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14-letter words containing h, i, g, s, o

  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shifty-looking — having the appearance of being dishonest
  • shillingsworth — the amount that can be purchased for a shilling
  • shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
  • shooting brake — station wagon.
  • shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
  • shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
  • shooting match — a contest in marksmanship.
  • shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
  • shooting range — place for practising with guns
  • shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person
  • shooting stick — a device resembling a cane or walking stick, with a spike on one end and a small, folding seat on the other, often used by spectators at outdoor sporting events.
  • shopping hours — the times during which shops are open
  • shopping plaza — a complex of stores, banks, movie theaters, etc.; shopping center.
  • shopping spree — frenzied, indulgent buying
  • short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
  • shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
  • sigh of relief — audible breath when difficulty is over
  • single honours — a British university degree course that involves study in a single area
  • skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
  • sleeping porch — a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.
  • smooth dogfish — any of several requiem sharks having no spines in front of the dorsal fin, especially Mustelus canis, ranging along the American coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
  • smooth-running — operating in a flowing and effective manner, without difficulties or obstructions
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • something else — sth different
  • something like — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
  • something's up — something is amiss
  • 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
  • sporangiophore — a structure bearing sporangia.
  • sporting house — Older Use. a brothel.
  • 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.
  • steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
  • stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
  • stick together — be united
  • stigmatophilia — a love for body piercing or tattooing that is accompanied by sexual arousal
  • straight arrow — a person who manifests high-minded devotion to clean living and moral righteousness.
  • straight joint — a vertical joint in brickwork that is directly above a vertical joint in the course below
  • straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
  • straight razor — a razor having a stiff blade made of steel that is hinged to a handle into which it folds.
  • straighten out — make straighter
  • strike through — cross out
  • striped gopher — a ground squirrel marked with stripes, especially the thirteen-lined ground squirrel.
  • supercargoship — a giant cargo ship
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