14-letter words containing l, o, r, g
- sigh of relief — audible breath when difficulty is over
- signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
- silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
- single bedroom — a bedroom that is intended to accommodate a single bed and occupancy of one person
- single honours — a British university degree course that involves study in a single area
- singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
- slaughterhouse — a building or place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir.
- slaughterously — murderously
- sleep together — have sex with one another
- 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.
- sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
- social sharing — the activity of sharing photos, videos, links, etc., on a social-media website, within an interactive application, or through other online channels.
- socioreligious — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of religious and social factors.
- soldering iron — an instrument for melting and applying solder.
- solid geometry — the geometry of solid figures; geometry of three dimensions.
- soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
- spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
- spelling error — an error in the conventionally accepted form of spelling a word
- splinter group — a small organization that becomes separated from or acts apart from an original larger group or a number of other small groups, with which it would normally be united, as because of disagreement.
- spring molding — a molded board, as one forming part of a cornice, placed diagonally and secured at the ends to two surfaces intersecting at a right angle.
- stagflationary — of, caused by, or relating to, stagflation
- staghorn coral — staghorn coral.
- 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.
- starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
- state religion — the official religion of a state as established by law.
- sturgeon's law — "Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to "crap". Compare Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognise it and are all too aware of its truth.
- sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
- sulfinyl group — the bivalent group >SO.
- sulfuryl group — the bivalent group, SO 2 , derived from sulfuric acid.
- surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
- survivor guilt — feelings of guilt for having survived a catastrophe in which others died.
- telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
- telegraph pole — A telegraph pole is a tall wooden pole with telephone wires attached to it, connecting several different buildings to the telephone system.
- telephotograph — a photograph taken with a telephoto lens.
- teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
- terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
- terotechnology — a branch of technology that utilizes management, financial, and engineering expertise in the installation and efficient operation and maintenance of equipment and machinery
- texas longhorn — one of a breed of long-horned beef cattle of the southwestern U.S., developed from cattle introduced into North America from Spain and valued for disease resistance, fecundity, and a historical association with the old West: now rare.
- thalassography — oceanography, especially that branch dealing with smaller bodies of water, as bays, sounds, and gulfs.
- the lesser dog — the constellation Canis Minor
- the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
- theriogenology — the branch of veterinary medicine encompassing all aspects of reproduction.
- thermoregulate — to maintain regular temperature, esp regular body temperature
- 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
- throw light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- to overflowing — If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
- to ring a bell — If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
- to sleep rough — When people sleep or live rough, they sleep out of doors, usually because they have no home.
- to strike gold — If you strike gold, you find, do, or produce something that brings you a lot of money or success.