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14-letter words containing i, g, n, t, e, d

  • pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
  • predesignation — to designate beforehand.
  • predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
  • quadrigeminate — made up of four parts
  • radiant energy — energy transmitted in wave motion, especially electromagnetic wave motion.
  • random testing — (programming, testing)   A black-box testing approach in which software is tested by choosing an arbitrary subset of all possible input values. Random testing helps to avoid the problem of only testing what you know will work.
  • reading notice — a short advertisement placed at the bottom of a column, as on the front page of a newspaper, and often set in the same print as other matter.
  • recording tape — a ribbon of material, esp magnetic tape, used to record sound, images and data, used in a tape recorder
  • redintegration — the act or process of redintegrating.
  • redintegrative — to make whole again; restore to a perfect state; renew; reestablish.
  • reducing agent — a substance that causes another substance to undergo reduction and that is oxidized in the process.
  • retrogradation — backward movement.
  • right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
  • right reverend — an official form of address for abbots, abbesses, Anglican bishops, and other prelates.
  • screen editing — the act or process of editing text on screen
  • screen trading — a form of trading on a market or exchange in which the visual display unit of a computer replaces personal contact as in floor trading
  • second sitting — A second sitting is the second period when a meal is served if there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time.
  • sedimentologic — of or relating to sedimentology
  • self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
  • self-defeating — serving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests: His behavior was certainly self-defeating.
  • self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
  • self-indulgent — indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
  • self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
  • semiconducting — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a semiconductor.
  • shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
  • side-splitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
  • silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
  • single density — a disk with the normal capacity for storage
  • single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
  • sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
  • sovereign debt — the debt of a national government, esp debt that is issued in a foreign currency
  • spit and image — a person who bears a strong physical resemblance to another, esp to a relative
  • spread betting — Spread betting is a form of gambling that involves predicting a range of possible scores or results rather than one particular score or result.
  • stage designer — someone who designs the physical appearance of the stage, using backdrops, props, etc
  • standing order — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
  • standing water — still water that has stagnated
  • stinking cedar — an evergreen tree, Torreya taxifolia, of the yew family, native to Florida, having rank-smelling foliage and dark-green, egg-shaped fruit.
  • swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
  • take soundings — to try to find out people's opinions on a subject
  • tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
  • tariff heading — the description of a product attached to a tariff line
  • 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
  • teaching elder — a minister in a Presbyterian church.
  • teeth grinding — habitual, purposeless clenching and grinding of the teeth, especially during sleep.
  • tendovaginitis — the swelling of both a tendon and its sheath
  • testing ground — place where sth is tested
  • the done thing — If you say that something is the done thing, you mean it is the most socially acceptable way to behave.
  • 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
  • thread rolling — the production of a screw thread by a rolling swaging process using hardened profiled rollers. Rolled threads are stronger than threads machined by a cutting tool
  • thunder thighs — thick-set upper legs
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