13-letter words containing s, i, g
- antiespionage — Countering or opposing espionage.
- antigonus (i) — 382-301 b.c.; Macedonian general under Alexander the Great: king of Macedonia (306-301)
- antioestrogen — a drug that inhibits the activity of oestrogens
- antioncogenes — Plural form of antioncogene.
- antique glass — pot metal (def 4).
- antireligious — opposed to religious ideas, beliefs, and organizations
- antismuggling — acting to prevent or reduce smuggling
- anything goes — If people say 'anything goes', they mean that anything people say or do is considered acceptable, and usually they mean that they do not approve of this.
- apogeotropism — negative geotropism, as shown by plant stems
- apologeticism — An instance of the use of apologetics.
- apostolic age — the earliest period of Christianity, lasting through the death of the last apostle.
- apothegmatise — to speak in apothegms
- apotheosizing — Present participle of apotheosize.
- appealingness — the quality of being appealing
- appoggiaturas — Plural form of appoggiatura.
- apron strings — If you say that someone is tied to another person's apron strings, you mean that they are controlled or influenced too much by the other person.
- archaeologist — a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.
- archeologists — archaeology.
- archipelagoes — Plural form of archipelago.
- arcticologist — a person who specializes in arcticology.
- argentiferous — containing or bearing silver
- argilliferous — containing or yielding clay
- arm wrestling — a contest in which two people sit facing each other each with one elbow resting on a table, clasp hands, and each tries to force the other's arm flat onto the table while keeping his own elbow touching the table
- arshile gorky — Arshile [ahr-sheel] /ˈɑr ʃil/ (Show IPA), (Vosdanig Adoian) 1904–48, American painter, born in Armenia.
- as much again — twice as much
- aspergillosis — a rare fungal infection, esp of the mucous membranes or lungs, caused by various species of Aspergillus
- assassinating — Present participle of assassinate.
- asses' bridge — pons asinorum
- assignability — The quality of being assignable.
- assigned risk — a risk that, under state law, is assigned to an insurer from a pool of insurers who would not otherwise accept it.
- assyriologist — A person who studies ancient Assyria.
- astacological — relating to astacology
- astereognosis — inability to recognize objects by touch
- astonishingly — causing astonishment or surprise; amazing: an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark.
- at this stage — at this point: in a process
- athenagoras i — (Aristocles Spyrou) 1886–1972, Archbishop Ecumenical of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church 1948–72.
- atherogenesis — (medicine) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries.
- audiographics — audiographic teleconferencing
- augmentations — Plural form of augmentation.
- austenitizing — to form austenite in (a ferrous alloy) by heating.
- autodigestion — (biology) The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
- avant-gardism — the attitudes, techniques, etc., of the cultural avant-garde.
- awe-inspiring — If you describe someone or something as awe-inspiring, you are emphasizing that you think that they are remarkable and amazing, although sometimes rather frightening.
- back straight — a straight part of a circuit, esp of an athletics track or a racecourse, furthest from the finishing point
- back-slapping — Back-slapping is noisy, cheerful behaviour which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.
- back-stabbing — Back-stabbing consists of unkind and disloyal actions or remarks that are likely to harm someone such as a friend or colleague.
- backing store — a computer storage device, usually a disk, that provides additional storage space for information so that it can be accessed and referred to when required and may be copied into the processor if needed
- backstitching — Present participle of backstitch.
- bag of tricks — a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- bag-snatching — theft that involves snatching women's handbags