13-letter words containing s, t, r, a
- glass curtain — a transparent or translucent curtain covering the interior of a window opening.
- go great guns — to act or function with great speed, intensity, etc
- gold standard — a monetary system with gold of specified weight and fineness as the unit of value.
- gonadotropins — Plural form of gonadotropin.
- 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
- grain of salt — salt crystal
- gram's method — a method of staining and distinguishing bacteria, in which a fixed bacterial smear is stained with crystal violet, treated with Gram's solution, decolorized with alcohol, counterstained with safranine, and washed with water.
- gram-positive — (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
- grandad shirt — a long-sleeved collarless shirt
- grandstanding — the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
- granite state — New Hampshire (used as a nickname).
- grants-in-aid — a subsidy furnished by a central government to a local one to help finance a public project, as the construction of a highway or school.
- grantsmanship — skill in securing grants, as for research, from federal agencies, foundations, or the like.
- granulomatous — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- grape harvest — gathering of ripe grapes from the vine
- grave clothes — the wrappings in which a dead body is interred
- gravity scale — a scale giving the relative density of fluids
- great basinet — a basinet having a beaver permanently attached.
- great bustard — a large bustard, Otis tarda, of southern and central Europe and western and central Asia, having a wingspread of about 8 feet (2.4 meters).
- great goddess — The, a vaguely defined deity symbolizing maternity, the fertility of the earth, and femininity in general; the central figure in the religions of ancient Anatolia, the Near East, and the eastern Mediterranean, later sometimes taking the form of a specific goddess, as Cybele, Rhea, or Demeter.
- great grimsby — seaport in Humberside, NE England, at the mouth of the Humber estuary: county district pop. 91,000
- great russian — a member of the main stock of the Russian people, dwelling chiefly in the northern or central parts of the Russian Federation in Europe.
- great society — the goal of the Democratic Party under the leadership of President Lyndon B. Johnson, chiefly to enact domestic programs to improve education, provide medical care for the aged, and eliminate poverty.
- greater scaup — any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- greater siren — a salamander, Siren lacertina, having external gills, tiny front legs, and no hind legs, inhabiting shallow waters in the southeastern U.S.
- gross anatomy — the branch of anatomy that deals with structures that can be seen with the naked eye.
- gross tonnage — the total volume of a vessel, expressed in units of 100 cubic feet (gross ton) with certain open structures, deckhouses, tanks, etc., exempted.
- growth shares — ordinary shares with good prospects of appreciation in yield and value
- guard against — prevent
- gunters-chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- gyromagnetism — the condition or state of being gyromagnetic
- haemarthrosis — Alternative form of hemarthrosis.
- hainan strait — a strait between Hainan island and Leizhou peninsula. 50 miles (81 km) long; 15 miles (24 km) wide.
- hair restorer — a lotion claimed to promote hair growth
- hairsplitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
- half-deserted — (of a place) not having many inhabitants, visitors, etc
- hampton roads — a channel in SE Virginia between the mouth of the James River and Chesapeake Bay: battle between the Monitor and the Virginia 1862.
- hand controls — a set of controls in some cars, operated by hand, that have the same function as the accelerator, brake, and clutch pedals
- handcraftsman — A handicraftsman.
- harbor master — an official who supervises operations in a harbor area and administers its rules.
- harbourmaster — (British, Canada, nautical) An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.
- hard and fast — strongly binding; not to be set aside or violated: hard-and-fast rules.
- hard standing — a hard-surfaced area on which heavy vehicles or airplanes can be parked.
- hard-and-fast — strongly binding; not to be set aside or violated: hard-and-fast rules.
- harley street — a street in London, England: noted for the eminent doctors who have offices there.
- harmonisation — (British spelling) alternative spelling of harmonization.
- harness hitch — a hitch forming a loop around a rope, especially one formed at the end of a bowline.
- harry hotspur — the nickname of Sir Henry Percy
- hart's-tongue — a fern, Phyllitis scolopendrium, having long, leathery, wavy-edged leaves.
- haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination