15-letter words containing g, e, t, o, n, s
- standing orders — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
- start something — to cause a disturbance or trouble
- steam generator — steam-producing power plant
- steam reforming — a process in which methane from natural gas is heated, with steam, usually with a catalyst, to produce a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen used in organic synthesis and as a fuel
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
- step on the gas — accelerate, drive faster
- steroidogenesis — the formation of steroids, as by the adrenal cortex, testes, and ovaries.
- stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
- stoke newington — former metropolitan borough of London, now part of Hackney
- string together — arrange coherently
- strobe lighting — a high-intensity flashing beam of light produced by rapid electrical discharges in a tube or by a perforated disc rotating in front of an intense light source: used in discotheques, etc
- supergovernment — a centralized organization formed by a group of governments to enforce justice or maintain peace.
- supporting role — acting: secondary part
- swallow-tanager — a tropical American bird, Tersina viridis, related to the true tanagers but with longer, swallowlike wings.
- synectics group — a group of people of varied background that meets to attempt creative solutions of problems through the unrestricted exercise of imagination and the correlation of disparate elements.
- teng hsiao-ping — Deng Xiaoping.
- testing station — an establishment licensed to issue warrants of fitness for motor vehicles
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- text processing — the handling of alphabetic characters by a computer
- thanks offering — an offering made as an expression of thanks to God
- the anglo-irish — the inhabitants of Ireland of English birth or descent
- thirtysomething — a person in her or his thirties
- thoughtlessness — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
- to change hands — When something changes hands, its ownership changes, usually because it is sold to someone else.
- toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
- training course — practical programme of study
- transfer lounge — the place in an airport where you wait for a transfer from one flight to another
- transgressional — of or relating to transgression
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- turquoise green — a light bluish green.
- unquestioningly — in manner that accepts something without expressing doubt or uncertainty
- unrighteousness — not righteous; not upright or virtuous; wicked; sinful; evil: an unrighteous king.
- ust-kamenogorsk — a city in E Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
- 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
- whistle-blowing — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- witch of agnesi — a plane curve symmetrical about the y- axis and asymptotic to the x- axis, given by the equation x 2 y =4 a 2 (2 a − y).
- working storage — the amount of memory used to temporarily store results or other data while a program is running.
- wrongful arrest — the act of arresting someone without proper reason