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14-letter words containing t, r, a, n, g

  • fencing master — an expert in, and teacher of, the art and sport of fencing
  • ferrimagnetism — (physics) a form of antiferromagnetism in which some magnetization remains below a critical temperature (the Neel temperature).
  • ferromagnetism — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
  • fighting chair — a chair fastened to the deck at the stern of a seagoing fishing boat for use by an angler in landing a large fish.
  • figurativeness — The property of being figurative.
  • figure skating — ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice.
  • file signature — A magic number.
  • finnbogadottir — Vigdís [Icelandic vig-dees] /Icelandic vɪgˈdis/ (Show IPA), born 1930, Icelandic political leader: president 1980–96.
  • first language — mother tongue
  • first sergeant — the senior noncommissioned officer of a company, squadron, etc., responsible for personnel and administration.
  • flabbergasting — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
  • floating heart — any of certain aquatic plants belonging to the genus Nymphoides, of the gentian family, especially N. aquatica, having floating, more or less heart-shaped leaves and a cluster of small, white, five-petaled flowers.
  • floating voter — those voters collectively who are not permanently attached to any political party.
  • flying trapeze — a trapeze used in performing gymnastic displays high above the ground
  • food rationing — the practice of having a fixed allowance of food, esp a statutory one for civilians in time of scarcity or soldiers in time of war
  • food-gathering — procuring food by hunting or fishing or the gathering of seeds, berries, or roots, rather than by the cultivation of plants or the domestication of animals; foraging.
  • foot passenger — sb travelling on a boat without a car
  • for the asking — If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to.
  • fountain grass — a perennial grass, Pennisetum setaceum, of Ethiopia, having bristly spikes, often rose-purple, grown as an ornamental.
  • fragmentations — Plural form of fragmentation.
  • fragmentedness — The quality of being fragmented.
  • fragrant sumac — a sprawling shrub, Rhus aromatica, of the cashew family, native to eastern North America, having aromatic foliage and greenish-yellow flowers in small spikes.
  • fringe theatre — theatrical performance that is unconventional or otherwise distinct from the mainstream
  • g-strophanthin — ouabain.
  • gallatin range — a mountain range in NW Wyoming and SW Montana. High point, Electric Peak, 10,992 feet (3350 meters).
  • galvanocautery — a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
  • galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
  • galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
  • gamine haircut — a boyish or elfish hairstyle, esp on a woman
  • gamma-carotene — one of the forms of the pigment carotene
  • garden variety — common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.
  • garden-variety — common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.
  • garrison state — a state in which military matters dominate economic and political life.
  • gastroduodenal — of or relating to the stomach and the duodenum
  • gaudi i cornet — Antoni [ahn-taw-nee] /ɑnˈtɔ ni/ (Show IPA), 1852–1926, Spanish architect and designer.
  • gay liberation — a political and social movement to combat legal and social discrimination against homosexuals.
  • gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
  • gender-neutral — noting or relating to a word or phrase that does not refer to one gender only: Firefighter and flight attendant are gender-neutral terms.
  • gender-variant — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression does not conform to socially defined male or female gender norms: Don't call him a sissy; he's just a teenager with gender-variant behavior. Are metrosexuals part of the gender-variant community?
  • general strike — a mass strike in all or many trades and industries in a section or in all parts of a country.
  • generalisation — The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
  • generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
  • generating set — a generator
  • generation gap — a lack of communication between one generation and another, especially between young people and their parents, brought about by differences of tastes, values, outlook, etc.
  • generationally — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
  • genetic marker — any distinct inheritable indicator of identity and ancestry.
  • genital herpes — a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.
  • genre painting — a category of painting in which domestic scenes or incidents from everyday life are depicted
  • gentrification — the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
  • geocentrically — In a geocentric manner.
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