14-letter words containing s, i, n, g, u, l
- holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- hungtow island — an island off the SE coast of Taiwan. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- impulse buying — the buying of retail merchandise prompted by a whim on seeing the product displayed
- incontiguously — in an incontiguous or unconnected fashion; discretely
- ingloriousness — The state of being inglorious.
- insightfulness — The state or condition of being insightful.
- interlanguages — Plural form of interlanguage.
- interreligious — existing or communicating between different religions.
- judgementalism — Alternative form of judgmentalism.
- king's counsel — a body of barristers of a higher status who are specially appointed to be the crown's counsel, and who are permitted to plead inside the bar in the court.
- lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
- lapsus linguae — a slip of the tongue.
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- laughing stock — object of others' amusement
- laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
- laughter lines — Laughter lines are the same as laugh lines.
- light industry — consumer goods manufacturing
- lignocellulose — any of various compounds of lignin and cellulose comprising the essential part of woody cell walls.
- lignosulfonate — a brown powder consisting of a sulfonate salt made from waste liquor of the sulfate pulping process of soft wood: used in concrete, leather tanning, as an additive in oil-well drilling mud, and as a source of vanillin.
- linguistically — of or belonging to language: linguistic change.
- long-suffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- lugubriousness — The property of being lugubrious.
- luminous range — the distance at which a certain light, as that of a lighthouse, is visible in clear weather, disregarding interference from obstructions and from the curvature of the earth and depending on the power of the light.
- macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
- manual testing — (testing) That part of software testing that requires human input, analysis, or evaluation.
- meaningfulness — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
- metalinguistic — Pertaining to metalinguistics.
- miscalculating — Present participle of miscalculate.
- miscounselling — the act of giving bad or incorrect counselling
- monolingualism — knowing or able to use only one language; monoglot.
- multi-skilling — Multi-skilling is the practice of training employees to do a number of different tasks.
- murrhine glass — glassware believed to resemble the murrhine cups of ancient Rome.
- nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
- natural rights — any right that exists by virtue of natural law.
- neolinguistics — a school of linguistics centered in Italy emphasizing the importance of linguistic geography in diachronic studies.
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- non-insulating — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- oleaginousness — The state or condition of being oleaginous; oiliness, unctuousness.
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
- pneumonologist — an expert or specialist in the respiratory system
- popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- pseudo-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
- public housing — housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to the needy.
- pulsating star — a type of variable star, the variation in brightness resulting from expansion and subsequent contraction of the star
- quicksilvering — the mercury on the back of a mirror