12-letter words containing s, t, i, n, g
- strong point — Bridge. a long suit that contains high cards.
- strongsville — a town in N Ohio.
- strongylosis — a disease, especially of horses, caused by an infestation by strongyles and characterized in serious cases by weakness and anemia.
- stud welding — the semiautomatic welding of a stud or similar piece of metal to a flat part, usually by means of an electric arc
- studdingsail — a light sail, sometimes set outboard of either of the leeches of a square sail and extended by booms.
- stuffing box — a device for preventing leakage of gases or liquids along a moving rod or shaft at the point at which it leaves a cylinder, tank, ship hull, etc.
- stuffing nut — a large nut that is tightened to compress the packing in a stuffing box
- stunt flying — the activity or practice of performing stunts in an aeroplane, such as special turns, etc, in the air
- stupefyingly — to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- substituting — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
- suet pudding — a pudding made of chopped beef suet and flour, boiled or steamed in a cloth, often with other ingredients, as raisins, spices, etc.
- sugarcoating — the act or process of covering something with sugar.
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- supportingly — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- surf casting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- svga monitor — (hardware, graphics) A monitor capable of displaying the output of an SVGA card.
- swap trading — a contract in which the parties to it exchange liabilities on outstanding debts in trading
- sympathizing — to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).
- synecologist — a student of, or expert in, synecology
- syntagmatite — a dark crystalline form of hornblende
- synthesizing — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
- tag question — Also called tag. a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command, as isn't it in It's raining, isn't it?, are you in You're not going, are you?, or German nicht wahr.
- take against — If you take against someone or something, you develop a dislike for them, often for no good reason.
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- tasting menu — a fixed-price restaurant meal or menu consisting of small portions of numerous dishes: We ordered the 6-course tasting menu for $125.
- technologies — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
- technologist — a person who specializes in technology.
- teleshopping — electronic shopping via videotex or other interactive information service.
- tell against — If a feature or characteristic tells against someone, it spoils their chance of success when they are being considered for something, for example a job.
- thanksgiving — the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits or favors, especially to God.
- the dingbats — delirium tremens
- the hoppings — an annual fair in Newcastle
- the thing is — You say the thing is to introduce an explanation, comment, or opinion, that relates to something that has just been said. The thing is is often used to identify a problem relating to what has just been said.
- thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
- thinkingness — the quality of being thoughtful or capable of rational or intellectual thought
- thrivingness — the state or condition of thriving, flourishing, prospering or growing
- time sharing — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- time-sharing — time-sharing (def 2).
- time-wasting — causing someone to spend time doing something that is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit
- top dressing — tennis court
- topstitching — decorative stitching, usually near and parallel to a seam, sewn so as to be visible on the right side of a garment, shoe, belt, etc.
- torch singer — a singer, especially a woman, who specializes in singing torch songs.
- trading post — a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.
- traffic sign — notice to vehicles
- tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic
- transcending — to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
- transferring — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- transforming — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transgenesis — the transfer of human genes into animals or cultured cells, especially to produce molecules with therapeutic value.
- transmigrant — a person or thing that transmigrates.