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14-letter words containing g, o, i, a

  • sounding board — a thin, resonant plate of wood forming part of a musical instrument, and so placed as to enhance the power and quality of the tone.
  • south georgian — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
  • sovietological — of or relating to Sovietology
  • sowing machine — a machine that scatters seeds on land so that they may grow
  • speaking clock — a telephone service that gives a precise verbal statement of the correct time
  • speaking voice — a person's normal voice in which they speak
  • spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
  • spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
  • spitting cobra — any cobra or cobralike snake, especially the ringhals, that sprays venom at the eyes of approaching animals.
  • sporangiophore — a structure bearing sporangia.
  • sporangiospore — a spore that is produced within a sporangium.
  • springboarding — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
  • springform pan — a metal cake pan with sides that can be unfastened to facilitate releasing the cake when done.
  • stabbing board — A stabbing board is a platform in the derrick, on which the derrickhand stands to run in casing.
  • staffing ratio — the ratio of the staff or workforce of a place to another group, for example to staff in another department, the ratio of patients to nurses in a hospital, or the ratio of pupils to teachers in a school
  • stage director — a person who directs a theatrical production.
  • stagflationary — of, caused by, or relating to, stagflation
  • staggering bob — a newborn calf.
  • 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.
  • standing order — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
  • stanovoi range — a mountain range in SE Russia; forms part of the watershed between rivers flowing to the Arctic and the Pacific. Highest peak: Mount Skalisty, 2482 m (8143 ft)
  • 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.
  • starting point — place where sth begins
  • state of siege — A state of siege is a situation in which a government or other authority puts restrictions on the movement of people into or out of a country, town, or building.
  • state religion — the official religion of a state as established by law.
  • steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
  • stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
  • stigmatiferous — (of a plant) having a stigma
  • stigmatization — to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
  • stigmatophilia — a love for body piercing or tattooing that is accompanied by sexual arousal
  • stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
  • stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
  • stomatogastric — relating to the mouth and stomach or the connections between the mouth and stomach
  • stopping place — a place where vehicles may stop temporarily
  • stopping train — a train that stops at local stations as well as the main ones
  • storage device — a device used to store digital data or information, as a hard disk or CD.
  • storming party — a group deployed to make the first assault on a position or building
  • straight arrow — a person who manifests high-minded devotion to clean living and moral righteousness.
  • straight joint — a vertical joint in brickwork that is directly above a vertical joint in the course below
  • straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
  • straight razor — a razor having a stiff blade made of steel that is hinged to a handle into which it folds.
  • straighten out — make straighter
  • subaggregation — a subtotalling
  • subcontracting — outsourcing of contract work
  • sunday morning — a poem (1923) by Wallace Stevens.
  • sunday opening — the act of allowing shops and businesses to open on a Sunday
  • supercargoship — a giant cargo ship
  • supererogation — to do more than duty requires.
  • surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
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