14-letter words containing g, r, i, s, a
- surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
- surpassingness — the fact of surpassing
- tarpon springs — a town in W Florida.
- tate galleries — two art galleries in London, the original Tate Gallery (1897), now Tate Britain, and Tate Modern, created in the former Bankside power station in 2000
- tayside region — a former local government region in E Scotland: formed in 1975 from Angus, Kinross-shire, and most of Perthshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Angus, City of Dundee, and Perth and Kinross
- tergiversation — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- tergiversatory — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- test marketing — to offer (a new product) for sale, usually in a limited area, in order to ascertain and evaluate consumer response.
- the grenadines — a chain of about 600 islets in the Caribbean, part of the Windward Islands, extending for about 100 km (60 miles) between St Vincent and Grenada and divided administratively between the two states. Largest island: Carriacou
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- thermostatting — 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.
- throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
- thrust bearing — a bearing designed to absorb thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution.
- time signature — a numerical or other indication at the beginning of a piece showing the meter.
- trading estate — industrial area
- traffic lights — a set of coloured lights placed at crossroads, junctions, etc, to control the flow of traffic
- train-spotting — (of a train enthusiast) the activity of going to train stations and recording the numbers of trains
- training pants — briefs or shorts of cotton with added thickness, worn by a young child during toilet training.
- training shoes — running shoes for sports training, esp in contrast to studded or spiked shoes worn for the sport itself
- transit lounge — a waiting room at an international airport used mainly by passengers transferring from one flight to another without presenting themselves to customs or immigration officials
- transmigration — the act of transmigrating.
- transportingly — in a way to be transported or to transport
- traumatologist — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
- tsugaru strait — a strait between the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido, N Japan, connecting the Sea of Japan with the Pacific Ocean. 100 miles (160 km) long and 15–25 miles (24–40 km) wide.
- turkish angora — a long-haired breed of cat, similar to the Persian
- ultra-rightism — the beliefs of extremely right-wing political parties or groups
- ultra-rightist — a person with extremely right-wing political views
- un-distracting — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- unaspiringness — the quality of being unaspiring or unambitious
- underdiagnosed — to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
- understandings — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- understrapping — subordinate or inferior
- undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
- ungraciousness — the state of being ungracious
- uterogestation — gestation in the womb, i.e. normal pregnancy
- vaingloriously — in a vainglorious manner
- varnishing day — vernissage (def 1).
- vat-registered — (of a company or individual) registered as being liable to pay VAT
- vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
- vestal virgins — (in ancient Rome) one of four, later six, virgins consecrated to Vesta and to the tending of the sacred fire on her altar.
- virgin islands — group of islands in the Caribbean
- virginia stock — a plant, Malcolmia maritima, of the mustard family, native to the Mediterranean region, having oblong leaves on a weak, often reclining stem and reddish or white flowers.
- voroshilovgrad — a city in E Ukraine, in the Donets Basin.
- wage restraint — an agreement not to demand or pay large wage increases
- walking papers — notice of dismissal
- walking shorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
- walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- washing powder — Washing powder is a powder that you use with water to wash clothes.
- watertightness — constructed or fitted so tightly as to be impervious to water: The ship had six watertight compartments.