14-letter words containing n, i, g, h, t, s
- shifting sands — If you refer to the shifting sands of a situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with.
- shifty-looking — having the appearance of being dishonest
- shillingsworth — the amount that can be purchased for a shilling
- shipping agent — a person or company whose business is to prepare shipping documents, arrange shipping space and insurance, and deal with customs requirements
- shooting brake — station wagon.
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
- shooting match — a contest in marksmanship.
- shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
- shooting range — place for practising with guns
- shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person
- shooting stick — a device resembling a cane or walking stick, with a spike on one end and a small, folding seat on the other, often used by spectators at outdoor sporting events.
- short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
- shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
- shutting stile — the stile of a door or shutter that closes against the frame of the opening.
- single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
- slanging match — A slanging match is an angry quarrel in which people insult each other.
- sleeping berth — a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat
- smooth-running — operating in a flowing and effective manner, without difficulties or obstructions
- smooth-talking — A smooth-talking man talks very confidently in a way that is likely to persuade people, but may not be sincere or honest.
- snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
- something else — sth different
- something like — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- something's up — something is amiss
- sophisticating — a sophisticated person.
- 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).
- spanish guitar — acoustic guitar.
- sparring match — a practice boxing match
- sporting house — Older Use. a brothel.
- sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
- 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 stitching — a line of stitches made in the seam allowance to prevent the edges from stretching
- 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°.
- straight chain — an open chain of atoms, usually carbon, with no side chains attached to it.
- straight joint — a vertical joint in brickwork that is directly above a vertical joint in the course below
- straight-chain — an open chain of atoms, usually carbon, with no side chains attached to it.
- straighten out — make straighter
- straining arch — an arch for resisting thrusts, as in a flying buttress.
- strip lighting — Strip lighting is a method of lighting which uses long tubes rather than light bulbs.
- sweet nothings — terms of endearment
- swimming baths — an indoor swimming pool
- 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
- tacking stitch — a long, loose, temporary stitch used in dressmaking, etc