14-letter words containing g, r, e, n, i, s
- secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
- segregationist — one who favors, encourages, or practices segregation, especially racial segregation.
- self-deserving — qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant.
- self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- self-enforcing — of or having the capability of enforcement within oneself or itself; self-regulating.
- self-enriching — to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.: Commerce enriches a nation.
- self-governing — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
- self-hardening — noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- self-reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
- self-recording — recording automatically, as an instrument.
- self-regarding — consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
- self-restoring — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
- self-revealing — displaying, exhibiting, or disclosing one's most private feelings, thoughts, etc.: an embarrassingly self-revealing autobiography.
- self-searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- selling plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
- selling-plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
- semi-evergreen — retaining green, unwithered leaves for part of the winter or through comparatively mild winters.
- semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
- semivegetarian — a person who eats mostly plant foods, dairy products, and eggs, and occasionally chicken, fish, and red meat.
- septuagenarian — of the age of 70 years or between 70 and 80 years old.
- serial killing — multiple killings or murders carried out by the same person or persons
- series winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in series
- seronegativity — the quality or state of being seronegative
- serpentiningly — in a winding or sinuous manner
- serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
- serviette ring — a ring used to hold a cloth serviette or napkin neatly in a cylinder
- seville orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- sewing pattern — a guide or diagram that you follow to make clothes or other things using a needle and thread
- share earnings — the earnings returned on the initial investment amount
- sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
- sherry vinegar — a gourmet wine vinegar produced in the Jerez region of S Spain
- shipping clerk — a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out, and recording of shipments.
- shipping fever — a respiratory disease of cattle, caused by Pasteurella haemolytica, often spread during the shipment of livestock.
- shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
- shooting brake — station wagon.
- shooting range — place for practising with guns
- shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person
- shopping spree — frenzied, indulgent buying
- short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
- siegfried line — a zone of fortifications in W Germany facing the Maginot Line, constructed in the years preceding World War II.
- signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
- signature tune — theme song (def 2).
- silver wedding — a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
- silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
- single bedroom — a bedroom that is intended to accommodate a single bed and occupancy of one person
- single honours — a British university degree course that involves study in a single area
- single premium — a single payment that covers the entire cost of an insurance policy.
- single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.