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14-letter words containing g, e, n, a, l

  • smelling salts — a preparation for smelling, essentially of ammonium carbonate with some agreeable scent, used as a stimulant and restorative.
  • snifting valve — a valve for releasing small quantities of steam, compressed air, or condensate, as from the cylinder of a steam engine.
  • social evening — a social gathering for the purpose of promoting companionship, communal activities, etc
  • soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
  • spangled glass — an American art glass having flakes of mica in a layer of clear glass flashed with colored glass.
  • sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
  • speaking clock — a telephone service that gives a precise verbal statement of the correct time
  • spring balance — a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale
  • 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.
  • stalling angle — critical angle (def 2).
  • state religion — the official religion of a state as established by law.
  • states general — the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber)
  • states-general — the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber)
  • steeplechasing — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
  • stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
  • sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
  • stopping place — a place where vehicles may stop temporarily
  • 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°.
  • 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.
  • subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
  • sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
  • suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
  • swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
  • swivel weaving — the process of weaving on a loom equipped with a swivel.
  • tablet coating — A tablet coating is a covering over a tablet, used to mask the taste, make it easier to swallow, or protect the active medication inside.
  • tax-collecting — the collection of taxes owed by individuals
  • teaching elder — a minister in a Presbyterian church.
  • telangiectasis — chronic dilatation of the capillaries and other small blood vessels.
  • televangelical — relating to televangelism
  • ten-gallon hat — a broad-brimmed hat with a high crown, worn especially in the western and southwestern U.S.; cowboy hat.
  • terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
  • 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 blue angel — a legendary German expressionist film of 1930, the first major German sound film, starring Marlene Dietrich
  • the great glen — a fault valley across the whole of Scotland, extending southwest from the Moray Firth in the east to Loch Linnhe and containing Loch Ness and Loch Lochy
  • the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
  • the palaeogene — the Palaeogene period or system
  • the real thing — If you say that a thing or event is the real thing, you mean that it is the thing or event itself, rather than an imitation or copy.
  • thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
  • thread rolling — the production of a screw thread by a rolling swaging process using hardened profiled rollers. Rolled threads are stronger than threads machined by a cutting tool
  • to ring a bell — If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
  • tongue-lashing — severe scolding
  • trade language — a lingua franca, especially one used primarily for trade and conducting business.
  • training plane — a plane used for training pilots, esp in the military
  • training table — a table in a dining hall, as at a college, where athletes are provided with special meals to aid their conditioning.
  • 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
  • triple glazing — three layers of glass in windows or doors
  • trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
  • ultraenergetic — (of particles) producing exceptional levels of energy
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