14-letter words containing t, h, e, l, g
- polygraph test — a test carried out using a polygraph, esp used by the police to try to find out whether somebody is telling the truth
- pterylographic — relating to pterylography
- pyriphlegethon — Phlegethon (def 1).
- radiotelegraph — a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
- rattle through — If you rattle through something, you deal with it quickly in order to finish it.
- reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
- right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- right triangle — a triangle having a right angle (contrasted with oblique triangle).
- right-to-lifer — someone who supports the right to life of the unborn and opposes abortion, experiments on embryos, etc
- rogue elephant — a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.
- 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.
- schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
- segmental arch — a shallow arch not including a complete semicircle
- self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
- self-slaughter — suicide.
- shabby-genteel — trying to maintain dignity and self-respect despite shabbiness.
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
- shutting stile — the stile of a door or shutter that closes against the frame of the opening.
- single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
- slaughterhouse — a building or place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir.
- slaughterously — murderously
- sleep together — have sex with one another
- sleeping berth — a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat
- something else — sth different
- something like — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
- 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.
- steeplechasing — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
- steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
- stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
- stegocephalous — having the characteristics of the order Stegocephala
- 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-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
- strike a light — to ignite something, esp a match, by friction
- sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- switch selling — a system of selling, now illegal in Britain, whereby potential customers are attracted by a special offer on some goods but the salesman's real aim is to sell other more expensive goods instead
- target vehicle — a spacecraft used to develop and practise orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques in preparation for the lunar missions
- teaching elder — a minister in a Presbyterian church.
- telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
- telegraph pole — A telegraph pole is a tall wooden pole with telephone wires attached to it, connecting several different buildings to the telephone system.
- telegraph wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- telephotograph — a photograph taken with a telephoto lens.
- ten-gallon hat — a broad-brimmed hat with a high crown, worn especially in the western and southwestern U.S.; cowboy hat.
- terotechnology — a branch of technology that utilizes management, financial, and engineering expertise in the installation and efficient operation and maintenance of equipment and machinery
- texas longhorn — one of a breed of long-horned beef cattle of the southwestern U.S., developed from cattle introduced into North America from Spain and valued for disease resistance, fecundity, and a historical association with the old West: now rare.
- the blue angel — a legendary German expressionist film of 1930, the first major German sound film, starring Marlene Dietrich