13-letter words containing n, e, g, r, i, s
- starting rate — (in Britain) a rate of income tax below the basic rate
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- steering gear — the apparatus or mechanism for steering a ship, automobile, bicycle, airplane, etc.
- steering lock — an anti-theft device
- stepparenting — parenting within a stepfamily
- stereognostic — the ability to determine the shape and weight of an object by touching or lifting it.
- sterling area — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
- sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
- steroidogenic — of or pertaining to steroidogenesis
- stinging tree — any of various Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Dendrocnide with rigid stinging hairs
- stirlingshire — Also called Stirlingshire [stur-ling-sheer, -sher] /ˈstɜr lɪŋˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in central Scotland.
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- straight-line — (of a machine) having components that are arranged in a row or that move in a straight line when in operation
- straighten up — stand straighter
- strengthening — to make stronger; give strength to.
- string course — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- string player — a person who plays an instrument of the violin family.
- string theory — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- string-puller — a person who uses his or her influence with other people to get things done, often unfairly
- stringentness — the quality or state of being stringent
- stringer bead — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- strong-minded — having a forceful and independent mind.
- strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
- sub-sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- subastringent — slightly astringent.
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- superorganism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- superregional — involving many regions
- supreme being — God.
- swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
- sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
- syringomyelia — a disease of the spinal cord in which the nerve tissue is replaced by a cavity filled with fluid.
- szent-gyorgyi — Albert [al-bert;; Hungarian ol-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; Hungarian ˈɒl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1893–1986, U.S. biochemist, born in Hungary: Nobel Prize in medicine 1937.
- taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
- teratogenesis — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
- thermogenesis — the production of heat, especially in an animal body by physiological processes.
- thermosetting — pertaining to a type of plastic, as the urea resins, that sets when heated and cannot be remolded.
- thermostating — 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.
- thin register — head register.
- thrillingness — the state or quality of being thrilling or exciting
- training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
- transgression — an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
- transgressive — to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
- trend-setting — establishing or influencing a new trend or fashion.
- tumorigenesis — the production or development of tumors.
- unconsidering — not reflective or thoughtful
- underpinnings — a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
- underspending — the process or fact of spending less than one can afford or is allocated
- understaffing — the condition of being understaffed or of lacking a number of employees
- understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.