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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.
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