16-letter words containing s, i, g, h, t, e
- man-eating shark — any shark known to attack humans, especially the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
- mayfield heights — a city in N Ohio, near Cleveland.
- metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
- mos technologies — MOS Technology
- mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
- mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
- muskegon heights — a city in W Michigan, on Lake Michigan.
- nanotechnologies — Plural form of nanotechnology.
- nanotechnologist — Someone who does research into nanotechnology; someone studying things on the scale of nanometers.
- narcotics charge — a criminal charge or accusation concerning the use or dealing of illegal drugs
- neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
- not the foggiest — no idea whatsoever
- oesophagogastric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the oesophagus and the stomach.
- packet switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
- packet-switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
- pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.
- phosphor fatigue — screen saver
- phototypesetting — Printing. photocomposition.
- pitching pennies — a gambling game in which pennies are tossed to a mark or against a wall, the winner being the person whose penny lands closest to the mark or wall.
- prospect heights — a town in N Illinois.
- prosthetic group — the nonprotein acid constituent of a conjugate protein, as the heme group of hemoglobin.
- psychogeriatrics — the psychology of old age.
- pull the strings — be in control
- purchasing agent — a person who buys materials, supplies, equipment, etc., for a company.
- registered share — a stock registered to the owner's name
- richmond heights — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- ring the changes — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
- saddle stitching — to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
- scheme of things — Someone's scheme of things is the way in which they think that things in their life should be organized.
- schiff's reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- schmaltz herring — herring caught just before spawning, when it has much fat
- set light to sth — If you set light to something, you make it start burning.
- shag pile carpet — a large piece of thick material with a nap of long rough strands that you put on a floor
- sheltering trust — a trust that provides a fund for a beneficiary, as a minor, with the title vested so that the fund or its income cannot be claimed by others, as creditors of the beneficiary.
- shifting spanner — an adjustable spanner
- shirring elastic — elastic used for shirring
- shit-eating grin — a sly, knowing, or self-satisfied grin
- shoestring catch — a catch of a ball on the fly, made close to the ground while running.
- shooting gallery — a place equipped with targets and used for practice in shooting.
- shopping trolley — A shopping trolley is a large metal basket on wheels which is provided by shops such as supermarkets for customers to use while they are in the shop.
- short sweetening — sugar.
- shortsightedness — unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
- shotgun marriage — a wedding occasioned or precipitated by pregnancy.
- shrinking violet — a shy, modest, or self-effacing person.
- sleeping draught — any drink containing a drug or agent that induces sleep
- smooth breathing — a symbol (') used in the writing of Greek to indicate that the initial vowel over which it is placed is unaspirated.
- social gathering — party, get-together
- something fierce — desperately, intensely
- spaghetti squash — a variety of a widely cultivated squash, Cucurbita pepo, having edible flesh in the form of spaghettilike strands.