14-letter words containing rin
- profit-sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
- protoporphyrin — a type of porphyrin that, when combined with an iron atom, forms haem, the oxygen-bearing prosthetic group of the red blood pigment haemoglobin
- quicksilvering — the mercury on the back of a mirror
- re-engineering — to engineer anew: to reengineer a motor to make it more efficient.
- refractoriness — hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.
- reindoctrinate — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.
- ringneck snake — any of several small, nonvenomous North American snakes of the genus Diadophis, usually having a conspicuous yellow or orange ring around the neck.
- rite of spring — French Le Sacre du Printemps. a ballet suite (1913) for orchestra by Igor Stravinsky.
- roller bearing — a bearing consisting of cylindrical or tapered rollers running between races in two concentric rings, one of which is mounted on a rotating or oscillating part, as a shaft.
- rostrocarinate — a chipped flint with a beaklike shape found in the late Tertiary sediments of Suffolk, England, once thought to have been worked by humans but now known to have been shaped by natural nonhuman agencies.
- rotary printer — a machine for printing from a revolving cylinder, or a plate attached to one, usually onto a continuous strip of paper
- santa catarina — a state in S Brazil. 36,856 sq. mi. (95,455 sq. km). Capital: Florianópolis.
- scaremongering — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
- screen sharing — audiographic teleconferencing
- screen-printed — printed by screen process
- self-restoring — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
- serviette ring — a ring used to hold a cloth serviette or napkin neatly in a cylinder
- shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
- short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
- shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
- smuggling ring — a group of people involved in the secret and illegal importing or exporting of prohibited or dutiable goods
- social drinker — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- social sharing — the activity of sharing photos, videos, links, etc., on a social-media website, within an interactive application, or through other online channels.
- soft margarine — a soft, spreadable margarine that is made with more liquid oils and less hydrogenated oils than hard, block margarine
- soldering iron — an instrument for melting and applying solder.
- sparring match — a practice boxing match
- spring balance — a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale
- spring binding — a method of securing loose sheets of paper in a binder, using a mechanism containing a metal spring
- spring chicken — a young chicken, especially a broiler or fryer.
- spring equinox — the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September 22 (autumnal equinox)
- spring molding — a molded board, as one forming part of a cornice, placed diagonally and secured at the ends to two surfaces intersecting at a right angle.
- springboarding — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- springform pan — a metal cake pan with sides that can be unfastened to facilitate releasing the cake when done.
- springing line — a horizontal line between the springs of an arch or dome.
- st. catharines — a city in SE Ontario, in SE Canada.
- staggering bob — a newborn calf.
- steering wheel — a wheel used by a driver, pilot, or the like, to steer an automobile, ship, etc.
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- string quartet — a musical composition, usually in three or four movements, for four stringed instruments, typically two violins, viola, and cello.
- string-pulling — the use of one's influence with other people to get things done, often unfairly
- sulphur spring — a natural hot spring containing sulphur, believed to have curative properties
- superincumbent — lying or resting on something else.
- superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
- superinflation — hyperinflation.
- superinsulated — highly insulated
- superintendent — a person who oversees or directs some work, enterprise, establishment, organization, district, etc.; supervisor.
- superintensity — the quality of being extremely intense
- surinam cherry — a tropical American tree, Eugenia uniflora, of the myrtle family, having ovate leaves and fragrant, white flowers.
- tarpon springs — a town in W Florida.
- teeth grinding — habitual, purposeless clenching and grinding of the teeth, especially during sleep.