14-letter words containing r, o, g, u, i, s
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- housing market — property trade
- incongruencies — Plural form of incongruency.
- ingloriousness — The state of being inglorious.
- interest group — a group of people drawn or acting together in support of a common interest or to voice a common concern: Political interest groups seek to influence legislation.
- interreligious — existing or communicating between different religions.
- intertriginous — (medicine) Of or relating to intertrigo.
- isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
- liturgiologist — a person who studies liturgiology
- logistic curve — a curve, shaped like a letter S , defined as an exponential function and used to model various forms of growth.
- long-suffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- lugger topsail — a fore-and-aft topsail used above a lugsail.
- lugubriousness — The property of being lugubrious.
- luminous range — the distance at which a certain light, as that of a lighthouse, is visible in clear weather, disregarding interference from obstructions and from the curvature of the earth and depending on the power of the light.
- macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
- magic mushroom — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
- margaritaceous — resembling mother-of-pearl; pearly.
- mastigophorous — carrying a cane or whip
- measuring worm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
- megasporangium — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
- misgovernaunce — misgovernment
- mispronouncing — Present participle of mispronounce.
- molly maguires — a secret society organized in Ireland in 1843 to terrorize landlords' agents in order to prevent evictions
- multireligious — belonging to or following more than one religion
- neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- non-gratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- non-gregarious — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- non-supporting — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- nonnitrogenous — containing no nitrogen.
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- over-consuming — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
- postgraduation — designating or occurring in the period after graduation
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- prairie-grouse — prairie chicken.
- printing house — a company engaged in the business of producing printed matter
- priority guest — A priority guest at a hotel is a regular guest who has special rights, such as early check-in and discounts on food.
- pseudo-generic — of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.
- queer-sounding — that sounds odd or strange
- quintus prolog — (language, product) A version of Prolog developed by Quintus. Development of Quintus Prolog had transferred to the Swedish Institute of Computer Science by December 1998. Telephone: +1 (800) 542 1283.
- rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
- racing colours — the colours painted on a racing car to represent the nation of the car or driver