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15-letter words containing g, l, u, t

  • sagittal suture — a serrated line on the top of the skull that marks the junction of the two parietal bones
  • scaling circuit — an electronic device or circuit that aggregates electric pulses and gives a single output pulse for a predetermined number of input pulses
  • school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate
  • self-justifying — offering excuses for oneself, especially in excess of normal demands.
  • self-regulating — adjusting, ruling, or governing itself without outside interference; operating or functioning without externally imposed controls or regulations: a self-regulating economy; the self-regulating market.
  • self-regulation — control by oneself or itself, as in an economy, business organization, etc., especially such control as exercised independently of governmental supervision, laws, or the like.
  • self-regulative — used for or capable of controlling or adjusting oneself or itself: a self-regulative device.
  • self-regulatory — Self-regulatory systems, organizations, or activities are controlled by the people involved in them, rather than by outside organizations or rules.
  • self-subsisting — to exist; continue in existence.
  • self-suggestion — the act of suggesting.
  • self-supporting — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
  • self-sustaining — self-supporting.
  • shoulder-length — Shoulder-length hair is long enough to reach your shoulders.
  • single-cut file — a file with teeth in one direction only: used for filing soft material
  • sleeping beauty — a beautiful princess, the heroine of a popular fairy tale, awakened from a charmed sleep by the kiss of the prince who is her true love.
  • snapping turtle — either of two large, edible, freshwater turtles of the family Chelydridae, of North and Central America, having a large head and powerful hooked jaws, especially the common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina.
  • solution mining — removal of a soluble mineral by dissolving it and leaching it out, as in the Frasch process.
  • soul-destroying — Activities or situations that are soul-destroying make you depressed, because they are boring or because there is no hope of improvement.
  • sound-and-light — combining sound effects or music with unusual lighting displays: to promote a product with a spectacular sound-and-light presentation.
  • south glamorgan — a county in SE Wales. 161 sq. mi. (416 sq. km).
  • southern blight — a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting.
  • southern lights — aurora australis.
  • spill your guts — If someone spills their guts, they tell you everything about something secret or private.
  • steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
  • structural gene — cistron.
  • stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
  • subintelligence — below average intelligence
  • subject catalog — a catalog having entries listed by subject only.
  • sulfiting agent — sulfite (def 2).
  • summer triangle — a group of three first-magnitude stars (Deneb, Vega, and Altair) visible during the summer in the N skies
  • supporting film — a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
  • supporting role — acting: secondary part
  • surgical spirit — Surgical spirit is a liquid which is used to clean wounds or surgical instruments. It consists mainly of alcohol.
  • surgical strike — a military action designed to destroy a particular target without harming other people or damaging other buildings near it
  • syntax language — a metalanguage used to refer to the grammatical or other formal features of an object language.
  • system building — a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings
  • take the plunge — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
  • talking picture — Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.
  • target language — the language into which a text is to be translated from another language. Compare source language (def 1).
  • the magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
  • thoughtlessness — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
  • to pull strings — If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly.
  • toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
  • training manual — instructional book
  • transfer lounge — the place in an airport where you wait for a transfer from one flight to another
  • traumatological — relating to traumatology
  • treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
  • troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
  • truth-value gap — the possibility in certain semantic systems of a statement being neither true nor false while also not being determinately of any third truth-value, as all my children are asleep uttered by a childless person
  • tubal pregnancy — pregnancy that grows in fallopian tube
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