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13-letter words containing r, i, o, t, g

  • rotary engine — an engine, as a turbine, in which the impelling fluid produces torque directly rather than by acting upon reciprocating parts.
  • rote learning — memorization by repetition
  • rouge et noir — a gambling game using cards, played at a table marked with two red and two black diamond-shaped spots on which the players place their stakes.
  • rough justice — If you describe someone's treatment or punishment as rough justice, you mean that it is not given according to the law.
  • roundtripping — a form of trading in which a company borrows a sum of money from one source and takes advantage of a short-term rise in interest rates to make a profit by lending it to another
  • ruggedization — the act or process of making something rugged
  • rumelgumption — commonsense
  • rumlegumption — commonsense
  • running costs — The running costs of a business are the amount of money that is regularly spent on things such as salaries, heating, lighting, and rent.
  • running story — a story continued in subsequent issues of a newspaper or magazine; serial.
  • running total — a running total is a total which changes because numbers keep being added to it as something progresses
  • saint gregory — Saint (Hildebrand) c1020–85, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1073–85.
  • saratoga chip — potato chip.
  • savings ratio — the ratio of personal savings to disposable income, esp using the difference between national figures for disposable income and consumer spending as a measure of savings
  • second string — Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a team to replace or relieve those who start a game.
  • segregational — the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
  • self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
  • shooting iron — a firearm, especially a pistol or revolver.
  • shooting star — meteor (def 1b).
  • shopping cart — a four-wheeled cart provided by a supermarket or other retail store for a customer's use in collecting purchases.
  • shopping trip — visit to the shops
  • short selling — a person, as a speculator, who sells short.
  • short-sighted — unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
  • significatory — serving to signify
  • silver tongue — the characteristic of being skilful at persuading people to believe what they say or to do what they want them to do
  • single mother — a mother who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
  • single-storey — (of a building) having only one floor or level
  • skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
  • skiing resort — a place which provides accommodation and facilities for skiing such as skiing trails, slopes, etc, esp for people who go there to take skiing holidays
  • solar heating — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
  • soul-stirring — arousing excitement and enthusiasm; uplifting
  • south georgia — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
  • sovereigntist — a supporter of sovereignty association
  • spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
  • sporting lady — a prostitute.
  • sportscasting — the reporting of a sports event by radio or television broadcast.
  • sportswriting — the work of a sports writer
  • spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
  • 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.
  • starring role — a main role; the main role
  • starting post — the upright pole marking the beginning of a racecourse
  • staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
  • steering lock — an anti-theft device
  • stereognostic — the ability to determine the shape and weight of an object by touching or lifting it.
  • stereological — of, relating to, stereology
  • sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
  • steroidogenic — of or pertaining to steroidogenesis
  • stock raising — the breeding and raising of livestock.
  • stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
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