16-letter words containing e, n, g, i
- rigid designator — an expression that identifies the same individual in every possible world: for example, "Shakespeare" is a rigid designator since it is possible that Shakespeare might not have been a playwright but not that he might not have been Shakespeare
- ring the changes — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
- ring-billed gull — a North American gull, Larus delawarensis, having a black ring around the bill.
- ring-necked duck — a North American scauplike duck, Aythya collaris, having a chestnut ring around the neck.
- robin goodfellow — Puck (def 1).
- robin's-egg blue — a pale green to a light greenish-blue color.
- rumour-mongering — the act of spreading rumours
- russian dressing — a sharp mayonnaise dressing containing chopped pickles, chili sauce or ketchup, pimientos, etc.
- saddle stitching — to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
- saint petersburg — Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
- sangre de cristo — a mountain range in S Colorado and N New Mexico: a part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Blanca Peak, 14,390 feet (4385 meters).
- santa fe springs — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles: oil wells.
- santiago de cuba — a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- savage's station — a locality in E Virginia, near Richmond: Civil War battle in 1862.
- scheme of things — Someone's scheme of things is the way in which they think that things in their life should be organized.
- schiff's reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- schmaltz herring — herring caught just before spawning, when it has much fat
- scrovegni chapel — Arena Chapel.
- sea fish farming — the farming of saltwater fish
- seat of learning — People sometimes refer to a university or a similar institution as a seat of learning.
- seating capacity — the number of people a place can seat
- security manager — The security manager of a store is the person responsible for organizing all security in the store and to whom security guards report.
- security vetting — the process of investigating somebody to establish their trustworthiness
- self-advertising — the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
- self-degradation — the act of degrading.
- self-denigrating — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
- self-denigration — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
- self-deprecating — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
- self-designation — a name taken for oneself or one's own people
- self-disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- self-dramatizing — exaggerating one's own qualities, role, situation, etc., for dramatic effect or as an attention-getting device; presenting oneself dramatically.
- self-indignation — strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.
- self-integrating — to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.
- self-integration — an act or instance of combining into an integral whole.
- self-liquidating — capable of being sold and converted into cash within a short period of time or before the date on which the supplier must be paid.
- self-lubricating — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- self-proclaiming — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- self-pronouncing — having the pronunciation indicated, especially by diacritical marks added on original spellings rather than by phonetic symbols: a self-pronouncing dictionary.
- self-propagating — to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
- self-questioning — review or scrutiny of one's own motives or behavior.
- self-registering — registering automatically, as an instrument; self-recording.
- self-replicating — reproducing itself by its own power or inherent nature: self-replicating organisms.
- self-reproducing — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- self-sacrificing — sacrifice of one's interests, desires, etc., as for duty or the good of another.
- self-sovereignty — the quality or state of being sovereign, or of having supreme power or authority.
- self-subjugation — the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement: The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.
- self-terminating — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
- self-vindicating — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
- self-vulcanizing — to treat (rubber) with sulfur and heat, thereby imparting strength, greater elasticity, durability, etc.
- selling expenses — Selling expenses are expenses that are related to sales activities, such as delivery costs and salespeople's wages.