15-letter words containing d, r, e, g, i
- sounding rocket — a rocket equipped with instruments for making meteorological observations in the upper atmosphere.
- spread sampling — the selection of a corpus for statistical analysis by selecting a number of short passages at random throughout the work and considering their aggregation
- spread-eagleism — boastfulness or bombast, especially in the display of patriotic or nationalistic pride in the U.S.; flag-waving.
- stage direction — an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.
- stamford bridge — a village in N England, east of York: site of a battle (1066) in which King Harold of England defeated his brother Tostig and King Harald Hardrada of Norway, three weeks before the Battle of Hastings
- standing charge — fixed energy costs
- standing orders — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
- starting handle — a crank used to start the motor of an automobile.
- steroidogenesis — the formation of steroids, as by the adrenal cortex, testes, and ovaries.
- sticky-fingered — given to thieving
- storage disease — a metabolic disorder characterized by excessive storage in certain cells of normal metabolic intermediates, as fats, iron, and carbohydrates.
- straight-backed — having a straight, usually high, back: a straight-backed chair.
- suppressor grid — an electrode placed between the screen grid and anode of a valve. Its negative potential, relative to both screen and anode, prevents secondary electrons from the anode reaching the screen
- surgical needle — a needle for suturing.
- svedberg (unit) — a unit of time, equal to 10-13 second, used in determining the rate of sedimentation of a macromolecule in an ultracentrifuge
- target audience — the target audience of a programme is the group of people that the programme-makers are trying to persuade to watch or listen to it
- the high ground — a position of moral or ethical superiority in a dispute
- the perigordian — the Perigordian culture
- the undersigned — the person or persons who have signed at the foot of a document, statement, etc
- thought reading — mind reading.
- tracking device — an electronic security device which allows you to monitor the location of a person or object, esp a vehicle
- trading partner — a person, organization, or country with whom somebody customarily does business
- treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
- tunbridge wells — a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.
- turkish delight — a candy made of fruit juice and gelatin, cubed and dusted with sugar.
- uncomprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- uncorresponding — identical in all essentials or respects: corresponding fingerprints.
- underfulfilling — falling short of satisfactory
- underprivileged — denied the enjoyment of the normal privileges or rights of a society because of low economic and social status.
- understandingly — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- undeservingness — qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant.
- untransmigrated — not transmigrated; not transferred or caused to be transferred
- vaginal dryness — abnormal dryness of the vagina, caused by lack of natural lubrication
- variant reading — an alternative interpretation of a word in a text to the one generally accepted
- venus-s--girdle — an iridescent blue-and-green comb jelly, Cestum veneris, having a ribbon-shaped, gelatinous body.
- video recording — sth filmed on videotape
- voltage divider — a resistor or series of resistors connected to a voltage source and used to provide voltages that are fractions of that of the source.
- vortex shedding — the process by which vortices formed continuously by the aerodynamic conditions associated with a solid body in a gas or air stream are carried downstream by the flow in the form of a vortex street
- weatherboarding — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
- wedding planner — sb hired to organize a marriage day
- wedding present — a present given to a couple when they get married
- well-engineered — a person trained and skilled in the design, construction, and use of engines or machines, or in any of various branches of engineering: a mechanical engineer; a civil engineer.
- well-integrated — combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole: an integrated plot; an integrated course of study.
- well-recognized — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- window dressing — the art, act, or technique of trimming the display windows of a store.
- window-dressing — the art, act, or technique of trimming the display windows of a store.
- with good grace — elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice. Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- wondermongering — the promising of miracles
- word processing — writing, editing, and production of documents, as letters, reports, and books, through the use of a computer program or a complete computer system designed to facilitate rapid and efficient manipulation of text. Abbreviation: WP.
- xeroradiography — an x-ray utilizing a specially coated plate that allows a picture to be developed without the use of liquid chemicals.