, s, t, o

  • rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
  • roller-skating — the act of moving on roller skates
  • rolling stones — the. British rock group (formed 1962): comprising Mick Jagger, Keith Richards (born 1943; guitar, vocals), Brian Jones (1942–69; guitar), Charlie Watts (born 1941; drums), Bill Wyman (born 1936; bass guitar; now retired), and subsequently Mick Taylor (born 1948; guitar; with the group 1969–74) and Ron Wood (born 1947; guitar; with the group from 1975)
  • schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
  • sedimentologic — of or relating to sedimentology
  • self-forgetful — forgetful or not thinking of one's own advantage, interest, etc.
  • self-operating — automatic.
  • self-restoring — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
  • self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
  • setting lotion — a perfumed solution of gum or a synthetic resin in a solvent, used in hairdressing to make a set last longer
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
  • signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
  • silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
  • slaughterhouse — a building or place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir.
  • slaughterously — murderously
  • sleep together — have sex with one another
  • sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
  • solid geometry — the geometry of solid figures; geometry of three dimensions.
  • something else — sth different
  • something like — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
  • sovietological — of or relating to Sovietology
  • spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
  • splinter group — a small organization that becomes separated from or acts apart from an original larger group or a number of other small groups, with which it would normally be united, as because of disagreement.
  • stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
  • stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
  • state religion — the official religion of a state as established by law.
  • stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
  • stegocephalous — having the characteristics of the order Stegocephala
  • stopping place — a place where vehicles may stop temporarily
  • sturgeon's law — "Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to "crap". Compare Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognise it and are all too aware of its truth.
  • styling mousse — a light foamy substance applied to the hair before styling in order to retain the shape of the style
  • teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
  • texas longhorn — one of a breed of long-horned beef cattle of the southwestern U.S., developed from cattle introduced into North America from Spain and valued for disease resistance, fecundity, and a historical association with the old West: now rare.
  • the footlights — the theater, or acting as a profession
  • the lesser dog — the constellation Canis Minor
  • thoughtfulness — showing consideration for others; considerate.
  • to sleep rough — When people sleep or live rough, they sleep out of doors, usually because they have no home.
  • to strike gold — If you strike gold, you find, do, or produce something that brings you a lot of money or success.
  • tongue-lashing — severe scolding
  • transit lounge — a waiting room at an international airport used mainly by passengers transferring from one flight to another without presenting themselves to customs or immigration officials
  • unegoistically — pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
  • vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
  • vegetable soup — soup made with vegetables
  • vitellogenesis — the process by which the yolk is formed and accumulated in the ovum.
  • west glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 315 sq. mi. (815 sq. km).
  • whistleblowing — The disclosure to the public or to authorities, usually by an employee, of wrongdoing in a company or government department.
  • white gasoline — unleaded and uncracked gasoline, designed especially for use in motorboats.
  • wrestling hold — a way of holding someone in the sport of wrestling
  • zooflagellates — Plural form of zooflagellate.
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