11-letter words containing n, o, g, e, r
- snowy egret — a white egret, Egretta thula, of the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere: formerly hunted in great numbers for its plumes, the species is now protected and has recovered.
- sonographer — a diagnostic technician who operates a sonograph
- sour orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- sovereignly — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- sovereignty — the quality or state of being sovereign, or of having supreme power or authority.
- sponge iron — finely divided, porous iron, reduced from an oxide at a temperature below the melting point.
- sponge tree — huisache.
- sporogenous — of or relating to spores or spore production.
- springhouse — a small storehouse built over a spring or part of a brook, for keeping such foods as meat and dairy products cool and fresh.
- squarsonage — the residence of a squarson
- steam organ — calliope (def 1).
- steganogram — a coded message
- stenography — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stenohygric — able to withstand only a narrow range of humidity
- stevedoring — the act or practice of loading or unloading a ship, ship's cargo, etc
- stoneground — (of wheat or other grain) ground between millstones, especially those made of burstone, so as to retain the whole of the grain and preserve nutritional content.
- strong gale — a wind of 47–54 miles per hour (21–24 m/sec).
- strong meat — anything arousing fear, anger, repulsion, etc, except among a tolerant or receptive minority
- strong side — the side of the offensive line where the tight end is positioned, thereby the side having the greater number of players.
- struggle on — If you struggle on, you continue doing something rather than stopping, even though it is difficult.
- summer-long — lasting all summer
- superstrong — extremely strong
- sure enough — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- sure-enough — real; genuine.
- surgeonfish — any tropical, coral-reef fish of the family Acanthuridae, with one or more sharp spines near the base of the tail fin.
- surgeonship — the position or responsibility of a surgeon
- swing voter — to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
- swingometer — a device used in television broadcasting during a general election to indicate the swing of votes from one political party to another
- teleworking — Teleworking is working from home using equipment such as telephones, fax machines, and modems to contact people.
- temporizing — an agreement for a limited period of time
- teratogenic — a drug or other substance capable of interfering with the development of a fetus, causing birth defects.
- terminology — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
- terrigenous — produced by the earth.
- terrorising — to fill or overcome with terror.
- teton range — a mountain range in NW Wyoming and SE Idaho: a part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Grand Teton, about 13,700 feet (4175 meters).
- tetragonous — related to a tetragon
- the argonne — a wooded region of NE France: scene of major battles in both World Wars
- the wagoner — Auriga
- thermogenic — causing or pertaining to the production of heat.
- ticonderoga — a village in NE New York, on Lake Champlain: site of French fort captured by the English 1759 and by Americans under Ethan Allen 1775.
- toe-curling — If you describe something as toe-curling, you mean that it makes you feel very embarrassed.
- toggle iron — a pin, bolt, or rod placed transversely through a chain, an eye or loop in a rope, etc., as to bind it temporarily to another chain or rope similarly treated.
- tongue worm — any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Pentastomida (or subphylum of Arthropoda), having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth: all are parasitic, some in the respiratory tracts of mammals.
- topdressing — an application of fertiliser to soil
- tower wagon — a trailer carrying an extensible ladder for use in firefighting, photography, repairing overhead wires, trimming trees, etc. Compare cherry picker (def 2).
- trimetrogon — of or relating to a system of aerial photography using three cameras, one pointed directly downward and the others at 60° to it.
- trypsinogen — a precursor of trypsin that is secreted by the pancreas and is activated to trypsin in the small intestine.
- tselinograd — a former name of Akmola.
- tumorigenic — (of cells or a substance) capable of producing tumors.
- ulcerogenic — producing or inducing the formation of an ulcer.