16-letter words containing d, e, l, g, a, t
- federal register — a bulletin, published daily by the U.S. federal government, containing the schedule of hearings before Congressional and federal agency committees, together with orders, proclamations, etc., released by the executive branch of the government.
- feel the draught — to be short of money
- feel-good factor — When journalists refer to the feel-good factor, they mean that people are feeling hopeful and optimistic about the future.
- flight attendant — an airline employee who serves meals, attends to passengers' comfort, etc., during a flight.
- foot fault judge — on official on the baseline who is responsible for calling foot faults
- freeboard length — the length of a vessel, measured on the summer load line from the fore side of the stem to some part of the stern, usually the after side of the rudderpost.
- garfield heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- gelatin dynamite — a high explosive consisting of a gelatinized mass of nitroglycerin with cellulose nitrate added.
- gentleman friend — a man with whom a woman is romantically involved; suitor.
- get the lead out — Chemistry. a heavy, comparatively soft, malleable, bluish-gray metal, sometimes found in its natural state but usually combined as a sulfide, especially in galena. Symbol: Pb; atomic weight: 207.19; atomic number: 82; specific gravity: 11.34 at 20°C.
- glendale heights — a city in NE Illinois.
- gold certificate — a former U.S. paper currency issued by the federal government for circulation from 1865 to 1933, equal to and redeemable for gold to a stated value.
- gold star mother — an American woman whose son or daughter has died while serving in the United States Armed Forces
- golden parachute — an employment contract or agreement guaranteeing a key executive of a company substantial severance pay and other financial benefits in the event of job loss caused by the company's being sold or merged.
- golden rain tree — an ornamental tree, Koelreuteria paniculata, of the soapberry family, native to China and adjacent areas, having pinnate leaves, large clusters of fragrant yellow flowers, and inflated pods containing black seeds used as beads.
- governmentalized — Simple past tense and past participle of governmentalize.
- granulated paper — paper with a roughened surface
- granulated sugar — a coarsely ground white sugar, widely used as a sweetener.
- great horned owl — a large, brown-speckled owl, Bubo virginianus, common in the Western Hemisphere, having prominent ear tufts.
- great-grandchild — a grandchild of one's son or daughter.
- great-granduncle — an uncle of one's grandfather or grandmother.
- greater sand eel — a large species of sand eel, Hyperoplus lanceolatus
- greater-doxology — Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
- grid declination — the angular difference between true north and grid north on a map
- grounded neutral — Grounded neutral is the situation in which the neutral wire of an electrical supply system is connected to ground.
- hailing distance — the distance within which the human voice can be heard: They sailed within hailing distance of the island.
- indefatigability — incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
- indian wrestling — arm wrestling
- interlaced image — progressive coding
- italian dressing — a strongly flavored vinaigrette for salads, containing garlic, oregano, red peppers, etc.
- knowledgeability — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- landed immigrant — foreigner: permanent resident
- leading question — a question so worded as to suggest the proper or desired answer.
- led page printer — LED printer
- left-hand dagger — a dagger of the 16th and 17th centuries, held in the left hand in dueling and used to parry the sword of an opponent.
- legal department — the department that deals with legal matters
- legal dictionary — a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the various branches of the legal profession, as civil law, criminal law, and corporate law. A comprehensive legal dictionary adds to its body of standard English entries many words and phrases that have made their way into modern legal practice from law French and Latin and are rarely found in a general English monolingual dictionary. Such a specialized dictionary is useful not only for law students and for attorneys themselves, but for members of the lay public who require legal services. Legal dictionaries published in print follow the normal practice of sorting entry terms alphabetically, while electronic dictionaries, such as the online Dictionary of Law on Dictionary.com, allow direct, immediate access to a search term.
- lettre de change — bill of exchange.
- leveraged buyout — the purchase of a company with borrowed money, using the company's assets as collateral, and often discharging the debt and realizing a profit by liquidating the company. Abbreviation: LBO.
- lightheartedness — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- like cat and dog — quarrelling savagely
- little englander — an English person who believes the best interests of Britain are served by attention to Britain itself, rather than to the concerns of the empire.
- long-established — having a long history; old
- long-nosed skate — a fish; Raja oxyrinchus
- margaret drabble — Margaret, born 1939, English novelist.
- mayfield heights — a city in N Ohio, near Cleveland.
- methodologically — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- middle stone age — the Mesolithic period.
- molybdate orange — a pigment consisting of a solid solution of sulfate, molybdate, and chromate compounds of lead.
- nightingale ward — a long hospital ward with beds on either side and the nurses' station in the middle