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15-letter words containing e, g, o, n, s

  • horse-and-buggy — of or relating to the last few generations preceding the invention of the automobile: vivid recollections of horse-and-buggy days.
  • housing benefit — In Britain, housing benefit is money that the government gives to people with no income or very low incomes to pay for part or all of their rent.
  • housing project — a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
  • hovering vessel — a vessel in territorial waters apparently collaborating in illicit operations.
  • hughes syndrome — a condition of the autoimmune system caused by antibodies reacting against phospholipids, leading to thrombosis
  • hump one's swag — (of a tramp) to carry one's belongings from place to place on one's back
  • huntingdonshire — a former county in E England, now part of Cambridgeshire.
  • hypomagnesaemia — the condition of having too little magnesium in the blood, particularly in cattle, in which it is also known as lactation tetany
  • if nothing else — You can say 'if nothing else' to indicate that what you are mentioning is, in your opinion, the only good thing in a particular situation.
  • ignition source — An ignition source is a process or event which can cause a fire or explosion.
  • ignition system — the system in an internal-combustion engine that produces the spark to ignite the mixture of fuel and air: includes the battery, ignition coil, distributor, spark plugs, and associated switches and wiring.
  • ignominiousness — The state or quality of being ignominious.
  • image-conscious — concerned about the way one comes across to other people and the impression one creates
  • in the doghouse — a small shelter for a dog.
  • inhomogeneities — lack of homogeneity.
  • inhomogeneously — lack of homogeneity.
  • integrationists — Plural form of integrationist.
  • interior design — the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features.
  • interior-sprung — (esp of a mattress) containing springs
  • interiorscaping — The design, installation, and maintenance of interiorscapes.
  • interrogatories — conveying or expressing a question; interrogative.
  • investigational — Of, or relating to investigating, or to an investigation.
  • irreligiousness — The state or quality of being irreligious; ungodliness.
  • island grey fox — a similar and related animal, U. littoralis, inhabiting islands off North America
  • jogger's nipple — painful inflammation of the nipple, caused by friction with a garment when running for long distances
  • john j pershingJohn Joseph ("Blackjack") 1860–1948, U.S. general: commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
  • kinesthesiology — The medical and therapeutic study of the movement of muscles and joints.
  • kingdom of ends — (in Kantian ethics) a metaphorical realm to which belong those persons acting and being acted upon in accordance with moral law.
  • knowledge-based — characterized by the dominance of information services as an area of growth
  • lake washington — a lake in W Washington, forming the E boundary of the city of Seattle: linked by canal with Puget Sound. Length: about 32 km (20 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles)
  • langston hughesCharles Evans, 1862–1948, U.S. jurist and statesman: chief justice of the U.S. 1930–41.
  • language school — A language school is a private school where a foreign language is taught.
  • laser ring gyro — a system of aerial navigation in which rotation is sensed by the measuring of the frequency shift of laser light in a closed circuit in a horizontal plane
  • leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
  • lemon-grass oil — a yellowish to brownish oil distilled from the leaves of certain lemon grasses, especially Cymbopogon citratus, used chiefly in perfumery.
  • leptomeningitis — (pathology) inflammation of the leptomeninges.
  • leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
  • leukaemogenesis — the development of leukaemia
  • lexical scoping — lexical scope
  • licensing hours — hours during which alcoholic drinks may be sold legally
  • lignocellulosic — (biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from lignocellulose; used especially to describe the products of biomass.
  • lobster newburg — (sometimes lowercase) lobster cooked in a thick seasoned cream sauce made with sherry or brandy.
  • long sweetening — liquid sweetening, as maple syrup, molasses, or sorghum.
  • long-case clock — tall-case clock.
  • long-sufferance — long-suffering.
  • longshore drift — beach drift.
  • longsightedness — Farsight; farsightedness; far sight; long sight.
  • loose chippings — pieces of gravel spread on the top of tarmac that fail to stick to it
  • lost generation — the generation of men and women who came of age during or immediately following World War I: viewed, as a result of their war experiences and the social upheaval of the time, as cynical, disillusioned, and without cultural or emotional stability.
  • loving-kindness — tender kindness motivated by or expressing affection.
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