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14-letter words containing g, a, u, l, t, e

  • natural bridge — a natural limestone bridge in western Virginia. 215 feet (66 meters) high; 90 feet (27 meters) span.
  • natural gender — gender based on the sex or, for neuter, the lack of sex of the referent of a noun, as English girl (feminine) is referred to by the feminine pronoun she, boy (masculine) by the masculine pronoun he, and table (neuter) by the neuter pronoun it.
  • neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
  • neutral ground — a median strip on a highway or boulevard, especially one planted with grass.
  • non-judgmental — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
  • non-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
  • non-regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
  • nonjudgemental — Alternative spelling of nonjudgmental.
  • osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
  • osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
  • outer mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
  • outgeneralling — Present participle of outgeneral.
  • outing flannel — a light cotton flannel with a short, dense nap.
  • outlet village — a collection of shops or outlets where manufacturers sell their own branded goods, often at discounted prices
  • overregulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
  • peanut allergy — a condition of being hypersensitive to peanuts and peanut substances which can lead to severe physical symptoms if peanuts or peanut substances are consumed
  • peanut gallery — Informal. the rearmost and cheapest section of seats in the balcony or the uppermost balcony of a theater.
  • pyrometallurgy — the process or technique of refining ores with heat so as to accelerate chemical reactions or to melt the metallic or nonmetallic content.
  • quetzaltenango — a city in SW Guatemala: earthquake 1902.
  • rattle through — If you rattle through something, you deal with it quickly in order to finish it.
  • regulator gene — any gene that exercises control over the expression of another gene or genes.
  • repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
  • rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
  • rogue elephant — a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.
  • route flapping — flapping router
  • running battle — When two groups of people fight a running battle, they keep attacking each other in various parts of a place.
  • saxe-altenburg — a former duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.
  • self-actuating — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
  • self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
  • self-regulated — governed or controlled from within; self-regulating.
  • self-slaughter — suicide.
  • signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
  • slaughterhouse — a building or place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir.
  • slaughterously — murderously
  • stegocephalous — having the characteristics of the order Stegocephala
  • sturgeon's law — "Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to "crap". Compare Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognise it and are all too aware of its truth.
  • sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
  • sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
  • suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
  • telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
  • the blue angel — a legendary German expressionist film of 1930, the first major German sound film, starring Marlene Dietrich
  • the ivy league — a group of eight universities (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth College, Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale) that have similar academic and social prestige in the US to Oxford and Cambridge in Britain
  • the last laugh — the final success in an argument, situation, etc, after previous defeat
  • thermoregulate — to maintain regular temperature, esp regular body temperature
  • tongue-lashing — severe scolding
  • trade language — a lingua franca, especially one used primarily for trade and conducting business.
  • transit lounge — a waiting room at an international airport used mainly by passengers transferring from one flight to another without presenting themselves to customs or immigration officials
  • ultraenergetic — (of particles) producing exceptional levels of energy
  • un-get-at-able — very difficult to get hold of or get close to
  • unappetizingly — in an unappetizing manner
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