13-letter words containing s, o, g, a
- syringomyelia — a disease of the spinal cord in which the nerve tissue is replaced by a cavity filled with fluid.
- systematology — the science of systems or their formation.
- tansy ragwort — a European composite plant, Senecio jacobaea, naturalized in North America, having numerous yellow flowers.
- taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
- taylor's gold — a variety of pear from New Zealand
- telediagnosis — the detection of a disease by evaluating data transmitted to a receiving station from instruments monitoring a distant patient, as someone in a spacecraft.
- tenovaginitis — the inflammation of the sheath around a tendon
- teratogenesis — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
- tergiversator — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- thanatologist — a person who engages in the academic study of death and dying
- that's enough — You say 'that's enough' to tell someone, especially a child, to stop behaving in a silly, noisy, or unpleasant way.
- the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
- thermostating — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thorough bass — figured bass.
- timothy grass — a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
- to bust a gut — To bust a gut means to work very hard trying to achieve something.
- to go apeshit — to become crazy, enraged, or out of control
- toasting fork — a long-handled fork used for cooking or toasting frankfurters, marshmallows, bread, etc., usually over an open fire.
- toxicophagous — poison-eating
- tracking shot — dolly shot.
- training shoe — Training shoes are the same as trainers.
- trainspotting — hobby: observing trains
- transgression — an act of transgressing; violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
- transmisogyny — discrimination or prejudice against transgender women.
- tseng kuo-fan — 1811–72, Chinese general and statesman.
- tussock grass — any of various grasses that grow in tuftlike clumps.
- unambiguously — plainly, clearly
- undiagnosable — unable to be diagnosed
- undiscouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- ustilagineous — belonging to the Ustilaginales, an order of fungi that cause plant disease
- vaccinologist — the science of vaccine development.
- vaginomycosis — a fungous infection of the vagina.
- vagodepressor — decreasing or mimicking the decrease of the activity of the vagus nerve.
- vasco da gama — Vasco da [vas-koh duh;; Portuguese vahsh-koo duh] /ˈvæs koʊ də;; Portuguese ˈvɑʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of Africa to India.
- volcanologist — the scientific study of volcanoes and volcanic phenomena.
- volsunga saga — an Icelandic saga of the late 13th century, concerning the family of the Volsungs, the theft of the cursed treasure of Andvari, the adventures of Sigurd, his wooing of Brynhild, his enchantment and marriage to Gudrun, and his eventual murder.
- wages council — (formerly, in Britain) a statutory body empowered to fix minimum wages in an industry; abolished in 1994
- wagon soldier — a field-artillery soldier.
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- washingtonian — living in or coming from Washington, D.C., or the state of Washington.
- water-soaking — to soak or saturate with water.
- watering spot — watering hole
- weapons-grade — Weapons-grade substances such as uranium or plutonium are of a quality which makes them suitable for use in the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
- wellingtonias — Plural form of wellingtonia.
- whitlow grass — any of various plants of the genera Draba and Erophila, once thought to cure whitlows: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- wood shavings — shavings of wood, as found in a carpenter's workshop etc
- wool classing — the grading and grouping together of similar types of wool
- work stoppage — the collective stoppage of work by employees in a business or an industry to protest working conditions.
- working asset — invested capital that is comparatively liquid.