14-letter words containing g, a, s, f, i, t
- self-actuating — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
- self-defeating — serving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests: His behavior was certainly self-defeating.
- self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- self-operating — automatic.
- shifting sands — If you refer to the shifting sands of a situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with.
- snifting valve — a valve for releasing small quantities of steam, compressed air, or condensate, as from the cylinder of a steam engine.
- snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
- soft margarine — a soft, spreadable margarine that is made with more liquid oils and less hydrogenated oils than hard, block margarine
- staff training — training to improve the performance or knowledge of the employees or workforce or a company, etc
- staffing ratio — the ratio of the staff or workforce of a place to another group, for example to staff in another department, the ratio of patients to nurses in a hospital, or the ratio of pupils to teachers in a school
- stagflationary — of, caused by, or relating to, stagflation
- state of siege — A state of siege is a situation in which a government or other authority puts restrictions on the movement of people into or out of a country, town, or building.
- stigmatiferous — (of a plant) having a stigma
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- straight fight — a contest between two candidates only
- straight flush — a sequence of five consecutive cards of the same suit.
- straight-faced — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
- teaching staff — those members of staff in a school, college, or university who teach
- traffic lights — a set of coloured lights placed at crossroads, junctions, etc, to control the flow of traffic
- welfare rights — legal entitlements to financial and other benefits