14-letter words containing t, a, g, h, i
- sailing length — a measurement of a yacht, comprising its length on the water line as well as certain measurements taken from the overhangs at bow and stern.
- saint gotthard — a mountain range in S Switzerland; a part of the Alps; highest peak, 10,490 feet (3195 meters).
- schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- schizognathous — (of birds) having a separation in the vomer and maxillo-palatine bones, having a cleft-palate
- schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
- seeing as/that — You can use seeing that or seeing as to introduce a reason for what you are saying.
- shaker heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shifting sands — If you refer to the shifting sands of a situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with.
- shipping agent — a person or company whose business is to prepare shipping documents, arrange shipping space and insurance, and deal with customs requirements
- shooting brake — station wagon.
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- shooting match — a contest in marksmanship.
- shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
- shooting range — place for practising with guns
- shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
- single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
- slanging match — A slanging match is an angry quarrel in which people insult each other.
- smooth-talking — A smooth-talking man talks very confidently in a way that is likely to persuade people, but may not be sincere or honest.
- snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
- sophisticating — a sophisticated person.
- south georgian — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
- spanish guitar — acoustic guitar.
- sparring match — a practice boxing match
- stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
- stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
- states' rights — the rights and powers generally conceded to the states, or all those powers claimed for the states under some interpretations of the Constitution
- stay stitching — a line of stitches made in the seam allowance to prevent the edges from stretching
- stay the night — If you stay the night in a place, you sleep there for one night.
- steeplechasing — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
- stigmatophilia — a love for body piercing or tattooing that is accompanied by sexual arousal
- straight angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one half of the circle; an angle of 180°.
- straight arrow — a person who manifests high-minded devotion to clean living and moral righteousness.
- straight chain — an open chain of atoms, usually carbon, with no side chains attached to it.
- straight chair — a chair with a straight back, especially one that is unupholstered and has straight legs and straight arms or no arms.
- straight fight — a contest between two candidates only
- straight flush — a sequence of five consecutive cards of the same suit.
- straight joint — a vertical joint in brickwork that is directly above a vertical joint in the course below
- straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
- straight razor — a razor having a stiff blade made of steel that is hinged to a handle into which it folds.
- straight stall — a narrow, oblong stall in which a horse or other animal cannot turn around.
- straight-ahead — not deviating from what is usual or expected; conventional or traditional; standard: a straight-ahead novel with a happy ending.
- straight-chain — an open chain of atoms, usually carbon, with no side chains attached to it.
- straight-faced — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
- straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
- straighten out — make straighter
- straightjacket — to put in or as in a straitjacket: Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family.
- straining arch — an arch for resisting thrusts, as in a flying buttress.