13-letter words containing g, n, e, i, s, t
- screen rights — the rights to make a film version of a book
- screenwriting — writing film scripts
- second string — Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a team to replace or relieve those who start a game.
- section eight — a military discharge for physical or mental unfitness as determined by an Army Regulation in effect from 1922 to 1944.
- sedimentology — the study of sedimentary rocks.
- segmentalized — separated into parts, sections, elements, classes, etc.; compartmentalized: a segmentalized society.
- segregational — the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
- self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- self-emptying — containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents: an empty bottle.
- self-ignition — the spontaneous combustion or ignition of something without any external spark or flame
- self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- self-limiting — limiting oneself or itself: a self-limiting authority.
- self-loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- self-negating — to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
- self-righting — able to or designed to right itself or oneself after falling or capsizing.
- self-soothing — that soothes: a soothing voice.
- self-standing — An object or structure that is self-standing is not supported by other objects or structures.
- self-starting — starter (def 3).
- self-steering — maintaining a course without constant human action
- self-thinning — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- self-training — the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained: He's in training for the Olympics.
- selling point — a unique or advantageous feature that appeals to the prospective buyer of a service, product, etc.: A generous discount is the chief selling point of the book club.
- sempstressing — the profession of being a seamstress
- sergeant fish — cobia
- serving hatch — a small hatch or opening in a kitchen wall used to serve food through to an adjoining room
- settling tank — a tank for holding liquid until particles suspended in it settle.
- seventy-eight — a cardinal number, 70 plus 8.
- sewing basket — box for sewing accessories
- sewing cotton — cotton thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
- shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- shelving unit — A shelving unit is a flexible display system which can be moved and adjusted to accommodate different product dimensions.
- short selling — a person, as a speculator, who sells short.
- side-stepping — to step to one side.
- sidesplitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
- sight reading — the act or skill of performing unfamiliar written music, or of translating something written in a foreign language, readily on sight, without previous study
- significative — serving to signify.
- silver tongue — the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- single father — a father who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
- single market — a market consisting of a number of nations, esp those of the European Union, in which goods, capital, and currencies can move freely across borders without tariffs or restrictions
- single mother — a mother who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
- single parent — mother or father without a partner
- single status — a national agreement that aims to avoid unfairness in pay and reward arrangements for employees and to ensure harmonisation of conditions in comparable posts
- single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
- single ticket — a one-way ticket.
- single wicket — a rare form of cricket in which only one wicket is used.
- single-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work only in one direction. Compare double-acting (def 1).
- single-action — (of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.
- single-masted — (of a boat) having a single mast