15-letter words containing d, g
- saw-edged knife — a knife with a serrated edge
- scanning device — any of various devices used in medical diagnosis to obtain an image of an internal organ or part
- scatter diagram — a graphic representation of bivariate data as a set of points in the plane that have Cartesian coordinates equal to corresponding values of the two variates.
- scenic designer — a person whose job is to create the scenery for television, film and stage
- schooner-rigged — rigged as a schooner, especially with gaff sails and staysails only.
- scolding bridle — branks.
- scotch highland — any of a breed of small, hardy, usually dun-colored, shaggy-haired beef cattle with long, widespread horns, able to withstand the cold and sparse pasturage of its native western Scottish uplands.
- scrounge around — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
- second blessing — an experience of sanctification coming after conversion.
- second language — a language learned by a person after his or her native language, especially as a resident of an area where it is in general use.
- second mortgage — a mortgage the lien of which is next in priority to a first mortgage.
- second thoughts — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
- secondary group — a group of people with whom one's contacts are detached and impersonal.
- secundogeniture — the state of being the second born child
- securicor guard — a guard who works for Securicor
- seeding machine — a machine for sowing seeds
- self-diagnostic — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
- self-indulgence — indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
- self-validating — requiring no external confirmation, sanction, or validation.
- sensitizing dye — a dye adsorbed onto the silver halide grains of an emulsion to make the emulsion more sensitive to certain colors.
- sewage disposal — waste processing
- shire highlands — an upland area of S Malawi. Average height: 900 m (3000 ft)
- shopping arcade — a place where a number of shops are connected together under one roof
- shotgun wedding — a wedding occasioned or precipitated by pregnancy.
- shoulder charge — an instance of a player charging into another so that there is contact between their shoulders (permissible in some circumstances)
- shoulder girdle — pectoral girdle (def 2).
- shoulder-length — Shoulder-length hair is long enough to reach your shoulders.
- sidesplittingly — in a side-splitting manner
- sigmoid flexure — Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.
- sign the pledge — to make a vow to abstain from alcoholic drink
- silver quandong — an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae
- single standard — a single set of principles or rules applying to everyone, as a single moral code applying to both men and women, especially in sexual behavior. Compare double standard.
- single-breasted — (of a coat, jacket, etc.) having a front closure directly in the center with only a narrow overlap secured by a single button or row of buttons.
- single-handedly — in a single-handed manner; single-handed.
- single-sideband — of or pertaining to a system of radio transmission in which one of the two sidebands produced during modulation is suppressed
- sit in judgment — To sit in judgment means to decide whether or not someone is guilty of doing something wrong.
- sleight of hand — skill in feats requiring quick and clever movements of the hands, especially for entertainment or deception, as jugglery, card or coin magic, etc.; legerdemain.
- sliver building — a very narrow skyscraper designed in response to restriction of the building site or zoning, frequently containing only a single apartment per floor or comparably limited office space.
- smoking-related — (of a disease, illness, etc) caused by smoking tobacco, etc
- snaggle toothed — a tooth growing out beyond or apart from others.
- snaggle-toothed — a tooth growing out beyond or apart from others.
- sneezing powder — a powder used to make people sneeze as a practical joke
- social drinking — the practice of drinking alcohol occasionally and usually only in social situations
- social spending — the money that is spent on welfare payments
- social standing — a person's status or social class in society
- social-drinking — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- soft-boiled egg — boiled egg with runny yolk
- soul-destroying — Activities or situations that are soul-destroying make you depressed, because they are boring or because there is no hope of improvement.
- sound deadening — a process or material that reduces the resonance or volume of sound