14-letter words containing l, a, g, u, r
- rogue elephant — a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.
- rolling launch — the process of introducing a new product into a market gradually
- route flapping — flapping router
- running battle — When two groups of people fight a running battle, they keep attacking each other in various parts of a place.
- sacrilegiously — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- samuel gompers — Samuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
- saxe-altenburg — a former duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.
- self-regulated — governed or controlled from within; self-regulating.
- self-slaughter — suicide.
- signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
- 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.
- slaughterhouse — a building or place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir.
- slaughterously — murderously
- soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
- straight flush — a sequence of five consecutive cards of the same suit.
- sturgeon's law — "Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to "crap". Compare Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognise it and are all too aware of its truth.
- sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
- subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
- sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
- sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
- suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
- surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
- telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
- thaumaturgical — pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
- thermoregulate — to maintain regular temperature, esp regular body temperature
- trade language — a lingua franca, especially one used primarily for trade and conducting business.
- transit lounge — a waiting room at an international airport used mainly by passengers transferring from one flight to another without presenting themselves to customs or immigration officials
- traumatologist — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- tutorial group — a small grouping of students given intensive tuition by a tutor
- ultra-rightism — the beliefs of extremely right-wing political parties or groups
- ultra-rightist — a person with extremely right-wing political views
- ultraenergetic — (of particles) producing exceptional levels of energy
- ultraglamorous — extremely glamorous
- underleveraged — (of a business organization) having an excessively low ratio of debt capital to equity capital
- undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
- unflatteringly — in an unflattering manner
- ungracefulness — the state of being ungraceful
- unmarriageable — suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.
- unprogrammable — not able to be programmed
- unrecognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- unrecognizably — in an unrecognizable or unidentifiable manner
- upgradeability — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
- urban planning — the planning and design of urban areas
- url forwarding — URL redirection
- vaingloriously — in a vainglorious manner
- valuer general — a state official who values properties for rating purposes
- vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
- walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- well-regulated — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- world language — a language spoken and known in many countries, such as English