14-letter words containing s, a, g
- bracket fungus — any saprotroph or parasitic fungus of the basidiomycetous family Polyporaceae, growing as a shelflike mass (bracket) from tree trunks and producing spores in vertical tubes in the bracket
- branchiostegal — of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish
- brass farthing — something of little or no value
- braunschweiger — a smoked liver sausage, named after the city of Braunschweig
- brazing solder — an alloy of copper and zinc for joining two metal surfaces by melting the alloy so that it forms a thin layer between the surfaces
- breast-beating — public or ostentatious expression of guilt, remorse, or sorrow
- breast-feeding — to nurse (a baby) at the breast; suckle.
- bremsstrahlung — the radiation produced when an electrically charged particle, esp an electron, is slowed down by the electric field of an atomic nucleus or an atomic ion
- brewer's grain — an exhausted malt occurring as a by-product of brewing and used as a feedstuff for cattle, pigs, and sheep
- bridge passage — bridge1 (def 7).
- bring onstream — To bring onstream a plant, mine, oilfield, etc. is to start production there.
- british guiana — Guyana
- bush telegraph — a means of communication between primitive peoples over large areas, as by drum beats
- business agent — a representative of a labor union local, who investigates working conditions, negotiates contracts, etc.
- business angel — A business angel is a person who gives financial support to a commercial venture and receives a share of any profits from it, but who does not expect to be involved in its management.
- by a long shot — People sometimes use the expression by a long shot to emphasize the opinion they are giving.
- by easy stages — not hurriedly
- cable's length — a unit of length in nautical use that has various values, including 100 fathoms (600 feet)
- cairngormstone — (mineral, rare) A yellow or smoky brown variety of rock crystal, found especially in the mountains of w Cairngorm in Scotland.
- call screening — a facility that plays an announcement and records messages, enabling the person called to decide whether or not to answer the call
- cambridge lisp — A flavour of Lisp using BCPL. Sources owned by Fitznorman partners.
- cambridgeshire — a county of E England, in East Anglia: includes the former counties of the Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and lies largely in the Fens: Peterborough became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Cambridge. Pop (excluding Peterborough): 571 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Peterborough): 3068 sq km (184 sq miles)
- campaign chest — money collected and set aside for use in a campaign, especially a political one; a campaign fund.
- cancer-causing — having the ability to induce the growth of a malignant tumour
- canons regular — one of a body of dignitaries or prebendaries attached to a cathedral or a collegiate church; a member of the chapter of a cathedral or a collegiate church.
- carcinogenesis — the development of cancerous cells from normal ones
- carnival glass — a colorful iridescent pressed glassware popular in the U.S. in the early 20th century.
- carriage horse — a horse trained and groomed to draw carriages.
- carriage house — coach house.
- carrier signal — (communications) A continuous signal of a single frequency capable of being modulated by a second, data-carrying signal. In radio communication, the two common kinds of modulation are amplitude modulation and frequency modulation.
- cartridge case — a cylindrical, usually metal casing capable of being loaded with an explosive charge and often also a bullet
- casinghead gas — natural gas obtained from an oil well.
- casino banking — an approach to banking which risks losing investors' money in the quest for maximizing profits
- catch sight of — to make out by means of the eyes; discern; see
- categorisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of categorization.
- changeableness — The condition of being changeable.
- changelessness — The state or quality of being changeless.
- characterising — Present participle of characterise.
- charge density — the electric charge per unit volume of a medium or body or per unit area of a surface
- charles wright — Charles, born 1935, U.S. poet.
- chauvinist pig — a sexist man
- chicago school — a group of Chicago architects active between c1880 and c1910 and known for major developments in skyscraper design and for experiments in a modern architectural style appropriate especially to business and industrial buildings: two of the best-known members were Louis Sullivan and John Wellborn Root.
- cholecystogram — the production of x-ray photographs of the gallbladder following administration of a radiopaque substance that is secreted by the liver into the gallbladder.
- choreographers — Plural form of choreographer.
- choreographies — Plural form of choreography.
- christiansburg — a town in SW Virginia.
- chromatic sign — Music. accidental (def 5).
- cigarette case — a case of a suitable size and shape to hold cigarettes
- cilician gates — a pass in S Turkey, over the Taurus Mountains
- cinnamon sedge — an angler's name for a small caddis fly, Limnephilus lunatus, having pale hind wings, that frequents sluggish water