16-letter words containing g, o, i, n, t
- smooth breathing — a symbol (') used in the writing of Greek to indicate that the initial vowel over which it is placed is unaspirated.
- social gathering — party, get-together
- sociolinguistics — the study of language as it functions in society; the study of the interaction between linguistic and social variables.
- soft furnishings — home fabrics
- something fierce — desperately, intensely
- south burlington — a town in NW Vermont.
- south huntington — a town in central Long Island, in SE New York.
- sparking voltage — the minimum voltage required to produce a spark across a given spark gap.
- speak in tongues — to engage in glossolalia
- speed networking — the practice of trying to form business connections and contacts through meetings at which individuals are given the opportunity to have several conversations of limited duration with strangers
- spill one's guts — the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- spreading factor — a substance, as hyaluronidase, that promotes the diffusion of a material through body tissues
- spring mountains — a mountain range in S Nevada extending to the California border. Highest peak, Charleston Peak. 11,919 feet (3635 meters).
- staffing officer — someone who recruits, hires, and ensures the interests of staff and employees in an organization
- stage production — a play or show which is performed on stage
- stamp collecting — Stamp collecting is the hobby of building up a collection of stamps.
- standing ovation — rising to applaud
- stick at nothing — to be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthless
- stock car racing — the sport of racing in stock cars
- stocking machine — a type of knitting machine
- stocking stuffer — a small, usually inexpensive gift that is placed with others in a Christmas stocking.
- stomach stapling — Stomach stapling is an operation in which part of the stomach is removed in order to help a person to eat less and lose weight.
- stomach-churning — causing nausea.
- storage terminal — A storage terminal is a building or area with large tanks for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
- string orchestra — an orchestra consisting only of violins, violas, cellos, and double basses
- strongyloidiasis — an intestinal disease caused by infection with the nematode worm Strongyloides stercoralis
- subcartilaginous — partially or incompletely cartilaginous.
- sugar plantation — a large area of land where sugar is grown
- sumo (wrestling) — a highly stylized Japanese form of wrestling engaged in by large, extremely heavy men
- supporting actor — performer: not lead
- swimming costume — A swimming costume is the same as a swimsuit.
- syncategorematic — Traditional Logic. of or relating to a word that is part of a categorical proposition but is not a term, as all, some, is.
- tangential point — a point at which a geometric line, curve, plane, or curved surface touches another curve or surface but does not intersect it
- tarragon vinegar — a white vinegar flavoured with the herb tarragon, used in cooking, esp in salad dressings
- teleconferencing — a business meeting, educational session, etc., conducted among participants in different locations via telecommunications equipment. Compare videoconference.
- the foreign-born — immigrants of a country
- the herring-pond — the Atlantic Ocean
- the high country — sheep pastures in the foothills of the Southern Alps, New Zealand
- the king country — an area in the centre of North Island, New Zealand: home of the King Movement, a nineteenth-century Māori separatist movement
- the moving party — a person who applies to a court or judge with the aim of obtaining a ruling in their favour
- the roaring days — the period of the Australian goldrushes
- thermoregulation — the regulation of body temperature.
- think nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- thinking through — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- time sovereignty — control by an employee of the use of his or her time, involving flexibility of working hours
- to lift a finger — If you say that a person does not lift a finger or raise a finger to do something, especially to help someone, you are critical of them because they do nothing.
- toing and froing — going back and forth
- tomorrow evening — on the evening of the day after today
- tool engineering — the branch of engineering having to do with planning the tooling and processes required for manufacturing certain products, with the design and manufacture of the tools, dies, and jigs required, and with the control of the production processes.
- touring bindings — specialised ski bindings with releasable locked down heels that can be used for ski touring and backcountry skiing