15-letter words containing i, c, n, g, s
- scotch highland — any of a breed of small, hardy, usually dun-colored, shaggy-haired beef cattle with long, widespread horns, able to withstand the cold and sparse pasturage of its native western Scottish uplands.
- scratching post — a block or post of wood, usually covered with carpeting, on which a cat can use its claws.
- screen-printing — a print made by the silkscreen process.
- scrubbing brush — a handheld brush with short stiff bristles, used esp for scrubbing floors
- second blessing — an experience of sanctification coming after conversion.
- secundogeniture — the state of being the second born child
- seeding machine — a machine for sowing seeds
- self-afflicting — to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
- self-committing — to give in trust or charge; consign.
- self-correcting — automatically adjusting to or correcting mistakes, malfunctions, etc.: a self-correcting mechanism.
- self-diagnostic — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
- self-indulgence — indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
- self-lacerating — to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
- self-rectifying — to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account.
- self-renouncing — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- self-respecting — You can use self-respecting with a noun describing a particular type of person to indicate that something is typical of, or necessary for, that type of person.
- service ceiling — the height above sea level, measured under standard conditions, at which the rate of climb of an aircraft has fallen to a specified amount
- sharing economy — a system in which people rent, borrow, or share commodities, services, and resources owned by individuals, usually with the aid of online technology, in an effort to save money, cut costs, and reduce waste.
- shooting script — a motion-picture scenario having the scenes arranged in the order in which they are to be photographed.
- shopping arcade — a place where a number of shops are connected together under one roof
- shopping center — a group of stores within a single architectural plan, supplying most of the basic shopping needs, especially in suburban areas.
- shopping centre — A shopping centre is a specially built area containing a lot of different shops.
- sibling species — one of two or more species that closely resemble one another but whose members cannot interbreed successfully.
- significatively — serving to signify.
- singing teacher — a teacher who gives instruction in how to sing
- single currency — a currency that is common to different countries
- single-cut file — a file with teeth in one direction only: used for filing soft material
- situs picketing — common situs picketing.
- sleeve coupling — a cylinder joining the ends of two lengths of shafting or pipe.
- smoking-concert — a concert where smoking is allowed.
- social climbing — advancement of one's social status
- social drinking — the practice of drinking alcohol occasionally and usually only in social situations
- social spending — the money that is spent on welfare payments
- social standing — a person's status or social class in society
- social-drinking — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- sounding rocket — a rocket equipped with instruments for making meteorological observations in the upper atmosphere.
- southern gothic — a literary genre depicting life in the southern US and featuring grotesque themes and imagery
- speech training — training designed to improve spoken skills, such as voice projection
- speeding ticket — notice of traffic violation
- spherical angle — an angle formed by arcs of great circles of a sphere.
- sporting chance — an even or fair opportunity for a favorable outcome in an enterprise, as winning in a game of chance or in any kind of contest: They gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts.
- spring-cleaning — a complete cleaning of a place, as a home, done traditionally in the spring of the year.
- stacking swivel — a metal swivel attached to the stock of a military rifle for use in hooking three rifles together to form a stack.
- stage direction — an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.
- standing charge — fixed energy costs
- starting blocks — the rigid blocks adjustable at an angle and mounted on a track against which a runner's shoes are placed to aid in starting
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
- sticky-fingered — given to thieving
- stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
- stocking stitch — stockinette (def 2).