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13-letter words containing g, l, e, i

  • stirlingshire — Also called Stirlingshire [stur-ling-sheer, -sher] /ˈstɜr lɪŋˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in central Scotland.
  • stone boiling — a primitive method of boiling liquid with heated stones
  • straight-line — (of a machine) having components that are arranged in a row or that move in a straight line when in operation
  • strategically — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
  • string player — a person who plays an instrument of the violin family.
  • string-puller — a person who uses his or her influence with other people to get things done, often unfairly
  • strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
  • 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.
  • sucking louse — See under louse (def 1).
  • sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
  • supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
  • superregional — involving many regions
  • supplementing — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
  • swimming hole — a place, as in a stream or creek, where there is water deep enough to use for swimming.
  • syringomyelia — a disease of the spinal cord in which the nerve tissue is replaced by a cavity filled with fluid.
  • 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.
  • tangentiality — pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
  • technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • technologised — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
  • technologized — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
  • telecommuting — working at home by using a computer terminal electronically linked to one's place of employment.
  • 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.
  • telerecording — the recording of television signals on tape or, more usually, on film
  • televangelism — Christian preaching on TV
  • televangelist — an evangelist who regularly conducts religious services on television.
  • temporizingly — in a yielding manner
  • the big apple — New York City
  • the following — the one or ones to be mentioned immediately
  • the good life — If you say that someone is living the good life, you mean that they are living in comfort and luxury with few problems or worries.
  • the highlands — mountainous region occupying nearly all of the N half of Scotland
  • the limelight — a position of public attention or notice (esp in the phrase in the limelight)
  • the oligocene — the Oligocene epoch or rock series
  • the spotlight — the focus of attention
  • the-big-apple — New York City.
  • theologically — of, relating to, or involved with theology: a theological student.
  • thigh-slapper — a very funny joke, remark, story, or incident.
  • thread blight — a fungal disease of woody plants, characterized by thick, threadlike strands of mycelium on the undersides of the leaves and branches.
  • threateningly — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
  • thrillingness — the state or quality of being thrilling or exciting
  • tidal barrage — a barrier that traps water at high tide, creating a tidal basin
  • tilting chest — a medieval chest decorated with a representation of a tournament.
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