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14-letter words containing t, i, n, g

  • septuagenarian — of the age of 70 years or between 70 and 80 years old.
  • seronegativity — the quality or state of being seronegative
  • serpentiningly — in a winding or sinuous manner
  • serviette ring — a ring used to hold a cloth serviette or napkin neatly in a cylinder
  • setting lotion — a perfumed solution of gum or a synthetic resin in a solvent, used in hairdressing to make a set last longer
  • seventy-eighth — next after the seventy-seventh; being the ordinal number for 78.
  • sewing pattern — a guide or diagram that you follow to make clothes or other things using a needle and thread
  • 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.
  • shifty-looking — having the appearance of being dishonest
  • shillingsworth — the amount that can be purchased for a shilling
  • 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 lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
  • shooting match — a contest in marksmanship.
  • shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
  • shooting range — place for practising with guns
  • shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person
  • shooting stick — a device resembling a cane or walking stick, with a spike on one end and a small, folding seat on the other, often used by spectators at outdoor sporting events.
  • short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
  • shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
  • shutting stile — the stile of a door or shutter that closes against the frame of the opening.
  • side-splitting — convulsively uproarious: sidesplitting laughter.
  • signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
  • signature tune — theme song (def 2).
  • silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
  • single density — a disk with the normal capacity for storage
  • single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
  • single-sticker — a sailboat, esp. a sloop, having only one mast
  • singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
  • sitting member — a current member of parliament
  • sitting pretty — (of a bird) occupying a nest of eggs for hatching.
  • sitting target — A sitting target is the same as a sitting duck.
  • sitting tenant — A sitting tenant is a person who rents a house or flat as their home and has a legal right to live there.
  • skirting board — fabric for making skirts.
  • slamming stile — doorstop (def 2).
  • slanging match — A slanging match is an angry quarrel in which people insult each other.
  • slant drilling — Slant drilling is drilling at an angle of usually 30° to 45°.
  • sleeping berth — a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat
  • sleeping giant — If you refer to someone or something as a sleeping giant, you mean that they are powerful but they have not yet shown the full extent of their power.
  • sliding vector — a vector having specified magnitude and lying on a given line.
  • smelling salts — a preparation for smelling, essentially of ammonium carbonate with some agreeable scent, used as a stimulant and restorative.
  • smoking jacket — a loose-fitting jacket for men, often of a heavy fabric and trimmed with braid, worn indoors, especially as a lounging jacket.
  • smooth-running — operating in a flowing and effective manner, without difficulties or obstructions
  • 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.
  • snifting valve — a valve for releasing small quantities of steam, compressed air, or condensate, as from the cylinder of a steam engine.
  • snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
  • social tagging — the practice of generating electronic tags or keywords by users rather than specialists as a way to classify and describe online content: Social tagging can enhance students' access to online collections of art.
  • soft margarine — a soft, spreadable margarine that is made with more liquid oils and less hydrogenated oils than hard, block margarine
  • something else — sth different
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