13-letter words containing g, r, e, a, t
- student grant — a grant of money awarded to somebody to fund their studying at a university or college
- sub-aggregate — formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
- subastringent — slightly astringent.
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- superdelegate — a party leader or elected public official chosen as an uncommitted delegate to a national political convention.
- supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
- 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
- tangoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by touch.
- 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
- target market — intended customers
- telegrammatic — a message or communication sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.
- telemarketing — selling or advertising by telephone.
- temple orange — a hybrid fruit, Citrus nobilis, that is a cross between the sweet orange and the tangerine.
- teratogenesis — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
- tergiversator — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- texas leaguer — a pop fly that falls safely between converging infielders and outfielders.
- texas rangers — a member of the Texas state police force or, especially formerly, of the mounted state police.
- the argentine — Argentina
- the far right — the more extreme supporters or advocates of social, political, or economic conservatism or reaction, based generally on a belief that things are better left unchanged
- the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
- the hermitage — an art museum in St Petersburg, originally a palace built by Catherine the Great
- the high road — the principal road from one place to another
- the third age — old age, esp when viewed as an opportunity for travel, further education, etc
- the-godfather — a novel (1969) by Mario Puzo.
- thermostating — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thigh-slapper — a very funny joke, remark, story, or incident.
- third reading — the final step in the consideration of a legislative bill before it is put to a vote.
- thong leather — whang2 (def 2).
- thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
- thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
- thread blight — a fungal disease of woody plants, characterized by thick, threadlike strands of mycelium on the undersides of the leaves and branches.
- threateningly — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
- thremmatology — the science of breeding or propagating animals and plants under domestication.
- tidal barrage — a barrier that traps water at high tide, creating a tidal basin
- to loom large — If something, especially a problem or worry looms large, it occupies a lot of your thoughts and seems important.
- tracing paper — a thin, transparent paper for making tracings.
- trade embargo — a government order imposing a trade barrier
- trade figures — a record of how much a country has paid for goods which it has bought from other countries, compared with how much it has been paid for goods which it has sold to other countries
- trailing edge — the rear edge of a propeller blade or airfoil.
- training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
- transgendered — transgender (defs 1, 2).
- transgression — an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
- transgressive — to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
- travel agency — a business that accommodates travelers, as by securing tickets, arranging for reservations, and giving information.
- traveling bag — a small bag, as a valise or suitcase, usually made of leather, having an oblong shape, and used chiefly to hold clothes.