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14-letter words containing s, c, a, g

  • sandwich glass — any of various forms of glassware manufactured at Sandwich, Mass., from 1825 to c1890.
  • sanguification — hematopoiesis.
  • saxifragaceous — belonging to the plant family Saxifragaceae.
  • scaling ladder — a ladder for climbing high walls.
  • scaremongering — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
  • scavenger hunt — a game in which individuals or teams are sent out to accumulate, without purchasing, a series of common, outlandish, or humorous objects, the winner being the person or team returning first with all the items.
  • scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
  • schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
  • schizognathous — (of birds) having a separation in the vomer and maxillo-palatine bones, having a cleft-palate
  • schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
  • scorpion grass — either of two small Old World plants, Myosotis sylvatica or M. scorpioides, of the borage family, having a light-blue flower commonly regarded as an emblem of constancy and friendship.
  • scrambled eggs — scrambled eggs are eggs that are mixed together and then cooked in butter.
  • scrape through — only just succeed
  • screen sharing — audiographic teleconferencing
  • screen trading — a form of trading on a market or exchange in which the visual display unit of a computer replaces personal contact as in floor trading
  • scribbling pad — a notebook or sketchbook
  • scrimmage line — line of scrimmage.
  • second reading — the stage in the consideration of a legislative bill that provides an opportunity for debate and amendment.
  • secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
  • security guard — a uniformed guard employed by a bank, airport, office building, etc., to maintain security.
  • segmental arch — a shallow arch not including a complete semicircle
  • self-actuating — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
  • self-financing — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
  • self-searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
  • selling climax — a brief, abrupt decline in stock prices that is succeeded by a rally.
  • semiologically — in a semiological manner; in a way that pertains to semiology
  • service charge — a fee charged for a service, sometimes in addition to a basic charge.
  • 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.
  • shooting match — a contest in marksmanship.
  • shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
  • sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
  • slanging match — A slanging match is an angry quarrel in which people insult each other.
  • sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
  • smear campaign — a campaign to tarnish the reputation of a public figure, especially by vilification or innuendo.
  • smoking jacket — a loose-fitting jacket for men, often of a heavy fabric and trimmed with braid, worn indoors, especially as a lounging jacket.
  • snigging chain — a chain attached to a log when being hauled out of the bush
  • social dancing — dancing performed by couples or by groups, usually as a form of recreation.
  • social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
  • social evening — a social gathering for the purpose of promoting companionship, communal activities, etc
  • social housing — Social housing is housing which is provided for rent or sale at a fairly low cost by housing associations and local councils.
  • social sharing — the activity of sharing photos, videos, links, etc., on a social-media website, within an interactive application, or through other online channels.
  • social tagging — the practice of generating electronic tags or keywords by users rather than specialists as a way to classify and describe online content: Social tagging can enhance students' access to online collections of art.
  • song and dance — a story or statement, especially an untrue or misleading one designed to evade the matter at hand: Every time he's late, he gives me a song and dance about oversleeping.
  • sophisticating — a sophisticated person.
  • sorting tracks — the part of a railroad yard used for the final sorting of cars from a classification yard.
  • soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
  • source program — an original computer program written by a programmer that is converted into the equivalent object program, written in machine language, by the compiler or assembler
  • sovietological — of or relating to Sovietology
  • sowing machine — a machine that scatters seeds on land so that they may grow
  • sparring match — a practice boxing match
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