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

  • signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
  • silver wedding — a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
  • silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
  • single bedroom — a bedroom that is intended to accommodate a single bed and occupancy of one person
  • single honours — a British university degree course that involves study in a single area
  • single premium — a single payment that covers the entire cost of an insurance policy.
  • single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
  • single-sticker — a sailboat, esp. a sloop, having only one mast
  • 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 berth — a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat
  • sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
  • sleeping porch — a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.
  • sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
  • soldering iron — an instrument for melting and applying solder.
  • 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.
  • spelling error — an error in the conventionally accepted form of spelling a word
  • splinter group — a small organization that becomes separated from or acts apart from an original larger group or a number of other small groups, with which it would normally be united, as because of disagreement.
  • sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
  • 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
  • springing line — a horizontal line between the springs of an arch or dome.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
  • stirling cycle — a highly efficient thermodynamic cycle in which air or an inert gas is compressed and expanded
  • 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.
  • teaching elder — a minister in a Presbyterian church.
  • teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
  • terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
  • terotechnology — a branch of technology that utilizes management, financial, and engineering expertise in the installation and efficient operation and maintenance of equipment and machinery
  • 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 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 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.
  • theriogenology — the branch of veterinary medicine encompassing all aspects of reproduction.
  • 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
  • three-pin plug — an electrical plug with three pins or metal projections to fit into a socket
  • to overflowing — If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
  • 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.
  • trade language — a lingua franca, especially one used primarily for trade and conducting business.
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