13-letter words containing t, r, i, g, e
- 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
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- supergalactic — a system of galaxies.
- swagger stick — a short, batonlike stick, usually leather-covered, sometimes carried by army officers, soldiers, etc.
- sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
- szent-gyorgyi — Albert [al-bert;; Hungarian ol-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; Hungarian ˈɒl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1893–1986, U.S. biochemist, born in Hungary: Nobel Prize in medicine 1937.
- table-rapping — the sounds of knocking or tapping made without any apparent physical agency while a group of people sit round a table, and attributed by spiritualists to the spirit of a dead person using this as a means of communication with the living
- table-turning — the movement of a table attributed by spiritualists to the power of spirits working through a group of persons placing their hands or fingers on the table top
- taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
- taranaki gate — a rough-and-ready gate in a fence made from wire and battens
- teeing ground — tee2 (def 1a).
- teething ring — a circular ring, usually of plastic, ivory, bone, etc., on which a teething baby can bite.