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15-letter words containing r, i, n, g

  • santa gertrudis — one of an American breed of beef cattle, developed from Shorthorn and Brahman stock for endurance to torrid temperatures.
  • sarcoptic mange — mange caused by burrowing mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
  • sausage turning — turning of members to resemble a continuous row of sausages flattened at the ends.
  • saviour sibling — a child conceived through IVF and screened for compatibility with a terminally or seriously ill sibling in order to provide organ or cell donations as a form of treatment
  • scaling circuit — an electronic device or circuit that aggregates electric pulses and gives a single output pulse for a predetermined number of input pulses
  • scenic designer — a person whose job is to create the scenery for television, film and stage
  • schiffs-reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
  • schooner-rigged — rigged as a schooner, especially with gaff sails and staysails only.
  • scolding bridle — branks.
  • scratching post — a block or post of wood, usually covered with carpeting, on which a cat can use its claws.
  • screen-printing — a print made by the silkscreen process.
  • scrubbing brush — a handheld brush with short stiff bristles, used esp for scrubbing floors
  • secundogeniture — the state of being the second born child
  • segregationists — one who favors, encourages, or practices segregation, especially racial segregation.
  • self-correcting — automatically adjusting to or correcting mistakes, malfunctions, etc.: a self-correcting mechanism.
  • self-energizing — giving rise to energy or power from within itself or oneself; capable of generating energy or power automatically.
  • self-flattering — praise and exaggeration of one's own achievements coupled with a denial or glossing over of one's faults or failings; self-congratulation.
  • self-forgetting — self-forgetful.
  • self-generating — producing from within itself.
  • self-generation — production or reproduction of something without the aid of an external agent; spontaneous generation.
  • self-glorifying — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
  • self-lacerating — to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
  • self-monitoring — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
  • self-preserving — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
  • self-rectifying — to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account.
  • self-regulating — adjusting, ruling, or governing itself without outside interference; operating or functioning without externally imposed controls or regulations: a self-regulating economy; the self-regulating market.
  • self-regulation — control by oneself or itself, as in an economy, business organization, etc., especially such control as exercised independently of governmental supervision, laws, or the like.
  • self-renouncing — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
  • self-respecting — You can use self-respecting with a noun describing a particular type of person to indicate that something is typical of, or necessary for, that type of person.
  • self-supporting — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
  • semi-vegetarian — a person who eats mostly plant foods, dairy products, and eggs, and occasionally chicken, fish, and red meat.
  • semipornography — partial pornography; material that is almost pornographic
  • senior wrangler — (at Cambridge University) a candidate who has obtained first-class honours in Part II of the mathematics tripos and got the highest marks
  • serial monogamy — a form of monogamy characterized by several successive, short-term marriages over the course of a lifetime.
  • serve one right — to act as a servant.
  • service ceiling — the height above sea level, measured under standard conditions, at which the rate of climb of an aircraft has fallen to a specified amount
  • sharing economy — a system in which people rent, borrow, or share commodities, services, and resources owned by individuals, usually with the aid of online technology, in an effort to save money, cut costs, and reduce waste.
  • shearing strain — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
  • shearing stress — a force causing two contacting parts or layers to slide upon each other, in opposite directions parallel to the plane of their contact
  • shearing-stress — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
  • shire highlands — an upland area of S Malawi. Average height: 900 m (3000 ft)
  • shooting script — a motion-picture scenario having the scenes arranged in the order in which they are to be photographed.
  • shopping arcade — a place where a number of shops are connected together under one roof
  • shopping center — a group of stores within a single architectural plan, supplying most of the basic shopping needs, especially in suburban areas.
  • shopping centre — A shopping centre is a specially built area containing a lot of different shops.
  • shrink-wrapping — a flexible plastic wrapping designed to shrink about its contours to protect and seal something
  • sibling rivalry — the feeling of competitiveness that often exists between brothers and sisters
  • silver quandong — an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae
  • singapore sling — a cocktail of gin, cherry brandy, sugar, and water.
  • singing teacher — a teacher who gives instruction in how to sing
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