13-letter words containing g, r, a, t, i
- spring beauty — any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink.
- stage whisper — a loud whisper on a stage, meant to be heard by the audience.
- standing army — a permanently organized military force maintained by a nation.
- standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
- standing room — space in which to stand, as in a theater, stadium, or the like.
- stargazey pie — a Cornish fish pie served with the head of the fish protruding through the crust
- starring role — a main role; the main role
- starting gate — any of various types of movable barriers for lining up and giving an equal start to the entries in a horse or dog race.
- starting grid — area marked as start of a race
- starting line — marking at beginning of a race
- starting post — the upright pole marking the beginning of a racecourse
- starting rate — (in Britain) a rate of income tax below the basic rate
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- steering gear — the apparatus or mechanism for steering a ship, automobile, bicycle, airplane, etc.
- stepparenting — parenting within a stepfamily
- sterculia gum — karaya gum.
- stereological — of, relating to, stereology
- sterling area — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
- stinging hair — sting (def 18).
- stock raising — the breeding and raising of livestock.
- stork parking — spaces reserved in a parking lot for cars driven by pregnant women or new mothers.
- storm warning — a showing of storm signals.
- straight away — immediately
- straight face — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
- straight time — the time or number of hours established as standard for a specific work period in a particular industry, usually computed on the basis of a workweek and fixed variously from 35 to 40 hours.
- straight-edge — advocating abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and sex and sometimes advocating vegetarianism.
- straight-line — (of a machine) having components that are arranged in a row or that move in a straight line when in operation
- straighten up — stand straighter
- straightforth — straight or directly forward
- strangulation — Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
- strategic fit — (in business) the degree to which the activities of different sections of a business or businesses working together complement one another to achieve competitive advantage and business success
- strategically — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- stratigraphic — a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
- string player — a person who plays an instrument of the violin family.
- stringer bead — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- subastringent — slightly astringent.
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- subtriangular — almost triangular;not quite triangular
- supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
- surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
- swagger stick — a short, batonlike stick, usually leather-covered, sometimes carried by army officers, soldiers, etc.
- sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
- table-rapping — the sounds of knocking or tapping made without any apparent physical agency while a group of people sit round a table, and attributed by spiritualists to the spirit of a dead person using this as a means of communication with the living
- table-turning — the movement of a table attributed by spiritualists to the power of spirits working through a group of persons placing their hands or fingers on the table top
- tangata māori — someone of Māori origin
- taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
- taranaki gate — a rough-and-ready gate in a fence made from wire and battens
- telegrammatic — a message or communication sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.
- telemarketing — selling or advertising by telephone.