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13-letter words containing t, i, g, r, e, s

  • skiing resort — a place which provides accommodation and facilities for skiing such as skiing trails, slopes, etc, esp for people who go there to take skiing holidays
  • slave trading — trafficking in people
  • slipstreaming — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
  • solar heating — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
  • south georgia — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
  • sovereigntist — a supporter of sovereignty association
  • speaking part — a part in which the character speaks scripted dialogue
  • spermatangium — the organ that produces spermatia in red algae.
  • spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
  • splutteringly — in a spluttering manner
  • spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
  • sprightliness — animated or vivacious; lively.
  • spring beauty — any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink.
  • stage whisper — a loud whisper on a stage, meant to be heard by the audience.
  • stargazey pie — a Cornish fish pie served with the head of the fish protruding through the crust
  • starring role — a main role; the main role
  • starting gate — any of various types of movable barriers for lining up and giving an equal start to the entries in a horse or dog race.
  • starting line — marking at beginning of a race
  • starting rate — (in Britain) a rate of income tax below the basic rate
  • staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
  • steering gear — the apparatus or mechanism for steering a ship, automobile, bicycle, airplane, etc.
  • steering lock — an anti-theft device
  • stepparenting — parenting within a stepfamily
  • sterculia gum — karaya gum.
  • stereognostic — the ability to determine the shape and weight of an object by touching or lifting it.
  • stereological — of, relating to, stereology
  • sterling area — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
  • sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
  • steroidogenic — of or pertaining to steroidogenesis
  • stinging tree — any of various Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Dendrocnide with rigid stinging hairs
  • stirlingshire — Also called Stirlingshire [stur-ling-sheer, -sher] /ˈstɜr lɪŋˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in central Scotland.
  • stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
  • straight face — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
  • straight time — the time or number of hours established as standard for a specific work period in a particular industry, usually computed on the basis of a workweek and fixed variously from 35 to 40 hours.
  • straight-edge — advocating abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and sex and sometimes advocating vegetarianism.
  • straight-line — (of a machine) having components that are arranged in a row or that move in a straight line when in operation
  • straighten up — stand straighter
  • strategic fit — (in business) the degree to which the activities of different sections of a business or businesses working together complement one another to achieve competitive advantage and business success
  • strategically — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
  • strengthening — to make stronger; give strength to.
  • string course — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
  • string player — a person who plays an instrument of the violin family.
  • string theory — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
  • string-puller — a person who uses his or her influence with other people to get things done, often unfairly
  • stringentness — the quality or state of being stringent
  • stringer bead — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
  • strong-minded — having a forceful and independent mind.
  • strong-willed — having a powerful will; resolute.
  • subastringent — slightly astringent.
  • subcategorize — to split into subcategories
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