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13-letter words containing g, i, a, t

  • 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
  • subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
  • subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
  • subgeneration — a generation within another generation
  • subtriangular — almost triangular;not quite triangular
  • suffocatingly — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
  • sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
  • 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
  • swimming bath — swimming pool.
  • syllogistical — relating to a syllogism
  • synallagmatic — relating to a reciprocally binding contract
  • synthesis gas — any of several gaseous mixtures consisting essentially of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, used in the synthesis of chemical compounds, as ammonia and alcohols.
  • table dancing — Table dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances in a sexy way close to a customer or group of customers.
  • table setting — a set of cutlery, glasses, napkin, etc. for one person, as used on a table
  • table-rapping — the sounds of knocking or tapping made without any apparent physical agency while a group of people sit round a table, and attributed by spiritualists to the spirit of a dead person using this as a means of communication with the living
  • table-turning — the movement of a table attributed by spiritualists to the power of spirits working through a group of persons placing their hands or fingers on the table top
  • tale of genji — a novel (1001–20?) by Lady Murasaki, dealing with Japanese court life.
  • talking chief — a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.
  • talking point — a fact or feature that aids or supports one side, as in an argument or competition.
  • tangata māori — someone of Māori origin
  • tangentiality — pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
  • tantalizingly — having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire, especially that which remains unobtainable or beyond one's reach: a tantalizing taste of success.
  • taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
  • taranaki gate — a rough-and-ready gate in a fence made from wire and battens
  • team teaching — a system whereby two or more teachers pool their skills, knowledge, etc, to teach combined classes
  • technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • telediagnosis — the detection of a disease by evaluating data transmitted to a receiving station from instruments monitoring a distant patient, as someone in a spacecraft.
  • telegenically — having physical qualities or characteristics that televise well; videogenic.
  • telegrammatic — a message or communication sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.
  • telemarketing — selling or advertising by telephone.
  • televangelism — Christian preaching on TV
  • televangelist — an evangelist who regularly conducts religious services on television.
  • tenovaginitis — the inflammation of the sheath around a tendon
  • 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.
  • thanatologist — a person who engages in the academic study of death and dying
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