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15-letter words containing a, n, i, g

  • gardening leave — If someone who leaves their job is given gardening leave, they continue to receive their salary and in return they agree not to work for anyone else for a period of time.
  • gardening tools — tools used for gardening, such as a trowel, spade, rake, etc
  • garrison finish — the finish of a race, especially a horse race, in which the winner comes from behind to win at the last moment.
  • garrison troops — troops who maintain and guard a military base or fortified place
  • gas oil contact — In a reservoir, gas oil contact is the area containing a mix of gas and oil, below which there is mainly oil and above which there is mainly gas.
  • gaspe peninsula — a peninsula in SE Canada, in Quebec province, between New Brunswick and the St. Lawrence River.
  • gastric balloon — an inflatable rubber bag placed in the stomach to reduce its capacity as an aid to losing weight
  • gastroenteritis — inflammation of the stomach and intestines.
  • gastronomically — the art or science of good eating.
  • gated community — a group of houses or apartment buildings protected by gates, walls, or other security measures.
  • gender equality — the state of having the same rights, status, and opportunities as others, regardless of one's gender.
  • general holiday — a public holiday
  • general meeting — business: for all members
  • general officer — an officer ranking above colonel.
  • general paresis — a syphilitic brain disorder characterized by chronic inflammation and degeneration of cerebral tissue resulting in mental and physical deterioration.
  • general science — basic science taught as a school subject
  • general studies — a school subject that includes a variety of skills and topics (such as comprehension, and current affairs, which may complement the study of A-levels in specific subjects)
  • generalisations — Plural form of generalisation.
  • generalizations — Plural form of generalization.
  • generating unit — a unit that generates electricity
  • genetic fallacy — the fallacy of confusing questions of validity and logical order with questions of origin and temporal order.
  • gentlemanliness — like, befitting, or characteristic of a gentleman.
  • geomagnetically — In a geomagnetic way; through geomagnetism.
  • geotectonically — from a geotectonic point of view
  • gerald mulligan — Gerald Joseph ("Gerry"; "Jeru") 1927–96, U.S. jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer.
  • geranium family — the plant family Geraniaceae, typified by herbaceous plants or small shrubs having lobed leaves, showy flowers, and slender, beak-shaped fruit, and including the crane's-bills, stork's-bills, and cultivated geraniums of the genus Pelargonium.
  • german-speaking — able to speak German
  • gesneria family — the plant family Gesneriaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having a basal rosette of usually toothed leaves, tubular two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the African violet, gloxinia, and streptocarpus.
  • get a wiggle on — to hurry up
  • giant schnauzer — one of a German breed of large working dogs, resembling a larger and more powerful version of the standard schnauzer, having a pepper-and-salt or pure black, wiry coat, bushy eyebrows and beard, and a docked tail set moderately high, originally developed as a cattle herder but now often used in police work.
  • giant sunflower — a composite plant, Helianthus giganteus, of eastern North America, growing nearly 12 feet (4 meters) high and having very large yellow flower heads.
  • giant water bug — any of various aquatic bugs, as of the family Belostomatidae (giant water bug)
  • gibson, william — William Gibson
  • gigantopithecus — a genus of extinct ape of southern Asia existing during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, known only from very large fossil jaws and teeth and believed to be perhaps the biggest hominoid that ever lived.
  • gilbert islands — a group of islands in the W Pacific: with Banaba, the Phoenix Islands, and three of the Line Islands they constitute the independent state of Kiribati; until 1975 they formed part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands; achieved full independence in 1979. Pop: 82 902 (2005). Area: 295 sq km (114 sq miles)
  • gingerbread man — biscuit in the shape of a man
  • girlie magazine — soft porn magazine
  • give a monkey's — to care about or regard as important
  • glanville-hicks — Peggy, 1912–1990, U.S. composer and music critic, born in Australia.
  • glass harmonica — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated, revolving glass bowls, the rims of which are moistened and set in vibration by friction from the fingertips.
  • glass menagerie — a play (1945) by Tennessee Williams.
  • glazier's point — a small, pointed piece of sheet metal, for holding a pane of glass in a sash until the putty has hardened.
  • gleichschaltung — the enforcement of standardization and the elimination of all opposition within the political, economic, and cultural institutions of a state
  • glucuronic acid — Biochemistry. an acid, C 6 H 10 O 7 , formed by the oxidation of glucose, found combined with other products of metabolism in the blood and urine.
  • glycaemic index — an index indicating the effects of various foods on blood sugar. Fast-releasing foods that raise blood sugar levels quickly are high on the index, while slow-releasing foods, at the bottom of the index, give a slow but sustained release of sugar
  • glycogenic acid — gluconic acid.
  • glycuronic acid — glucuronic acid.
  • gnotobiological — relating to gnotobiology
  • go hand in hand — belong together
  • go into details — If someone does not go into details about a subject, or does not go into the detail, they mention it without explaining it fully or properly.
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