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14-letter words containing r, i, g, h, t, s

  • laughter lines — Laughter lines are the same as laugh lines.
  • legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • light industry — consumer goods manufacturing
  • light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
  • living history — any of various activities involving the re-enactment of historical events or the recreation of living conditions of the past
  • magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
  • mastigophorous — carrying a cane or whip
  • matjes herring — young herring that have not spawned, often prepared with vinegar, sugar, salt, and spices.
  • metamorphosing — to change the form or nature of; transform.
  • mineral rights — right to extract minerals from land
  • natural rights — any right that exists by virtue of natural law.
  • nether regions — the lower part of a place, esp when unpleasant or frightening
  • news gathering — the work of collecting news for publication or broadcast
  • nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
  • operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
  • opisthographic — written on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
  • ornithologists — Plural form of ornithologist.
  • overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
  • paradigm shift — a dramatic change in the paradigm of a scientific community, or a change from one scientific paradigm to another.
  • parking lights — the parking lights on a vehicle are the small lights at the front that help other drivers to notice the vehicle and to judge its width
  • phantasmagoria — a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
  • phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • printing house — a company engaged in the business of producing printed matter
  • profit sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
  • profit-sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
  • progenitorship — parenthood; the position of being a progenitor
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • rags to riches — You use rags to riches to describe the way in which someone quickly becomes very rich after they have been quite poor.
  • rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
  • running lights — the lights that a ship or aircraft traveling at night is required to display
  • running stitch — a sewing stitch made by passing the needle in and out repeatedly with short, even stitches.
  • saint gotthard — a mountain range in S Switzerland; a part of the Alps; highest peak, 10,490 feet (3195 meters).
  • schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
  • self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
  • serve sb right — If you say it serves someone right when something unpleasant happens to them, you mean that it is their own fault and you have no sympathy for them.
  • shaker heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shift register — (in digital circuits) a register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right
  • shillingsworth — the amount that can be purchased for a shilling
  • shooting brake — station wagon.
  • shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
  • shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
  • shooting range — place for practising with guns
  • shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person
  • short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
  • single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
  • sleeping berth — a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat
  • smooth-running — operating in a flowing and effective manner, without difficulties or obstructions
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