15-letter words containing g, a, d, s
- darning needles — a long needle with a long eye used in darning.
- data processing — Data processing is the series of operations that are carried out on data, especially by computers, in order to present, interpret, or obtain information.
- daylight saving — the practice of advancing standard time by one hour in the spring of each year and of setting it back by one hour in the fall in order to gain an extra period of daylight during the early evening.
- decision-making — the act or process of making decisions
- decriminalising — Present participle of decriminalise.
- deep-sea diving — the activity of diving and exploring in the deep parts of the sea
- degenerationist — a person who believes in the evolutionary decline of a species
- demagnetisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of demagnetization.
- depersonalizing — Present participle of depersonalize.
- dephlogisticate — to reduce or remove inflammation from
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- dermatographism — a condition in which touching or lightly scratching the skin causes raised, reddish marks.
- descaling agent — something intended for use removing limescale from something such as a tap, kettle or coffee machine.
- designated area — specified
- desktop manager — A user interface to system services, usually icon and menu based like the Macintosh Finder, enabling the user to run application programs and use a file system without directly using the command language of the operating system.
- diagonalisation — (UK) In matrix algebra, the process of converting a square matrix into a diagonal matrix, usually to find the eigenvalues of the matrix.
- die standing up — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- digestive gland — any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract, as the salivary glands, liver, and pancreas.
- digestive tract — alimentary canal
- dinoflagellates — Plural form of dinoflagellate.
- disadvantageous — characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.
- disambiguations — Plural form of disambiguation.
- disappointingly — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
- disarticulating — Present participle of disarticulate.
- disembarrassing — Present participle of disembarrass.
- disenchantingly — In a disenchanting manner.
- disentanglement — Removal of, or extrication from twists, tangles, complications or confusion.
- disestablishing — Present participle of disestablish.
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- dishearteningly — In a disheartening manner.
- disintegrations — the act or process of disintegrating.
- disorganisation — Alternative spelling of disorganization.
- disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
- displeasingness — the state of being displeasing
- distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- distinguishably — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- distress signal — a signal used, or designed to be used, by persons in peril, for the purpose of summoning aid, indicating their position, etc., as a radio code sign, aerial flare, flag hoist, or the like. Compare distress call (def 1).
- docking station — device: charger
- dog's breakfast — a disorderly mixture; hodgepodge.
- doubting thomas — a person who refuses to believe without proof; skeptic. John 20:24–29.
- dr. strangelove — a person, especially a military or government official, who advocates initiating nuclear warfare.
- drag one's feet — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- draughtsmanship — (British) alternative spelling of draftsmanship.
- dynamic scoping — dynamic scope
- dysteleological — Of or pertaining to dysteleology.
- east longmeadow — a city in SW Massachusetts.
- eating disorder — any of various disorders, as anorexia nervosa or bulimia, characterized by severe disturbances in eating habits.
- echocardiograms — Plural form of echocardiogram.
- exaggeratedness — the quality of being exaggerated
- fetal diagnosis — prenatal determination of genetic or chemical abnormalities in a fetus, esp by amniocentesis