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14-letter words containing n, o, d, g, e

  • recording head — the part of a tape recorder that records a sound source by converting the electrical analog of the sound, as from a microphone, into a magnetic signal for storage on magnetic tape.
  • 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.
  • retrogradation — backward movement.
  • revolving door — an entrance door for excluding drafts from the interior of a building, usually consisting of four rigid leaves set in the form of a cross and rotating about a central, vertical pivot in the doorway.
  • revolving fund — any loan fund intended to be maintained by the repayment of past loans.
  • revolving-door — an entrance door for excluding drafts from the interior of a building, usually consisting of four rigid leaves set in the form of a cross and rotating about a central, vertical pivot in the doorway.
  • roller bandage — a long bandage rolled into a cylinder
  • rounding error — an error introduced into a computation by the need to perform rounding
  • sailing orders — the final orders given to a ship's commander before sailing, concerning matters such as time of departure, destination, etc
  • sand lovegrass — any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula (weeping lovegrass) and E. trichodes (sand lovegrass) cultivated as forage and ground cover.
  • screen goddess — a film actress who is adored or idealized, esp by men
  • second reading — the stage in the consideration of a legislative bill that provides an opportunity for debate and amendment.
  • 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.
  • second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
  • secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
  • sedimentologic — of or relating to sedimentology
  • seeing eye dog — a dog that has been specially trained to lead or guide a blind person in walking about.
  • seeing-eye dog — blind person's guide dog
  • self-diagnosis — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
  • self-engrossed — to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb: Their discussion engrossed his attention. She is engrossed in her work.
  • self-knowledge — knowledge or understanding of oneself, one's character, abilities, motives, etc.
  • self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
  • self-recording — recording automatically, as an instrument.
  • 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
  • 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
  • sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
  • smooth-tongued — fluent or convincing in speech; glib.
  • soldering iron — an instrument for melting and applying solder.
  • song and dance — a story or statement, especially an untrue or misleading one designed to evade the matter at hand: Every time he's late, he gives me a song and dance about oversleeping.
  • sound engineer — A sound engineer is a person who works in a recording studio or for a radio or television company, and whose job it is to alter and balance the levels of different sounds as they are recorded.
  • sovereign debt — the debt of a national government, esp debt that is issued in a foreign currency
  • spending money — money for small personal expenses.
  • spending power — income available for spending
  • sponge pudding — a light steamed or baked pudding, spongy in texture, made with various flavourings or fruit
  • standing order — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
  • strong-eye dog — a dog trained to control sheep by its gaze
  • sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
  • sunday opening — the act of allowing shops and businesses to open on a Sunday
  • take soundings — to try to find out people's opinions on a subject
  • tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
  • 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
  • tendovaginitis — the swelling of both a tendon and its sheath
  • tensor bandage — a wide elasticized bandage that supports injured joints
  • 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.
  • 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
  • topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
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