14-letter words containing e, l, g, i, s
- sovietological — of or relating to Sovietology
- sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
- speaking clock — a telephone service that gives a precise verbal statement of the correct time
- spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
- spellbindingly — in a spellbinding manner
- spelling error — an error in the conventionally accepted form of spelling a word
- spindle-legged — (used with a plural verb) long, thin legs.
- spine-chilling — very frightening or horrifying.
- spine-tingling — A spine-tingling film or piece of music is enjoyable because it causes you to feel a strong emotion such as excitement or fear.
- spinning wheel — a device formerly used for spinning wool, flax, etc., into yarn or thread, consisting essentially of a single spindle driven by a large wheel operated by hand or foot.
- 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.
- sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
- spring balance — a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale
- springing line — a horizontal line between the springs of an arch or dome.
- 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.
- stalling angle — critical angle (def 2).
- state religion — the official religion of a state as established by law.
- steeplechasing — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
- steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
- stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
- sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
- stirling cycle — a highly efficient thermodynamic cycle in which air or an inert gas is compressed and expanded
- stopping place — a place where vehicles may stop temporarily
- straight angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one half of the circle; an angle of 180°.
- straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
- strike a light — to ignite something, esp a match, by friction
- sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
- styling mousse — a light foamy substance applied to the hair before styling in order to retain the shape of the style
- subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
- sucking diesel — doing very well; successful
- sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
- suggestibility — subject to or easily influenced by suggestion.
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- switch selling — a system of selling, now illegal in Britain, whereby potential customers are attracted by a special offer on some goods but the salesman's real aim is to sell other more expensive goods instead
- swivel weaving — the process of weaving on a loom equipped with a swivel.
- tate galleries — two art galleries in London, the original Tate Gallery (1897), now Tate Britain, and Tate Modern, created in the former Bankside power station in 2000
- telangiectasis — chronic dilatation of the capillaries and other small blood vessels.
- teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
- the footlights — the theater, or acting as a profession
- the wild geese — the Irish expatriates who served as professional soldiers with the Catholic powers of Europe, esp France, from the late 17th to the early 20th centuries
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- 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
- trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
- turning chisel — a chisel used for shaping work on a lathe.
- twilight sleep — a state of semiconsciousness, usually produced by hypodermic injections of scopolamine and morphine, used chiefly to effect relatively painless childbirth.
- unavailingness — the state or quality of being unavailing or useless
- undespairingly — in an undespairing manner