13-letter words containing g, s
- ethnolinguist — a person who studies ethnolinguistics
- eugeosyncline — a geosyncline characterized by lithology typical of deep ocean environments
- eusporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a group of cells, rather than a single cell, and with no specialized dispersal of spores
- evangelistary — a book containing passages from the gospels to be used as part of the liturgy
- eve's pudding — a baked sponge pudding with a layer of apple at the bottom
- evening class — An evening class is a course for adults that is taught in the evening rather than during the day.
- evening dress — formal clothing
- evening stock — a plant, Matthiola incana, of the genus Matthiola, of the Mediterranean region, cultivated for its brightly coloured flowers: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- everlastingly — In an everlasting manner; so as to be everlasting.
- evil-smelling — having an very offensive smell
- exaggerations — Plural form of exaggeration.
- exit strategy — In politics and business, an exit strategy is a way of ending your involvement in a situation such as a military operation or a business arrangement.
- expostulating — Present participle of expostulate.
- exsanguinated — Simple past tense and past participle of exsanguinate.
- extemporising — Present participle of extemporise.
- externalising — Present participle of externalise.
- extinguishant — a substance, such as a liquid, foam, powder, etc, used in extinguishing fires
- extinguishers — Plural form of extinguisher.
- extinguishing — Present participle of extinguish.
- extravagances — Plural form of extravagance.
- extravagantes — decretals circulating outside some recognized collection of canon law. Those of John XXII and the so-called Extravagantes communes form part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- extravaganzas — Plural form of extravaganza.
- extravasating — Present participle of extravasate.
- familiarising — Present participle of familiarise.
- fantasmagoria — phantasmagoria.
- fantasmagoric — phantasmagoria.
- farmer's lung — a lung disorder caused by inhalation of moldy hay dust, marked by shortness of breath, dry cough, and weight loss.
- fascinatingly — of great interest or attraction; enchanting; charming; captivating: a fascinating story; fascinating jewelry.
- fashionmonger — (derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
- fast telegram — a type of domestic telegram sent at full rate with a minimum charge for 10 words or less and accepted for immediate delivery.
- fast-breaking — (of a news story) occurring suddenly, and often portending a series of events or further developments in rapid succession.
- fast-tracking — the practice of speeding up the progress of a project or person
- fatigableness — the quality of being fatigable
- favrile glass — a type of iridescent glass developed by L.C. Tiffany
- feather grass — any American grass of the genus Stipa, having a feathery appendage.
- fee-splitting — the practice of dividing a fee for professional services between two professional persons, as between a referring doctor and a specialist, without the knowledge of the client.
- fellowshiping — Present participle of fellowship.
- ferrotungsten — a ferroalloy containing up to 80 percent tungsten.
- festivalgoers — Plural form of festivalgoer.
- field glasses — Usually, field glasses. binoculars for use out of doors.
- field-glasses — Field-glasses are the same as binoculars.
- fighting fish — any of several brightly colored labyrinth fishes of the genus Betta, found in Southeast Asia.
- figured glass — plate or sheet glass having a pattern rolled onto one side of the surface.
- filibustering — Present participle of filibuster.
- filing system — file system
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- finagle's law — (humour) The generalised or "folk" version of Murphy's Law, fully named "Finagle's Law of Dynamic Negatives" and usually rendered "Anything that can go wrong, will". One variant favoured among hackers is "The perversity of the Universe tends toward a maximum". The label "Finagle's Law" was popularised by SF author Larry Niven in several stories depicting a frontier culture of asteroid miners; this "Belter" culture professed a religion and/or running joke involving the worship of the dread god Finagle and his mad prophet Murphy.
- fingal's cave — a cave on the island of Staffa, in the Hebrides, Scotland. 227 feet (69 meters) long; 42 feet (13 meters) wide.
- firing stroke — The firing stroke is the stroke of an engine in which the fuel is burned and energy sent to the piston.
- first reading — the reading of a bill when it is first introduced in a legislative body.