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14-letter words containing i, n, h, g, e

  • something's up — something is amiss
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • spine-chilling — very frightening or horrifying.
  • spinning wheel — a device formerly used for spinning wool, flax, etc., into yarn or thread, consisting essentially of a single spindle driven by a large wheel operated by hand or foot.
  • sporangiophore — a structure bearing sporangia.
  • sporting house — Older Use. a brothel.
  • sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
  • spring chicken — a young chicken, especially a broiler or fryer.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
  • steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
  • stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
  • 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°.
  • straighten out — make straighter
  • submachine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
  • sweet nothings — terms of endearment
  • swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
  • switch selling — a system of selling, now illegal in Britain, whereby potential customers are attracted by a special offer on some goods but the salesman's real aim is to sell other more expensive goods instead
  • tariff heading — the description of a product attached to a tariff line
  • teaching elder — a minister in a Presbyterian church.
  • teaching staff — those members of staff in a school, college, or university who teach
  • teeth grinding — habitual, purposeless clenching and grinding of the teeth, especially during sleep.
  • the betting is — If you say the betting is that something will happen or is true, you are suggesting that it is very likely to happen or to be true.
  • 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
  • the guillotine — a device for beheading persons, consisting of a weighted blade set between two upright posts
  • the mabinogion — a collection of Welsh tales based on old Celtic legends and mythology in which magic and the supernatural play a large part
  • the prize ring — the sport of prizefighting
  • the real thing — If you say that a thing or event is the real thing, you mean that it is the thing or event itself, rather than an imitation or copy.
  • the-mabinogion — a collection of medieval Welsh romances that were translated (1838–49) by Lady Charlotte Guest.
  • theriogenology — the branch of veterinary medicine encompassing all aspects of reproduction.
  • thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
  • thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
  • thermostatting — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
  • 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
  • three-pin plug — an electrical plug with three pins or metal projections to fit into a socket
  • throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
  • thrust bearing — a bearing designed to absorb thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution.
  • thunder thighs — thick-set upper legs
  • tongue-lashing — severe scolding
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