13-letter words containing s, i, p, n, g
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- encapsulating — Present participle of encapsulate.
- epigeneticist — a person who studies epigenetics
- epping forest — a forest in E England, northeast of London: formerly a royal hunting ground
- ethnographies — Plural form of ethnography.
- eusporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a group of cells, rather than a single cell, and with no specialized dispersal of spores
- eve's pudding — a baked sponge pudding with a layer of apple at the bottom
- expostulating — Present participle of expostulate.
- extemporising — Present participle of extemporise.
- fee-splitting — the practice of dividing a fee for professional services between two professional persons, as between a referring doctor and a specialist, without the knowledge of the client.
- fellowshiping — Present participle of fellowship.
- fluoroscoping — Present participle of fluoroscope.
- folding press — a fall in wrestling won by folding one's opponent's legs up to his head and pressing his shoulders to the floor
- food shopping — shopping to buy food
- free-spending — spending or tending to spend freely: If you don't mend your free-spending ways, you'll go bankrupt.
- furring strip — a strip of wood or metal fixed to a wall, floor, or ceiling to provide a surface for the fixing of plasterboard, floorboards, etc
- gap insurance — GAP insurance pays the difference between what someone owes on their car loan and the actual cash value of the vehicle in the event that it is stolen or damaged.
- gas explosion — an explosion caused by a gas leak in the presence of an ignition source
- gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
- gene splicing — recombinant DNA technology.
- gene-splicing — recombinant DNA technology.
- genital phase — the final stage of psychosexual development, in which a person achieves an affectionate, mature relationship with a sexual partner.
- giant pigfish — a wrass, Achoerodus gouldii, that occurs around the Great Barrier Reef
- giant scallop — sea scallop.
- glockenspiels — Plural form of glockenspiel.
- glycoproteins — Plural form of glycoprotein.
- gonadotropins — Plural form of gonadotropin.
- gospel singer — a singer performing gospel music
- gossip column — newspaper: celebrity news article
- gossipmongers — Plural form of gossipmonger.
- gradient post — a small white post beside a railway line at a point where the gradient changes having arms set at angles representing the gradients
- gran paradiso — the highest peak in the Graian Alps, in N Italy. 13,324 feet (4061 meters).
- grand passion — an intense or overwhelming attraction or love.
- grantsmanship — skill in securing grants, as for research, from federal agencies, foundations, or the like.
- grease nipple — a metal nipple designed to engage with a grease gun for injecting grease into a bearing, etc
- grease pencil — a pencil of pigment and compressed grease encased in a spiral paper strip that can be partially unwound to expose a new point and used especially for writing on glossy surfaces.
- growing pains — If a person or organization suffers from growing pains, they experience temporary difficulties and problems at the beginning of a particular stage of development.
- guttersnipish — Resembling or characteristic of a guttersnipe.
- gypsy setting — a setting, as on a ring, completely enclosing the girdle of the stone.
- hairsplitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
- hasty pudding — New England. cornmeal mush.
- heartstopping — Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.
- high-spending — spending more than is necessary or appropriate
- high-stepping — seeking unrestrained pleasure, as by frequenting night clubs, parties, etc.; leading a wild and fast life: a high-stepping young crowd.
- hitching post — a post to which horses, mules, etc., are tied.
- home shopping — buying items via tv or internet
- horsewhipping — Present participle of horsewhip.
- hospitalizing — Present participle of hospitalize.
- hunting pinks — the traditional attire worn by people in Britain while fox hunting, the distinguishing feature of which is a scarlet jacket
- hyperbolising — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.