12-letter words containing s, i, g
- selling rate — the rate at which a bank is willing to sell foreign currency
- semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- semiological — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- send packing — to dismiss peremptorily
- septuagesima — the third Sunday before Lent.
- sergeantfish — the cobia, Rachycentron canadum.
- sergei witte — Sergei Yulievich [sur-gey yool-yuh-vich;; Russian syir-gyey yoo-lyi-vyich] /sɜrˈgeɪ ˈyul yə vɪtʃ;; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ˈyu lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1849–1915, Russian statesman.
- seringapatam — a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.
- seronegative — showing no significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, that would indicate previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- serotonergic — containing or activated by serotonin.
- servant girl — a girl or woman employed as a servant who performs household duties
- service game — a game in which a particular tennis player is the one who serves
- serving dish — a dish in which food is presented or served, esp before being shared into individual portions
- set designer — theatre, cinema: creator of scenery
- set straight — to give the correct facts to; inform properly
- setting rule — a metal strip used in the hand-setting of type in a composing stick to separate the line being set from the previous one
- sewing table — a worktable for holding sewing materials, often supplied with a bag or pouch for needlework.
- sewn binding — a style of binding where the backs of the gathered sections are sewn together before being inserted into a cover
- sexagenarian — of the age of 60 years or between 60 and 70 years old.
- shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
- shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- shaving foam — lather used for shaving
- shaving soap — a special soap for lathering the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving, capable of producing a thick lather due to its high fat content and low alkalinity.
- sheepherding — the act of herding or tending sheep
- shepherdling — a young or little shepherd
- sherardizing — to coat (steel) with a thin cladding of zinc by heating in a mixture of sand and powdered zinc.
- shijiazhuang — a province in NE China. 81,479 sq. mi. (211,031 sq. km). Capital: Shijiazhuang.
- shillingless — not possessing a shilling
- shingle roof — a roof covered with thin rectangular tiles, esp made of wood, that are laid with others in overlapping rows
- shipbuilding — a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
- shipping ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- shooting box — a small house or lodge for use during the shooting season.
- shooting war — open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- shopping bag — a strong, usually paper or plastic, bag with handles, used to carry purchases or belongings.
- short-acting — (of a drug) quickly effective, but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment, being rapidly absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted
- shortcomings — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- shortcutting — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- shortsighted — unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
- show jumping — sport: horseriding event
- showstopping — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- side against — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- sidestepping — the act of ascending or descending by facing sideways and lifting each ski alternately
- sight screen — a white screen set in line with the wicket as an aid to the batsman in seeing the ball when it is bowled.
- sight unseen — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- sightseeings — the act of visiting and seeing places and objects of interest.
- sigismund ii — called Sigismund Augustus. 1520–72, king of Poland (1548–72), who united Poland, Lithuania, and their dependencies by the Union of Lublin (1569)