14-letter words containing h, i, g, a
- shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
- shaker heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- share earnings — the earnings returned on the initial investment amount
- shaving mirror — small adjustable mirror
- shawinigan-sud — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, S of Shawinigan.
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- sherry vinegar — a gourmet wine vinegar produced in the Jerez region of S Spain
- shifting sands — If you refer to the shifting sands of a situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with.
- shipping agent — a person or company whose business is to prepare shipping documents, arrange shipping space and insurance, and deal with customs requirements
- shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
- shooting brake — station wagon.
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- shooting match — a contest in marksmanship.
- shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
- shooting range — place for practising with guns
- shopping plaza — a complex of stores, banks, movie theaters, etc.; shopping center.
- shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
- single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
- skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
- slanging match — A slanging match is an angry quarrel in which people insult each other.
- sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
- smooth-talking — A smooth-talking man talks very confidently in a way that is likely to persuade people, but may not be sincere or honest.
- snigging chain — a chain attached to a log when being hauled out of the bush
- snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
- social housing — Social housing is housing which is provided for rent or sale at a fairly low cost by housing associations and local councils.
- social sharing — the activity of sharing photos, videos, links, etc., on a social-media website, within an interactive application, or through other online channels.
- sophisticating — a sophisticated person.
- soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
- south georgian — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
- sowing machine — a machine that scatters seeds on land so that they may grow
- spanish dagger — a stemless or short-trunked plant, Yucca gloriosa, of the agave family, native to the southeastern U.S., having leaves nearly 2½ feet (75 cm) long, with a stiff, sharp point, and greenish-white or reddish flowers nearly 4 inches (10 cm) wide.
- spanish guinea — a republic in W equatorial Africa, comprising the mainland province of Río Muni and the island province of Bioko: formerly a Spanish colony. 10,824 sq. mi. (28,034 sq. km). Capital: Malabo.
- spanish guitar — acoustic guitar.
- sparring match — a practice boxing match
- spear-phishing — the practice of sending fraudulent e-mails to extract financial data from computer users for purposes of identity theft, by mimicking a sender that the recipient knows
- speech-reading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
- sporangiophore — a structure bearing sporangia.
- square-bashing — drill on a barrack square
- stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
- stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
- states' rights — the rights and powers generally conceded to the states, or all those powers claimed for the states under some interpretations of the Constitution
- stay stitching — a line of stitches made in the seam allowance to prevent the edges from stretching
- stay the night — If you stay the night in a place, you sleep there for one night.
- steeplechasing — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
- stigmatophilia — a love for body piercing or tattooing that is accompanied by sexual arousal
- straight angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one half of the circle; an angle of 180°.
- straight arrow — a person who manifests high-minded devotion to clean living and moral righteousness.
- straight chain — an open chain of atoms, usually carbon, with no side chains attached to it.