15-letter words containing g, o, a, t
- speaking of sth — You can say speaking of something that has just been mentioned as a way of introducing a new topic which has some connection with that thing.
- spermatogenesis — the origin and development of spermatozoa.
- sporting chance — an even or fair opportunity for a favorable outcome in an enterprise, as winning in a game of chance or in any kind of contest: They gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts.
- stage direction — an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.
- staggered hours — a system of working in which the employees of an organization do not all arrive and leave at the same time, but have large periods of overlap
- stamford bridge — a village in N England, east of York: site of a battle (1066) in which King Harold of England defeated his brother Tostig and King Harald Hardrada of Norway, three weeks before the Battle of Hastings
- stamping ground — a habitual or favorite haunt.
- standing orders — Military. (formerly) a general order always in force in a command and establishing uniform procedures for it; standard operating procedure.
- star of courage — a Canadian award for bravery
- start something — to cause a disturbance or trouble
- starting blocks — the rigid blocks adjustable at an angle and mounted on a track against which a runner's shoes are placed to aid in starting
- starting pistol — a pistol used to give the signal to start a race
- 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
- step on the gas — accelerate, drive faster
- stereologically — by way of stereology or in a stereological manner
- stigmatophilist — a person who has stigmatophilia
- stop at nothing — to be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthless
- storage battery — a voltaic battery consisting of two or more storage cells.
- storage disease — a metabolic disorder characterized by excessive storage in certain cells of normal metabolic intermediates, as fats, iron, and carbohydrates.
- straightforward — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
- subject catalog — a catalog having entries listed by subject only.
- suborganization — an organization within a larger organization
- swallow-tanager — a tropical American bird, Tersina viridis, related to the true tanagers but with longer, swallowlike wings.
- swing both ways — to enjoy sexual partners of both sexes
- syllogistically — of or relating to a syllogism.
- symptomological — relating to symptomology
- tactical voting — Tactical voting is the act of voting for a particular person or political party in order to prevent someone else from winning, rather than because you support that person or party.
- take down a peg — to lower the pride or conceit of; humble or dispirit
- take lying down — to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. Antonyms: stand.
- tarn-et-garonne — a department in S France. 1440 sq. mi. (3730 sq. km). Capital: Montauban.
- teaching fellow — a holder of a teaching fellowship.
- technologically — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
- telephotography — photography of distant objects, using a telephoto lens.
- teng hsiao-ping — Deng Xiaoping.
- terra incognita — an unknown or unexplored land, region, or subject.
- testing station — an establishment licensed to issue warrants of fitness for motor vehicles
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- thalassographer — a person who studies the sea; an oceanographer
- thalassographic — relating to thalassography
- thanatognomonic — signalling the nearness of death
- thanks offering — an offering made as an expression of thanks to God
- the anglo-irish — the inhabitants of Ireland of English birth or descent
- the gift of gab — If someone has the gift of gab, they are able to speak easily and confidently, and to persuade people.
- the greater dog — the constellation Canis Major
- the perigordian — the Perigordian culture
- the working man — working class people collectively
- the wrong track — the incorrect line of investigation, inquiry, etc
- theory of games — game theory.
- thermobarograph — a device that simultaneously records the temperature and pressure of the atmosphere