11-letter words containing s, a, l, g
- seigneurial — a lord, especially a feudal lord.
- seigniorial — of or relating to a seignior.
- selaginella — any club moss of the genus Selaginella, having stems covered in small pointed leaves and small spore-bearing cones: family Selaginellaceae
- self-acting — acting by itself; automatic.
- self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
- self-making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- self-regard — consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
- self-taught — taught to oneself or by oneself to be (as indicated) without the aid of a formal education: self-taught typing; a self-taught typist.
- semasiology — semantics, especially the study of semantic change.
- septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
- serological — the science dealing with the immunological properties and actions of serum.
- sex linkage — an association between genes in sex chromosomes such that the characteristics determined by these genes appear more frequently in one sex than in the other.
- sex-linkage — an association between genes in sex chromosomes such that the characteristics determined by these genes appear more frequently in one sex than in the other.
- sexagesimal — pertaining to or based upon the number 60.
- sgml tagger — (tool) A tool to assist with adding SGML to a piece of text. The Tagger only lets the user insert a mark-up tag which is correct in that particular context.
- shake a leg — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shaving gel — product that softens hair growth for shaving
- sheet glass — glass in sheet form produced by drawing or by the cylinder glass process.
- shelf angle — an angle iron attached to or suspended from a girder to carry masonry or the ends of a number of joists.
- shell gland — a gland in certain invertebrates that secretes the components required for forming the shell of an egg
- shellacking — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
- sialography — radiography of salivary glands once they have been injected with a contrast medium
- side glance — a look sideways at someone or something
- side-glance — a glance directed to the side; an oblique or sideways look: a side-glance of displeasure at her interrupter.
- sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
- sigillarian — resembling the fossilized, tree-like plants of the genus Sigillaria
- sigillation — the act of sealing
- sigmoidally — in the form of a sigmoid
- sign manual — a personal signature, especially that of a sovereign or official on a public document.
- signal book — a book containing the signals to be used for sending messages to other boats
- signal flag — a flag used for sending messages to other ships
- silver goal — (in certain competitions) a goal scored in a full half of extra time that is played if a match is drawn. This goal counts as the winner if it is the only goal scored in the full half or full period of extra time
- silver gray — a light brownish-gray.
- silver-gray — gray with a silvery luster
- singability — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- single malt — a type of whisky that is made at a single distillery and from one type of malted grain
- single tape — a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
- single-hand — to sail (a craft) without help from others.
- single-malt — (of whiskey, especially Scotch) made from unblended malt whiskey distilled at one distillery.
- singles bar — a bar or tavern catering to a clientele composed chiefly of single men and women, especially those seeking a lover or spouse.
- singletrack — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- singularism — any philosophy that explains phenomena from a single principle
- singularist — someone who advocates singularism
- singularity — the state, fact, or quality of being singular.
- singularize — to make singular.
- singulative — a grammatical form or construction that expresses a singular entity or indicates that an individual is singled out from a group, especially as opposed to a collective noun, as snowflake as opposed to snow.
- sir galahad — (in Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table, destined to regain the Holy Grail; son of Lancelot and Elaine
- skilligalee — gruel
- slacklining — the activity of walking across a narrow line of synthetic webbing hung slackly above the ground