15-letter words containing g, a, t, e, c, r
- singing teacher — a teacher who gives instruction in how to sing
- social heritage — the entire inherited pattern of cultural activity present in a society.
- social register — a directory or list of people prominent in the fashionable society of a given area
- speech training — training designed to improve spoken skills, such as voice projection
- sporting chance — an even or fair opportunity for a favorable outcome in an enterprise, as winning in a game of chance or in any kind of contest: They gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts.
- stage direction — an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.
- standing charge — fixed energy costs
- star of courage — a Canadian award for bravery
- stereologically — by way of stereology or in a stereological manner
- straight ticket — a ballot on which all votes have been cast for candidates of the same party.
- straight-backed — having a straight, usually high, back: a straight-backed chair.
- straining piece — (in a queen-post roof) a horizontal beam uniting the tops of the two queen posts, and resisting the thrust of the roof.
- structural gene — cistron.
- subject-raising — a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded, as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late
- surgical strike — a military action designed to destroy a particular target without harming other people or damaging other buildings near it
- synergistically — pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling synergy: a synergistic effect.
- syngeneic graft — a tissue or organ transplanted from one member of a species to another, genetically identical member of the species, as a kidney transplanted from one identical twin to the other.
- talking picture — Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.
- target audience — the target audience of a programme is the group of people that the programme-makers are trying to persuade to watch or listen to it
- target practice — practice at hitting the target in a sport such as archery or shooting
- telegraphically — of or relating to the telegraph.
- terra incognita — an unknown or unexplored land, region, or subject.
- the right track — the correct line of investigation, inquiry, etc
- the wrong track — the incorrect line of investigation, inquiry, etc
- to carry weight — If a person or their opinion carries weight, they are respected and are able to influence people.
- tracking device — an electronic security device which allows you to monitor the location of a person or object, esp a vehicle
- traction engine — a locomotive operating on surfaces other than tracks and pulling heavy loads, as fallen logs.
- traffic manager — a person who supervises the transportation of goods for an employer.
- training agency — (in Britain, formerly) an organization providing training and retraining for adult workers
- training centre — a place where people undergo skills training for work
- training course — practical programme of study
- training scheme — a scheme for teaching people skills in a particular field or profession
- traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
- treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
- trickle charger — a small mains-operated battery charger, esp one that delivers less than 5 amperes and is used by car owners
- tubal pregnancy — pregnancy that grows in fallopian tube
- ultracentrifuge — a high-speed centrifuge for subjecting sols or solutions to forces many times that of gravity and producing concentration differences depending on the weight of the micelle or molecule.
- uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- vertical angles — one of two opposite and equal angles formed by the intersection of two lines.
- with good grace — elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice. Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- wrestling match — sport: contention by grappling opponent