14-letter words containing e, n, r, g, i
- sailing orders — the final orders given to a ship's commander before sailing, concerning matters such as time of departure, destination, etc
- saint george's — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- salad dressing — a sauce for a salad, usually with a base of oil and vinegar or of mayonnaise.
- sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
- scaling ladder — a ladder for climbing high walls.
- scaremongering — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
- schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- screen editing — the act or process of editing text on screen
- screen popping — (communications) The use of CTI to make customer data appear on a call centre terminal at the same time as the customer call is transferred.
- screen sharing — audiographic teleconferencing
- screen trading — a form of trading on a market or exchange in which the visual display unit of a computer replaces personal contact as in floor trading
- screening room — a room where films are screened for a private audience
- screening test — a simple test performed on a large number of people to identify those who have or are likely to develop a specified disease
- scrimmage line — line of scrimmage.
- second reading — the stage in the consideration of a legislative bill that provides an opportunity for debate and amendment.
- secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
- segregationist — one who favors, encourages, or practices segregation, especially racial segregation.
- self-deserving — qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant.
- self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- self-enforcing — of or having the capability of enforcement within oneself or itself; self-regulating.
- self-enriching — to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.: Commerce enriches a nation.
- self-governing — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
- self-hardening — noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- self-reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
- self-recording — recording automatically, as an instrument.
- self-regarding — consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
- self-restoring — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
- self-revealing — displaying, exhibiting, or disclosing one's most private feelings, thoughts, etc.: an embarrassingly self-revealing autobiography.
- self-searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- selling plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
- selling-plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
- semi-evergreen — retaining green, unwithered leaves for part of the winter or through comparatively mild winters.
- semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
- semivegetarian — a person who eats mostly plant foods, dairy products, and eggs, and occasionally chicken, fish, and red meat.
- septuagenarian — of the age of 70 years or between 70 and 80 years old.
- serial killing — multiple killings or murders carried out by the same person or persons
- series winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in series
- seronegativity — the quality or state of being seronegative
- serpentiningly — in a winding or sinuous manner
- serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
- serviette ring — a ring used to hold a cloth serviette or napkin neatly in a cylinder
- seville orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- sewing pattern — a guide or diagram that you follow to make clothes or other things using a needle and thread
- share earnings — the earnings returned on the initial investment amount
- sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
- sherry vinegar — a gourmet wine vinegar produced in the Jerez region of S Spain
- shipping clerk — a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out, and recording of shipments.
- shipping fever — a respiratory disease of cattle, caused by Pasteurella haemolytica, often spread during the shipment of livestock.