14-letter words containing e, n, g, o, r, s
- spring equinox — the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox)
- staggering bob — a newborn calf.
- 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.
- standing order — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
- stanovoi range — a mountain range in SE Russia; forms part of the watershed between rivers flowing to the Arctic and the Pacific. Highest peak: Mount Skalisty, 2482 m (8143 ft)
- state religion — the official religion of a state as established by law.
- steganographer — an expert in steganography
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- stinking roger — any of various plants having an unpleasant odor.
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- stopping power — a measure of the effect a substance has on the kinetic energy of a particle passing through it
- straighten out — make straighter
- strange to say — surprisingly
- strong-eye dog — a dog trained to control sheep by its gaze
- 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.
- sub-government — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- subaggregation — a subtotalling
- sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
- supererogation — to do more than duty requires.
- surgeon's knot — a knot resembling a reef knot, used by surgeons for tying ligatures and the like.
- sweeping score — a line at each end of the rink parallel to the foot score and extending through the center of the tee.
- swinging voter — a person who does not vote consistently for any single political party
- sync-generator — an electronic generator that supplies synchronizing pulses to television scanning and transmitting equipment.
- tayside region — a former local government region in E Scotland: formed in 1975 from Angus, Kinross-shire, and most of Perthshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Angus, City of Dundee, and Perth and Kinross
- teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
- tensor bandage — a wide elasticized bandage that supports injured joints
- tergiversation — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- testing ground — place where sth is tested
- 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.
- thermostatting — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thomas younger — Thomas Coleman ("Cole") 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
- throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
- to be bursting — to want desperately to urinate
- tongue twister — a word or sequence of words difficult to pronounce, especially rapidly, because of alliteration or a slight variation of consonant sounds, as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”.
- tongue-twister — A tongue-twister is a sentence or expression which is very difficult to say properly, especially when you try to say it quickly. An example of a tongue-twister is 'Red leather, yellow leather'.
- training shoes — running shoes for sports training, esp in contrast to studded or spiked shoes worn for the sport itself
- 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
- trudgen stroke — a swimming stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- underdiagnosed — to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
- ungraciousness — the state of being ungracious
- ungroundedness — the state of being without basis
- uterogestation — gestation in the womb, i.e. normal pregnancy
- vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
- virgin's-bower — any of several American clematis plants, esp Clematis virginiana, of E North America, which has clusters of small white flowers
- washing powder — Washing powder is a powder that you use with water to wash clothes.
- wearing course — the top layer of a road that carries the traffic; road surface
- west glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 315 sq. mi. (815 sq. km).