14-letter words containing r, e, c, a, t, g
- spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
- stage director — a person who directs a theatrical production.
- starting price — gambling odds
- state of grace — grace (def 8d).
- steam cracking — Steam cracking is the main method of breaking down large molecules of hydrocarbons, in which a gaseous or liquid hydrocarbon is diluted with steam and then heated.
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- stinking cedar — an evergreen tree, Torreya taxifolia, of the yew family, native to Florida, having rank-smelling foliage and dark-green, egg-shaped fruit.
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- stockbrokerage — a stockbroker's work or business
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- storage device — a device used to store digital data or information, as a hard disk or CD.
- straight-faced — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
- straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
- straightjacket — to put in or as in a straitjacket: Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family.
- sync-generator — an electronic generator that supplies synchronizing pulses to television scanning and transmitting equipment.
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- target vehicle — a spacecraft used to develop and practise orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques in preparation for the lunar missions
- teaching elder — a minister in a Presbyterian church.
- teratogenicity — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
- terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
- the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
- thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
- thorough brace — either of two strong braces or bands of leather supporting the body of a coach or other vehicle and connecting the front and back springs.
- trickle charge — a continuous, slow charge supplied to a storage battery to keep it in a fully charged state.
- trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
- 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.
- vector graphic — a computer image that is stored in memory as lines rather than a series of dots, allowing it to be rotated or proportionally scaled.
- vertical angle — one of two opposite and equal angles formed by the intersection of two lines.
- victory garden — a vegetable garden, especially a home garden, cultivated to increase food production during a war or period of shortages.
- voice training — the process of training and improving vocal ability
- voyage charter — the hire of a ship or aircraft for a specified number of voyages
- warning notice — official notification of a danger or threat
- watering place — British. a seaside or lakeside vacation resort featuring bathing, boating, etc.
- weight watcher — a person who is dieting to control his or her weight.
- weight-watcher — a person who is dieting to control his or her weight.
- weightwatchers — a person who is dieting to control his or her weight.
- with bad grace — elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice. Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- zygobranchiate — of or relating to zygobranchs or the Zygobranchia genus