16-letter words containing g, a, s, t, e

storage terminal — A storage terminal is a building or area with large tanks for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
straight shooter — a person who is forthright and upstanding in behavior.
straight whiskey — pure, unblended whiskey of 80 to 110 proof.
strain hardening — a process in which a metal is permanently deformed in order to increase its resistance to further deformation
strange particle — any elementary particle with a strangeness quantum number other than zero.
strawberry guava — a shrub or small tree, Psidium littorale, of the myrtle family, native to Brazil, having smooth, grayish-brown bark, leathery leaves, white flowers, and edible, white-fleshed, purplish-red fruit.
streak lightning — lightning in which there is a sudden flash from what appears to be a single main line
streaked gurnard — a type of fish, Chelidonichthys lastoviza or Trigloporus lastoviza
strike a bargain — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
string orchestra — an orchestra consisting only of violins, violas, cellos, and double basses
student teaching — the act of teaching in a school for a limited period under supervision as part of a course to qualify as a teacher
subsistence wage — the lowest wage upon which a worker and his or her family can survive
summa theologica — a philosophical and theological work (1265–74) by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of an exposition of Christian doctrine.
summary judgment — a judgment, as in an action for debt, that is entered without the necessity of jury trial, based on affidavits of the creditor and debtor that convince the court that there is no arguable issue.
superheavyweight — an amateur boxer weighing more than 91 kg
surface integral — the limit, as the norm of the partition of a given surface into sections of area approaches zero, of the sum of the product of the areas times the value of a given function of three variables at some point on each section.
surface-printing — planography.
surrogate mother — a person who acts in the place of another person's biological mother.
suspending agent — A suspending agent is a liquid in which a solid substance can be held in suspension.
sustaining pedal — a pedal on a piano that when depressed with the foot raises the dampers and permits the strings to vibrate and sustain the tone.
syncategorematic — Traditional Logic. of or relating to a word that is part of a categorical proposition but is not a term, as all, some, is.
systemic grammar — a grammar in which description is founded on the relationships among the various units at different ranks of a language, and in which language is viewed as a system of meaning-creating choices
teachers college — a four-year college offering courses for the training of primary and secondary school teachers and granting the bachelor's degree and often advanced degrees.
the great escape — a film (1963) directed by John Sturges, written by James Clavell and W.R. Burnett, based on a book by Paul Brickhill, and starring Steve McQueen. It follows an attempt made by Allied prisoners of war to escape a German prisoner of war camp during World War II
the great gatsby — a novel (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
the great powers — the states or nations of the world with the most economic, political and military strength
the red brigades — a group of urban guerrillas, based in Italy, who kidnapped and murdered the former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro (1916–78) in 1978
the roaring days — the period of the Australian goldrushes
the scots guards — a regiment of Guards Division of the British Army which dates back to 1642
the tamil tigers — a Sri Lankan Tamil separatist movement founded in the early 1970s that sought to establish an independent Tamil homeland (Tamil Eelam) in northern Sri Lanka; they waged a military campaign until defeated in 2009 by the Sri Lankan army
tiger salamander — a salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum, common in North America, having a dark body marked with yellowish spots or bars.
to act one's age — If someone tells you to act your age, they are telling you to behave in a way that is suitable for someone your age, because they think you are behaving in a childish way.
to change places — If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours.
to get bad press — If someone or something gets bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get good press, they are praised.
to get your oats — to have sexual intercourse regularly
to pass judgment — If you pass judgment on someone or something, you give your opinion about it, especially if you are making a criticism.
to set the stage — If someone sets the scene or sets the stage for an event to take place, they make preparations so that it can take place.
tokugawa iyeyasu — Tokugawa [taw-koo-gah-wah] /ˈtɔ kuˈgɑ wɑ/ (Show IPA), 1542–1616, Japanese general and public servant.
transalpine gaul — an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
transfer molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic in which the plastic enters a closed mold from an adjoining chamber in which it has been softened.
transfer pricing — the setting of a price for the transfer of raw materials, components, products, or services between the trading units of a large organization
tungsten carbide — a very hard, black or gray compound of tungsten and carbon, used in the manufacture of cutting and abrasion tools, dies, and wear-resistant machine parts.
vegetable oyster — salsify.
vegetable slicer — a device with a sharp blade for slicing vegetables finely;
vegetable sponge — loofah (def 2).
velcro fastening — a fastening made of Velcro
vertical tasting — a tasting of different vintages of one particular wine.
viceregal assent — the formal signing of an act of parliament by a governor general, by which it becomes law
vincent's angina — a disease characterized by ulceration of the mucosa of the tonsils, pharynx, and mouth, by the presence of abundant bacilli and spirochetes, and by the development of a membrane.
visiting fireman — an influential person accorded special treatment while visiting an organization, industry, city, etc.

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