16-letter words containing d, g, l
- a mixed blessing — If you say that a situation is a mixed blessing, you mean that it has disadvantages as well as advantages.
- acknowledgements — Plural form of acknowledgement.
- activated sludge — a mass of aerated precipitated sewage added to untreated sewage to bring about purification by hastening decomposition by microorganisms
- added title page — a title page preceding or following the main title page of a book, often giving a series title or the book title in another language.
- adjutant general — a member of the Army Board responsible for personnel and administrative functions
- african marigold — a tropical American plant, Tagetes erecta, cultivated for its yellow or orange flower heads and strongly scented foliage: family Asteraceae (composites)
- african wild dog — a mottled dog of Africa, Lycaon pictus
- against all odds — If something happens against all odds, it happens or succeeds although it seemed impossible or very unlikely.
- alexander baring — Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
- alfred the great — 849–99, king of Wessex (871–99) and overlord of England, who defeated the Danes and encouraged learning and writing in English
- algol 60 revised — (language) (Or "Revised ALGOL 60") A revision of Algol 60 which still lacked standard I/O.
- algol 68 revised — (language) A significant simplification of ALGOL 68.
- all in good time — in due course
- alligator lizard — any of several lizards of the genera Algaria and Gerrhonotus, of western North America, having shinglelike scales and a fold along each side that permits expansion.
- alpha-adrenergic — of or having to do with an alpha receptor
- amending formula — a specified process or procedure by which a constitution may be amended
- an arm and a leg — If you say that something costs an arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive.
- analog recording — a method of sound recording in which an input audio waveform is converted to an analogous waveform.
- andromeda galaxy — a spiral galaxy, appearing to the naked eye as a fuzzy oval patch in the constellation Andromeda; it is a close neighbor to our own galaxy.
- angle of advance — the angle in excess of 90° that a steam-engine valve gear is in advance of the crank
- angular diameter — the angle that the apparent diameter of a celestial object subtends at the eye of the observer.
- assigned counsel — any private lawyer designated by a city or county court to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases at public expense.
- backward-looking — If you describe someone or something as backward-looking, you disapprove of their attitudes, ideas, or actions because they are based on old-fashioned opinions or methods.
- baggage handling — the work of dealing with and sorting passengers' baggage at an airport
- ballroom dancing — Ballroom dancing is a type of dancing in which a man and a woman dance together using fixed sequences of steps and movements.
- bearing pedestal — an independent support for a bearing, usually incorporating a bearing housing
- belgian sheepdog — any of a Belgian breed of large herding dog with a black coat, sometimes used as a guide dog
- bermuda triangle — an area in the Atlantic Ocean bounded by Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Florida where ships and aeroplanes are alleged to have disappeared mysteriously
- billy goat beard — a man's beard that is long under the chin and shaved elsewhere
- biodegradability — capable of decaying through the action of living organisms: biodegradable paper; biodegradable detergent.
- biological child — any child conceived rather than adopted by a specified parent, and therefore carrying genes from the parent.
- black nightshade — a poisonous solanaceous plant, Solanum nigrum, a common weed in cultivated land, having small white flowers with backward-curved petals and black berry-like fruits
- black propaganda — propaganda that does not come from the source it claims to come from
- bleaching powder — a white powder with the odour of chlorine, consisting of chlorinated calcium hydroxide with an approximate formula CaCl(OCl).4H2O. It is used in solution as a bleaching agent and disinfectant
- blended learning — the use of both classroom teaching and on-line learning
- blue mockingbird — any of several gray, black, and white songbirds of the genus Mimus, especially M. polyglottos, of the U.S. and Mexico, noted for their ability to mimic the songs of other birds.
- blue-winged teal — a small North American duck (Anas discors) found on ponds and rivers
- boarding kennels — a place where dog owners can pay to have their dogs looked after while they are away
- bois de boulogne — a large park in W Paris, formerly a forest: includes the racecourses of Auteuil and Longchamp
- botanical garden — a place where collections of plants and trees are kept for scientific study and exhibition
- brain aid prolog — (language) (BAP) A parallel Prolog environment for transputer systems by Frank Bergmann <[email protected]>, Martin Ostermann <[email protected]>, and Guido von Walter <[email protected]> of Brain Aid Systems GbR. BAP is based on a model of communicating sequential Prolog processes. The run-time system consists of a multi-process operating system with support for several applications running concurrently.
- breeding plumage — the plumage assumed by a male bird during the courtship period, especially in those species that are more colorful at this period.
- bright and early — very early in the morning
- bright-blindness — blindness occurring in sheep grazing pastures heavily infested with bracken
- budgie smugglers — men's close-fitting swimming trunks
- building society — In Britain, a building society is a business which will lend you money when you want to buy a house. You can also invest money in a building society, where it will earn interest. Compare savings and loan association.
- burgundy trefoil — alfalfa.
- canada bluegrass — a Eurasian grass, Poa compressa, naturalized in North America, having creeping rootstocks and bluish-green leaves.
- canadian english — the English language as spoken in Canada
- canandaigua lake — a lake in W central New York: one of the Finger Lakes.
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