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13-letter words containing s, e, r, g, a, n

  • nusa tenggara — an island chain east of Java, mostly in Indonesia: the main islands are Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, Alor, and Timor. Pop: 11 112 702 (2000). Area: 73 144 sq km (28 241 sq miles)
  • ocean springs — a town in SE Mississippi.
  • octogenarians — Plural form of octogenarian.
  • orange squash — an orange-flavoured drink made from fruit juice, sugar, and water
  • orchestrating — Present participle of orchestrate.
  • organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
  • organoarsenic — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to arsenic bond.
  • organogenesis — Biology. the origin and development of an organ.
  • originalities — Plural form of originality.
  • orthogonalise — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
  • over-standing — overreach (def 13).
  • overdiagnosed — Simple past tense and past participle of overdiagnose.
  • overdiagnosis — excessive diagnosis of a disease
  • overeagerness — The quality of being overeager; excessive readiness or enthusiasm.
  • pan-germanism — the idea or advocacy of a union of all the German peoples in a single political organization or state.
  • pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
  • paper-pushing — a person who has a routine desk job.
  • paramagnetism — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
  • paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
  • passenger car — carriage of a train
  • passenger jet — a jet that carries passengers
  • pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
  • persona grata — an acceptable person, especially a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which he or she is accredited.
  • pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
  • pigeon breast — chicken breast.
  • pilsner-glass — a pale, light lager beer.
  • pine grosbeak — a large grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, of coniferous forests of northern North America and Eurasia, the male of which has rose and gray plumage.
  • pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
  • power-sharing — Power-sharing is a political arrangement in which different or opposing groups all take part in government together.
  • prague spring — a brief period of democratization in Czechoslovakia in 1968, under Alexander Dubček.
  • predesignated — to designate beforehand.
  • prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
  • press-agentry — the vocation or responsibilities of a press agent.
  • presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
  • prick-teasing — the behaviour of a prick-tease
  • prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
  • progressional — the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
  • queer-bashing — the activity of making vicious and unprovoked verbal or physical assaults upon homosexuals or supposed homosexuals
  • rabblerousing — Of or pertaining to a rabble-rouser.
  • raglan sleeve — a sleeve that begins at the neck and has a long, slanting seam line from the neck to the armhole, giving the garment a relatively undefined shoulder.
  • raising agent — in baking, a substance added to dough to make it rise
  • raising plate — wall plate (def 1).
  • raking course — a concealed course of bricks laid diagonally to the wall surface in a raking bond.
  • rambling rose — any of various cultivated hybrid roses that straggle over other vegetation
  • reading glass — a magnifying glass that people use to enlarge text to make it easier to read
  • reading speed — the rate at which something is read, often expressed in terms of words per minute. Reading speed is usually determined by the purpose of reading (for comprehension, learning, memorization, etc)
  • reagent strip — A reagent strip is a thin piece of paper impregnated with a reagent (= a substance that causes a chemical reaction) to a specific substance, used in testing for that substance in a body of fluid.
  • reassignation — an appointment for a meeting, especially a lover's secret rendezvous.
  • redesignation — an act of designating.
  • regent's park — a park in central London, laid out as Marylebone Park by John Nash; now known for the London Zoo, its open-air theatre, and Nash's curved terraces
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