13-letter words containing r, i, g, d
- standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
- standing room — space in which to stand, as in a theater, stadium, or the like.
- starting grid — area marked as start of a race
- steroidogenic — of or pertaining to steroidogenesis
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- straight-edge — advocating abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and sex and sometimes advocating vegetarianism.
- stringer bead — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- strong-minded — having a forceful and independent mind.
- strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
- swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
- swinging door — a door that swings open on being pushed or pulled from either side and then swings closed by itself.
- teeing ground — tee2 (def 1a).
- telerecording — the recording of television signals on tape or, more usually, on film
- the high road — the principal road from one place to another
- the third age — old age, esp when viewed as an opportunity for travel, further education, etc
- third reading — the final step in the consideration of a legislative bill before it is put to a vote.
- thread blight — a fungal disease of woody plants, characterized by thick, threadlike strands of mycelium on the undersides of the leaves and branches.
- thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
- tidal barrage — a barrier that traps water at high tide, creating a tidal basin
- tight forward — one of a number of forwards who are bound wholly into the scrum
- trade figures — a record of how much a country has paid for goods which it has bought from other countries, compared with how much it has been paid for goods which it has sold to other countries
- trading floor — stock exchange: room where trading is done
- trading stamp — a stamp with a certain value given as a premium by a retailer to a customer, specified quantities of these stamps being exchangeable for various articles.
- trailing edge — the rear edge of a propeller blade or airfoil.
- tread lightly — to proceed with delicacy or tact
- trend-setting — establishing or influencing a new trend or fashion.
- trigger guard — safety feature on a gun
- triglycerides — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, naturally occurring in animal and vegetable tissues: an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body.
- uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- unconsidering — not reflective or thoughtful
- under-meaning — what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- under-packing — the act or work of a person or thing that packs.
- undercarriage — the supporting framework underneath a vehicle, as an automobile or trailer; the structure to which the wheels, tracks, or the like are attached or fitted.
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- underclubbing — the action of hitting with a club resulting in insufficient distance
- underdrainage — drainage of agricultural lands and removal of excess water and of alkali by drains buried beneath the surface.
- underpainting — the first coat of paint, especially the initial painting on a canvas in which the major areas, tones, colors, and forms are indicated in mass.
- underpinnings — a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
- underspending — the process or fact of spending less than one can afford or is allocated
- understaffing — the condition of being understaffed or of lacking a number of employees
- understanding — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- understocking — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
- underwhelming — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
- underwritings — acts or instances of underwriting
- undeservingly — in an undeserving manner
- undiscouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- undistracting — not distracting; not showy or ostentatious
- unimpregnated — not saturated, soaked or infused (with something)
- uninaugurated — not having been placed in office formally and ceremonially
- unneighboured — having no neighbour or neighbours