14-letter words containing g, o, d, s, t
- porter's lodge — a room near the entrance of a public building such as a college, which is occupied by the porter
- postgraduation — designating or occurring in the period after graduation
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- predesignation — to designate beforehand.
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- propagandistic — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
- pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
- pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- random testing — (programming, testing) A black-box testing approach in which software is tested by choosing an arbitrary subset of all possible input values. Random testing helps to avoid the problem of only testing what you know will work.
- saint gotthard — a mountain range in S Switzerland; a part of the Alps; highest peak, 10,490 feet (3195 meters).
- second sitting — A second sitting is the second period when a meal is served if there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time.
- second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
- sedimentologic — of or relating to sedimentology
- semiconducting — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a semiconductor.
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
- silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
- skirting board — fabric for making skirts.
- sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
- smooth dogfish — any of several requiem sharks having no spines in front of the dorsal fin, especially Mustelus canis, ranging along the American coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
- smooth-tongued — fluent or convincing in speech; glib.
- solid geometry — the geometry of solid figures; geometry of three dimensions.
- sovereign debt — the debt of a national government, esp debt that is issued in a foreign currency
- stabbing board — A stabbing board is a platform in the derrick, on which the derrickhand stands to run in casing.
- stage director — a person who directs a theatrical production.
- standing order — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
- storage device — a device used to store digital data or information, as a hard disk or CD.
- striped gopher — a ground squirrel marked with stripes, especially the thirteen-lined ground squirrel.
- strong forward — power forward
- strong-eye dog — a dog trained to control sheep by its gaze
- take soundings — to try to find out people's opinions on a subject
- tayside region — a former local government region in E Scotland: formed in 1975 from Angus, Kinross-shire, and most of Perthshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Angus, City of Dundee, and Perth and Kinross
- tendovaginitis — the swelling of both a tendon and its sheath
- tensor bandage — a wide elasticized bandage that supports injured joints
- testing ground — place where sth is tested
- the lesser dog — the constellation Canis Minor
- to gather dust — If you say that something is gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it.
- to some degree — to a certain extent
- to strike gold — If you strike gold, you find, do, or produce something that brings you a lot of money or success.
- trudgen stroke — a swimming stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- wrestling hold — a way of holding someone in the sport of wrestling
- xenodiagnostic — of or relating to xenodiagnosis