13-letter words containing g, a, s, t, r, i
- starting post — the upright pole marking the beginning of a racecourse
- starting rate — (in Britain) a rate of income tax below the basic rate
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- steering gear — the apparatus or mechanism for steering a ship, automobile, bicycle, airplane, etc.
- stepparenting — parenting within a stepfamily
- sterculia gum — karaya gum.
- stereological — of, relating to, stereology
- sterling area — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
- stinging hair — sting (def 18).
- stock raising — the breeding and raising of livestock.
- stork parking — spaces reserved in a parking lot for cars driven by pregnant women or new mothers.
- storm warning — a showing of storm signals.
- straight away — immediately
- straight face — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
- straight time — the time or number of hours established as standard for a specific work period in a particular industry, usually computed on the basis of a workweek and fixed variously from 35 to 40 hours.
- straight-edge — advocating abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and sex and sometimes advocating vegetarianism.
- straight-line — (of a machine) having components that are arranged in a row or that move in a straight line when in operation
- straighten up — stand straighter
- straightforth — straight or directly forward
- strangulation — Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
- strategic fit — (in business) the degree to which the activities of different sections of a business or businesses working together complement one another to achieve competitive advantage and business success
- strategically — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- stratigraphic — a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
- string player — a person who plays an instrument of the violin family.
- stringer bead — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- subastringent — slightly astringent.
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- subtriangular — almost triangular;not quite triangular
- supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
- surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
- swagger stick — a short, batonlike stick, usually leather-covered, sometimes carried by army officers, soldiers, etc.
- sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
- taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
- teratogenesis — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
- tergiversator — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- thaumaturgist — a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.
- thermostating — 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.
- thigh-slapper — a very funny joke, remark, story, or incident.
- timothy grass — a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
- toasting fork — a long-handled fork used for cooking or toasting frankfurters, marshmallows, bread, etc., usually over an open fire.
- tracking shot — dolly shot.
- trade figures — a record of how much a country has paid for goods which it has bought from other countries, compared with how much it has been paid for goods which it has sold to other countries
- trading stamp — a stamp with a certain value given as a premium by a retailer to a customer, specified quantities of these stamps being exchangeable for various articles.
- training ship — a ship equipped for training novices in seamanship, as for naval service.
- training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
- trainspotting — hobby: observing trains
- transgression — an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
- transgressive — to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
- transmisogyny — discrimination or prejudice against transgender women.