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14-letter words containing r, e, a, g, i

  • tergiversation — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
  • tergiversatory — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
  • terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
  • test marketing — to offer (a new product) for sale, usually in a limited area, in order to ascertain and evaluate consumer response.
  • the grenadines — a chain of about 600 islets in the Caribbean, part of the Windward Islands, extending for about 100 km (60 miles) between St Vincent and Grenada and divided administratively between the two states. Largest island: Carriacou
  • the real thing — If you say that a thing or event is the real thing, you mean that it is the thing or event itself, rather than an imitation or copy.
  • the three magi — the wise men from the East who came to do homage to the infant Jesus (Matthew 2:1–12) and traditionally called Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar
  • thermal imager — a piece of equipment used to detect or provide images of people or things
  • thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
  • thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
  • thermostatting — 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.
  • 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
  • throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
  • thrust bearing — a bearing designed to absorb thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution.
  • time signature — a numerical or other indication at the beginning of a piece showing the meter.
  • 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.
  • topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
  • trade-weighted — (of exchange rates) weighted according to the volume of trade between the various countries involved
  • trading estate — industrial area
  • trading period — A trading period is a set length of time, usually a number of weeks, months, quarters, or years, in which sales are measured and compared to previous periods.
  • training plane — a plane used for training pilots, esp in the military
  • training shoes — running shoes for sports training, esp in contrast to studded or spiked shoes worn for the sport itself
  • training table — a table in a dining hall, as at a college, where athletes are provided with special meals to aid their conditioning.
  • transit lounge — a waiting room at an international airport used mainly by passengers transferring from one flight to another without presenting themselves to customs or immigration officials
  • trial marriage — an arrangement by which a couple live together for a period of time to see if they are compatible for marriage.
  • trickle charge — a continuous, slow charge supplied to a storage battery to keep it in a fully charged state.
  • triple glazing — three layers of glass in windows or doors
  • trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
  • tunbridge ware — decorative wooden ware, including tables, trays, boxes, and ornamental objects, produced especially in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Tunbridge Wells, England, with mosaiclike marquetry sawed from square-sectioned wooden rods of different natural colors.
  • turing machine — a hypothetical device with a set of logical rules of computation: the concept is used in mathematical studies of the computability of numbers and in the mathematical theories of automata and computers.
  • turnip cabbage — kohlrabi.
  • ultraenergetic — (of particles) producing exceptional levels of energy
  • unappreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
  • unaspiringness — the quality of being unaspiring or unambitious
  • under-training — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
  • underdiagnosed — to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
  • understandings — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
  • understrapping — subordinate or inferior
  • underthroating — (on a cornice) a cove extended outward and downward to form a drip.
  • undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
  • unentertaining — not entertaining or amusing
  • unflatteringly — in an unflattering manner
  • ungraciousness — the state of being ungracious
  • uninterrogated — to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
  • unmarriageable — suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.
  • unrecognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
  • unrecognizably — in an unrecognizable or unidentifiable manner
  • unrefrigerated — to make or keep cold or cool, as for preservation.
  • upgradeability — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
  • uterogestation — gestation in the womb, i.e. normal pregnancy
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