13-letter words containing s, e, r, n, g, t
- laryngotomies — Plural form of laryngotomy.
- letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
- long trousers — full-length trousers (as opposed to shorts)
- losing streak — a succession of losses or defeats
- macro-segment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.
- magnetic star — a star having a strong magnetic field.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- magnetographs — Plural form of magnetograph.
- magnetometers — Plural form of magnetometer.
- magnetosphere — the outer region of the earth's ionosphere, where the earth's magnetic field controls the motion of charged particles, as in the Van Allen belts. Compare magnetopause.
- mainstreaming — the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture.
- mainstreeting — the practice of a politician walking about the streets of a town or city to gain votes and greet supporters
- marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
- mass catering — the trade of supplying food and drink to large numbers of customers at the same time
- masterminding — to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully: Two colonels had masterminded the revolt.
- mastersingers — Plural form of mastersinger.
- meistersinger — Also, mastersinger. a member of one of the guilds, chiefly of workingmen, established during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries in the principal cities of Germany, for the cultivation of poetry and music.
- miner's right — a licence to prospect for minerals, esp gold
- misgovernment — to govern or manage badly.
- modern greats — (at Oxford University) the Honour School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- mud wrestling — sport: physical combat in mud
- mud-wrestling — wrestling in an enclosure with a floor or base of wet mud, staged as a public display and competitive event.
- navy register — (in the US) an annual publication giving genealogical information about the commissioned and warrant officers in the US Navy.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- neurolinguist — One who studies neurolinguistics.
- newsgathering — of or relating to the process of collecting and reporting the news.
- night shelter — an organization that provides dormitory-style accommodation for the homeless at night, or the accommodation so provided
- night terrors — a sudden feeling of extreme fear that awakens a sleeping person, usually during slow-wave sleep, and is not associated with a dream or nightmare.
- night-terrors — a sudden feeling of extreme fear that awakens a sleeping person, usually during slow-wave sleep, and is not associated with a dream or nightmare.
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
- nitrogen base — Chemistry, Biochemistry. a nitrogen-containing organic compound that has the chemical properties of a base, especially a pyrimidine or purine: Four nitrogen bases are present in a DNA molecule.
- no entry sign — a sign, esp a traffic sign, that prohibits entry into a place
- nonsegregated — Not segregated.
- north sea gas — natural gas extracted from deposits beneath the North Sea
- numerologists — the study of numbers, as the figures designating the year of one's birth, to determine their supposed influence on one's life, future, etc.
- 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)
- nutrigenetics — the branch of science concerned with the effect of heredity on diet and nutrition
- nutrigenomics — the study of how individual genetic makeup interacts with diet, especially the effects of this interaction on a person's health.
- octogenarians — Plural form of octogenarian.
- on good terms — in a friendly way, amicably
- open registry — ship registration under a national flag available to all ships regardless of nationality.
- 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.
- originalities — Plural form of originality.
- orthogonalise — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
- over-standing — overreach (def 13).
- over-trusting — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.