14-letter words containing s, i, g, n, e, t
- rutting season — a recurrent period of sexual excitement and reproductive activity in certain male ruminants, such as the deer, that corresponds to the period of oestrus in females
- saber rattling — a show or threat of military power, especially as used by a nation to impose its policies on other countries.
- saber-rattling — a show or threat of military power, especially as used by a nation to impose its policies on other countries.
- sabre-rattling — If you describe a threat, especially a threat of military action, as sabre-rattling, you do not believe that the threat will actually be carried out.
- sagging moment — a bending moment that produces concave bending at the middle of a simple supported beam
- sailing length — a measurement of a yacht, comprising its length on the water line as well as certain measurements taken from the overhangs at bow and stern.
- saint george's — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
- schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
- screen editing — the act or process of editing text on screen
- 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
- screening test — a simple test performed on a large number of people to identify those who have or are likely to develop a specified disease
- second sitting — A second sitting is the second period when a meal is served if there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time.
- sedimentologic — of or relating to sedimentology
- seeing as/that — You can use seeing that or seeing as to introduce a reason for what you are saying.
- segregationist — one who favors, encourages, or practices segregation, especially racial segregation.
- self-actuating — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
- self-defeating — serving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests: His behavior was certainly self-defeating.
- self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- self-executing — going into effect immediately without the need of supplementary legislation: a self-executing treaty.
- self-indulgent — indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
- self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-restoring — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
- selling plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
- selling-plater — a horse that competes in a selling race; an inferior horse.
- semi-malignant — disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred.
- semiconducting — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a semiconductor.
- semivegetarian — a person who eats mostly plant foods, dairy products, and eggs, and occasionally chicken, fish, and red meat.
- septuagenarian — of the age of 70 years or between 70 and 80 years old.
- seronegativity — the quality or state of being seronegative
- serpentiningly — in a winding or sinuous manner
- serviette ring — a ring used to hold a cloth serviette or napkin neatly in a cylinder
- setting lotion — a perfumed solution of gum or a synthetic resin in a solvent, used in hairdressing to make a set last longer
- seventy-eighth — next after the seventy-seventh; being the ordinal number for 78.
- sewing pattern — a guide or diagram that you follow to make clothes or other things using a needle and thread
- shipping agent — a person or company whose business is to prepare shipping documents, arrange shipping space and insurance, and deal with customs requirements
- shooting brake — station wagon.
- shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
- shooting range — place for practising with guns
- shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person
- short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
- shutting stile — the stile of a door or shutter that closes against the frame of the opening.
- side-splitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
- signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
- signature tune — theme song (def 2).
- silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
- single density — a disk with the normal capacity for storage