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14-letter words containing g, a, t, h, e, r

  • recent changes — Recent changes to FOLDOC.
  • reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks
  • rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
  • right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
  • right of abode — If someone is given the right of abode in a particular country, they are legally allowed to live there.
  • right triangle — a triangle having a right angle (contrasted with oblique triangle).
  • roentgenograph — roentgenogram.
  • rogue elephant — a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.
  • röntgenography — radiography
  • scavenger hunt — a game in which individuals or teams are sent out to accumulate, without purchasing, a series of common, outlandish, or humorous objects, the winner being the person or team returning first with all the items.
  • schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
  • scrape through — only just succeed
  • segmental arch — a shallow arch not including a complete semicircle
  • self-slaughter — suicide.
  • seventh-grader — a student in the seventh year of school, usually 11 to 13 years old
  • shaker heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
  • shear strength — the degree to which a material or bond is able to resist shear
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shooting brake — station wagon.
  • shooting range — place for practising with guns
  • single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
  • slaughterhouse — a building or place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir.
  • slaughterously — murderously
  • south georgian — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
  • squeak through — to succeed, get through, survive, etc. by a narrow margin or with difficulty
  • stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
  • stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
  • states' rights — the rights and powers generally conceded to the states, or all those powers claimed for the states under some interpretations of the Constitution
  • steganographer — an expert in steganography
  • steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
  • storage heater — an electrical device capable of accumulating and radiating heat generated by off-peak electricity
  • straight angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one half of the circle; an angle of 180°.
  • straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
  • straight-ahead — not deviating from what is usual or expected; conventional or traditional; standard: a straight-ahead novel with a happy ending.
  • straight-faced — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
  • straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
  • straighten out — make straighter
  • straightjacket — to put in or as in a straitjacket: Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family.
  • strike a light — to ignite something, esp a match, by friction
  • sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
  • target vehicle — a spacecraft used to develop and practise orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques in preparation for the lunar missions
  • tariff heading — the description of a product attached to a tariff line
  • teaching elder — a minister in a Presbyterian church.
  • telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
  • telegraph pole — A telegraph pole is a tall wooden pole with telephone wires attached to it, connecting several different buildings to the telephone system.
  • telegraph wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
  • telephotograph — a photograph taken with a telephoto lens.
  • texas longhorn — one of a breed of long-horned beef cattle of the southwestern U.S., developed from cattle introduced into North America from Spain and valued for disease resistance, fecundity, and a historical association with the old West: now rare.
  • the everglades — a subtropical marshy region of Florida, south of Lake Okeechobee: contains the Everglades National Park established to preserve the flora and fauna of the swamps. Area: over 13 000 sq km (5000 sq miles)
  • the gender gap — the difference in the attitudes, behaviour, abilities, etc, of men and women, or boys and girls
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