15-letter words containing d, s, p
- geodemographics — the study and grouping of the people in a geographical area according to socioeconomic criteria, esp for market research
- german shepherd — one of a breed of large shepherd dogs having a coat ranging in color from gray to brindled, black-and-tan, or black, used especially in police work and as a guide for the blind.
- globus pallidus — anatomy: part of the brain
- gold prospector — a person who searches for the natural occurrence of gold
- golden eardrops — a Californian plant, Dicentra chrysantha, of the fumitory family, having bluish-green foliage and branched clusters of yellow flowers.
- golden pheasant — an Asiatic pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus, having brilliant scarlet, orange, gold, green, and black plumage.
- golden samphire — a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
- good-fellowship — a pleasant, convivial spirit; comradeship; geniality.
- grandstand play — an ostentatious play, as in a sport, overemphasized deliberately to elicit applause from spectators.
- graphic display — the way in which line drawings and text are displayed
- green sandpiper — a species of sandpiper, Tringa ochropus, with a greenish back and wings
- hampstead heath — a popular recreation area near Hampstead in N London
- hardhead sponge — any of several commercial sponges, as Spongia officinalis dura, of the West Indies and Central America, having a harsh, fibrous, resilient skeleton.
- hardship clause — a clause in a contract which covers unforeseen events that would make it more difficult for one party to complete the contract, and in which case offers alternative terms
- hausdorff space — a topological space in which each pair of points can be separated by two disjoint open sets containing the points.
- head-up display — an electronic display of data from instruments or other sources projected at eye level so that a driver or pilot sees it without looking away from the road or course. Abbreviation: HUD.
- heath speedwell — a temperate scrophulariaceous plant, Veronica officinalis, having small blue or pinkish white flowers
- hemel hempstead — a town in W Hertfordshire, in SE England.
- hermaphroditism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
- high priesthood — the condition or office of a high priest.
- hospital doctor — a hospital doctor works in a hospital, rather than as a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hundred's place — hundred (def 8).
- hydraulic press — a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.
- hydrosulphurous — relating to or derived from hydrosulphurous acid
- hyperadrenalism — a glandular disorder caused by the overactivity of the adrenal glands and often resulting in obesity
- hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
- hypersensitized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersensitize.
- hypersexualised — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersexualise.
- hypersexualized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersexualize.
- hyperthyroidism — overactivity of the thyroid gland.
- hypochondriases — Plural form of hypochondriasis.
- hypochondriasis — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- i don't suppose — You can say 'I don't suppose' as a way of introducing a polite request.
- identity papers — law: legal documents
- impact adhesive — a glue designed to give adhesion when two coated surfaces are pressed together
- implied consent — a manifestation of consent to something through conduct, including inaction or silence.
- in a (bad) spot — in a bad situation; in trouble
- in good spirits — cheerful
- independentista — (especially in Latin America) a person who supports or works toward political independence, especially one supporting radical changes in an existing government or from an existing system of government.
- indirect speech — Indirect speech is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual words: for example, 'They said you didn't like it', 'I asked him what his plans were', and 'Citizens complained about the smoke'.
- indisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or corrected by discipline
- indisputability — The property of being indisputable.
- industrial park — an industrial complex, typically in a suburban or rural area and set in parklike surroundings with such facilities as parking lots, restaurants, and recreation areas.
- iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
- job description — an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.
- joseph jacquard — Joseph Marie [zhoh-zef ma-ree] /ʒoʊˈzɛf ma ri/ (Show IPA), 1752–1834, French inventor.
- jupiter's-beard — red valerian.
- jurisprudential — the science or philosophy of law.
- juxtapositioned — Simple past tense and past participle of juxtaposition.
- kaleidoscopical — Alternative form of kaleidoscopic.