14-letter words containing r, i, n, g, s, h
- 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
- shopping hours — the times during which shops are open
- shopping spree — frenzied, indulgent buying
- short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
- single honours — a British university degree course that involves study in a single area
- 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
- sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
- sleeping porch — a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.
- smooth-running — operating in a flowing and effective manner, without difficulties or obstructions
- social sharing — the activity of sharing photos, videos, links, etc., on a social-media website, within an interactive application, or through other online channels.
- soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
- south georgian — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
- spanish dagger — a stemless or short-trunked plant, Yucca gloriosa, of the agave family, native to the southeastern U.S., having leaves nearly 2½ feet (75 cm) long, with a stiff, sharp point, and greenish-white or reddish flowers nearly 4 inches (10 cm) wide.
- spanish guitar — acoustic guitar.
- sparring match — a practice boxing match
- spear-phishing — the practice of sending fraudulent e-mails to extract financial data from computer users for purposes of identity theft, by mimicking a sender that the recipient knows
- speech-reading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
- sporangiophore — a structure bearing sporangia.
- sporting house — Older Use. a brothel.
- sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
- spring chicken — a young chicken, especially a broiler or fryer.
- square-bashing — drill on a barrack square
- stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
- stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
- steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- straight angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one half of the circle; an angle of 180°.
- straight chain — an open chain of atoms, usually carbon, with no side chains attached to it.
- straight joint — a vertical joint in brickwork that is directly above a vertical joint in the course below
- straight-chain — an open chain of atoms, usually carbon, with no side chains attached to it.
- straighten out — make straighter
- straining arch — an arch for resisting thrusts, as in a flying buttress.
- strip lighting — Strip lighting is a method of lighting which uses long tubes rather than light bulbs.
- sulphur spring — a natural hot spring containing sulphur, believed to have curative properties
- 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
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- 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.
- throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
- throwing stick — a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game.
- thrust bearing — a bearing designed to absorb thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution.
- thunder thighs — thick-set upper legs
- training shoes — running shoes for sports training, esp in contrast to studded or spiked shoes worn for the sport itself
- turkish angora — a long-haired breed of cat, similar to the Persian
- turning chisel — a chisel used for shaping work on a lathe.
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- unrightfulness — the quality of being unjust or unrightful
- varnishing day — vernissage (def 1).