13-letter words containing s, a, g, i
- letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
- lightfastness — The quality of being lightfast.
- lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
- linguistician — linguist (def 1).
- liqueur glass — a small glass intended for drinking liqueur from
- liver sausage — liverwurst.
- load shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- load-shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- loan-sharking — the practice of lending money at exorbitant or illegal interest rates
- logical shift — (programming) (Either shift left logical or shift right logical) Machine-level operations available on nearly all processors which move each bit in a word one or more bit positions in the given direction. A left shift moves the bits to more significant positions (like multiplying by two), a right shift moves them to less significant positions (like dividing by two). The comparison with multiplication and division breaks down in certain circumstances - a logical shift may discard bits that are shifted off either end of the word and does not preserve the sign of the word (positive or negative). Logical shift is approriate when treating the word as a bit string or a sequence of bit fields, whereas arithmetic shift is appropriate when treating it as a binary number. The word to be shifted is usually stored in a register, or possibly in memory.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- long-standing — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- looking glass — a mirror made of glass with a metallic or amalgam backing.
- looking-glass — a mirror made of glass with a metallic or amalgam backing.
- losing battle — attempt doomed to failure
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- lymphangiomas — Plural form of lymphangioma.
- lysergic acid — a crystalline solid, C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2 , obtained from ergot or synthesized: used in the synthesis of LSD.
- macías nguema — a former name of Bioko.
- macroorganism — an organism that can be seen with the naked eye.
- magic realism — a style of painting and literature in which fantastic or imaginary and often unsettling images or events are depicted in a sharply detailed, realistic manner.
- magisterially — In a magisterial manner; authoritatively.
- magistratical — Of, pertaining to, or proceeding from, a magistrate; having the authority of a magistrate.
- magnanimities — Plural form of magnanimity.
- magnanimously — In a magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.
- magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
- magnetic axis — the straight line joining the two poles of a magnet, as the poles of the earth
- magnetic disk — Also called disk, hard disk. a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
- magnetic lens — Physics. an electron lens using magnetic fields for focusing an electron beam.
- magnetic star — a star having a strong magnetic field.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- magnetisation — Alternative spelling of magnetization.
- magnetooptics — the branch of physics that deals with magnetooptic phenomena.
- magnetostatic — Of or pertaining to magnetostatics.
- magnitudinous — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
- mainstreaming — the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture.
- mainstreeting — the practice of a politician walking about the streets of a town or city to gain votes and greet supporters
- malariologist — An expert in malaria.
- manage a risk — If you manage a risk, you analyze how much you are in danger from a particular risk or hazard, and decide how to best deal with it.
- managerialism — Belief in or reliance on the use of professional managers in administering or planning an activity.
- manganiferous — containing manganese.
- manrikigusari — a Japanese chain weapon with weighted ends, intended to strike or ensnare the enemy
- maple heights — a city in NE Ohio.
- marching song — a song with the rhythm of a march, esp sung by marching soldiers
- mare frigoris — (Sea of Cold) a dark plain in the northern hemisphere, in the first and second quadrants of the face of the moon: about 55 miles (90 km) wide at its narrowest width and 750 miles (1200 km) long: about 67,000 sq. mi. (174,000 sq. km).
- marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
- marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
- marginalising — Present participle of marginalise.