14-letter words containing s, a, n, g
- selling-plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
- semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
- semi-malignant — disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred.
- semivegetarian — a person who eats mostly plant foods, dairy products, and eggs, and occasionally chicken, fish, and red meat.
- send a message — to convey or communicate one's feelings, desires, etc. in a subtle or indirect manner
- send a message — to convey or communicate one's feelings, desires, etc. in a subtle or indirect manner
- septuagenarian — of the age of 70 years or between 70 and 80 years old.
- sergeant baker — a large brightly-coloured fish of the genus Latropiscis, found in temperate reef waters of Australasia
- sergeant major — U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps. a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative assistant in a unit headquarters.
- serial killing — multiple killings or murders carried out by the same person or persons
- seronegativity — the quality or state of being seronegative
- seventh-grader — a student in the seventh year of school, usually 11 to 13 years old
- seville orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- sewing machine — any of various foot-operated or electric machines for sewing or making stitches, ranging from machines with a shuttle for a spool of thread and a needle for sewing garments to industrial machines for sewing leather, book pages together, etc.
- sewing pattern — a guide or diagram that you follow to make clothes or other things using a needle and thread
- shabby-genteel — trying to maintain dignity and self-respect despite shabbiness.
- shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
- share earnings — the earnings returned on the initial investment amount
- shaving mirror — small adjustable mirror
- shawinigan-sud — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, S of Shawinigan.
- shear strength — the degree to which a material or bond is able to resist shear
- sherry vinegar — a gourmet wine vinegar produced in the Jerez region of S Spain
- shifting sands — If you refer to the shifting sands of a situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with.
- shipping agent — a person or company whose business is to prepare shipping documents, arrange shipping space and insurance, and deal with customs requirements
- shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
- shooting brake — station wagon.
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- shooting match — a contest in marksmanship.
- shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
- shooting range — place for practising with guns
- shopping plaza — a complex of stores, banks, movie theaters, etc.; shopping center.
- shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
- signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
- signature tune — theme song (def 2).
- single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
- singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
- sitting target — A sitting target is the same as a sitting duck.
- sitting tenant — A sitting tenant is a person who rents a house or flat as their home and has a legal right to live there.
- sivananda yoga — a gentle form of yoga which concentrates on breathing control, stretching, and silent meditation
- skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
- skirting board — fabric for making skirts.
- slamming stile — doorstop (def 2).
- slanging match — A slanging match is an angry quarrel in which people insult each other.
- slant drilling — Slant drilling is drilling at an angle of usually 30° to 45°.
- sleep learning — the act or process of learning during sleep by listening to recordings repeatedly.
- sleep-learning — the idea that people can learn things while they are asleep
- sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
- sleeping giant — If you refer to someone or something as a sleeping giant, you mean that they are powerful but they have not yet shown the full extent of their power.
- slide magazine — a piece of equipment that holds slides and pushes them into a projector
- smash-and-grab — A smash-and-grab is a robbery in which a person breaks a shop window, takes the things that are on display there, and runs away with them.