14-letter words containing g, l, a, i, r, s
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
- single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
- singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
- slant drilling — Slant drilling is drilling at an angle of usually 30° to 45°.
- sleep learning — the act or process of learning during sleep by listening to recordings repeatedly.
- sleep-learning — the idea that people can learn things while they are asleep
- sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
- social sharing — the activity of sharing photos, videos, links, etc., on a social-media website, within an interactive application, or through other online channels.
- soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
- sparkling wine — a wine that is naturally carbonated by a second fermentation.
- spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
- spiral binding — a binding, as for a notebook or booklet, in which the pages are fastened together by a spiral of wire or plastic that coils through a series of holes punched along one side of each page and the front and back covers.
- 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
- stagflationary — of, caused by, or relating to, stagflation
- 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.
- starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
- state religion — the official religion of a state as established by law.
- 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 flush — a sequence of five consecutive cards of the same suit.
- straight stall — a narrow, oblong stall in which a horse or other animal cannot turn around.
- straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
- straining sill — (in a roof with a queen post) a compression member lying along the tie beam and separating the feet of the struts.
- strike a light — to ignite something, esp a match, by friction
- strip planting — the growing of different crops on alternate strips of ground that usually follow the contour of the land, a recourse to minimize erosion.
- 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
- sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
- surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
- tate galleries — two art galleries in London, the original Tate Gallery (1897), now Tate Britain, and Tate Modern, created in the former Bankside power station in 2000
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- traffic lights — a set of coloured lights placed at crossroads, junctions, etc, to control the flow of traffic
- 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
- transportingly — in a way to be transported or to transport
- traumatologist — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
- ultra-rightism — the beliefs of extremely right-wing political parties or groups
- ultra-rightist — a person with extremely right-wing political views
- undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
- vaingloriously — in a vainglorious manner
- vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
- vestal virgins — (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar.
- virgin islands — group of islands in the Caribbean
- voroshilovgrad — a city in E Ukraine, in the Donets Basin.
- walking papers — notice of dismissal
- walking shorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
- walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- weather signal — a visual signal, as a light or flag, indicating a weather forecast.