15-letter words containing s, o, n, g, r, a
- sharing economy — a system in which people rent, borrow, or share commodities, services, and resources owned by individuals, usually with the aid of online technology, in an effort to save money, cut costs, and reduce waste.
- shopping arcade — a place where a number of shops are connected together under one roof
- silver quandong — an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae
- singapore sling — a cocktail of gin, cherry brandy, sugar, and water.
- slavonian grebe — a N Eurasian or N American grebe with reddish underside and a black and gold crest; Podiceps auritus
- smoking-related — (of a disease, illness, etc) caused by smoking tobacco, etc
- social drinking — the practice of drinking alcohol occasionally and usually only in social situations
- social-drinking — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- source language — the language in which a text appears that is to be translated into another language. Compare target language (def 1).
- south glamorgan — a county in SE Wales. 161 sq. mi. (416 sq. km).
- spark generator — an alternating-current power source with a condenser discharging across a spark gap.
- spawning ground — a place where fish deposit their eggs for fertilization
- spermatogenesis — the origin and development of spermatozoa.
- sporting chance — an even or fair opportunity for a favorable outcome in an enterprise, as winning in a game of chance or in any kind of contest: They gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts.
- stage direction — an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.
- stamping ground — a habitual or favorite haunt.
- standing orders — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
- start something — to cause a disturbance or trouble
- starting blocks — the rigid blocks adjustable at an angle and mounted on a track against which a runner's shoes are placed to aid in starting
- starting pistol — a pistol used to give the signal to start a race
- steam generator — steam-producing power plant
- steam reforming — a process in which methane from natural gas is heated, with steam, usually with a catalyst, to produce a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen used in organic synthesis and as a fuel
- suborganization — an organization within a larger organization
- sugarcane borer — the larva of the pyralid moth, Diatraea saccharalis, a serious pest of sugarcane, corn, rice, and sorghums.
- surgeon general — the chief of medical services in one of the armed forces.
- swallow-tanager — a tropical American bird, Tersina viridis, related to the true tanagers but with longer, swallowlike wings.
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- thanks offering — an offering made as an expression of thanks to God
- the anglo-irish — the inhabitants of Ireland of English birth or descent
- toucan crossing — a place where people who are walking and cyclists can both cross a busy road together. They press a button at the side of the road, which operates traffic lights to stop the traffic
- trading profits — profits made from the buying and selling of goods and services
- training course — practical programme of study
- training school — a school that provides training in some art, profession, or vocation.
- transfer lounge — the place in an airport where you wait for a transfer from one flight to another
- transfiguration — the act of transfiguring.
- transgressional — of or relating to transgression
- ultrasonography — a diagnostic imaging technique utilizing reflected high-frequency sound waves to delineate, measure, or examine internal body structures or organs.
- urban sociology — the sociological study of cities and their role in the development of society.
- ust-kamenogorsk — a city in E Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
- virginian stock — a similar and related North American plant, Malcolmia maritima
- working storage — the amount of memory used to temporarily store results or other data while a program is running.
- wrongful arrest — the act of arresting someone without proper reason
- wrongheadedness — The state of being wrongheaded.
- x-ray diagnosis — diagnosis by means of an X-ray