15-letter words containing g, o, b, l
- operating table — table on which surgery is performed
- organized labor — all workers who are organized in labor unions.
- peachblow glass — an American art glass made in various pale colors and sometimes having an underlayer of milk glass.
- photodegradable — (of a substance) capable of being broken down by light.
- plug compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
- plug-compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- pot-bellied pig — A pot-bellied pig is a small, dark-colored pig, originally from Vietnam, that is sometimes kept as a pet.
- problem-solving — skills, process: of finding solutions
- programmability — capable of being programmed.
- psychobiologist — the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
- public offering — a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (opposed to private placement): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- recognizability — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- reggio calabria — a seaport in S Italy, on the Strait of Messina: almost totally destroyed by an earthquake 1908.
- rolling bearing — any bearing in which the antifriction action depends on the rolling action of balls or rollers
- rough bluegrass — a grass, Poa trivialis, native to Eurasia and naturalized in North America, where it is used in mixtures for lawns and pasturage.
- rubbing alcohol — a poisonous solution of about 70 percent isopropyl or denatured ethyl alcohol, usually containing a perfume oil, used chiefly in massaging.
- running bowline — a type of slipknot formed by running the standing line through the loop formed in a regular bowline
- sauvignon blanc — a white grape grown primarily in France and California.
- saviour sibling — a child conceived through IVF and screened for compatibility with a terminally or seriously ill sibling in order to provide organ or cell donations as a form of treatment
- scolding bridle — branks.
- sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
- second blessing — an experience of sanctification coming after conversion.
- self-abnegation — self-denial or self-sacrifice.
- slavonian grebe — a N Eurasian or N American grebe with reddish underside and a black and gold crest; Podiceps auritus
- smelling bottle — a small bottle or vial for holding smelling salts or perfume.
- social climbing — advancement of one's social status
- sociobiological — of or relating to sociobiology
- soft-boiled egg — boiled egg with runny yolk
- southern blight — a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting.
- 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
- 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
- stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
- subject catalog — a catalog having entries listed by subject only.
- ten-pin bowling — game of skittles
- to grab hold of — Hold is used in expressions such as grab hold of, catch hold of, and get hold of, to indicate that you close your hand tightly around something, for example to stop something moving or falling.
- traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- unknowledgeable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- urban sociology — the sociological study of cities and their role in the development of society.
- variable region — a configuration in the upper branches of the Y of an antibody molecule, unique in each antibody type, that binds with the determinant of a specific antigen.
- vegetable ivory — ivory (def 9).
- viper's bugloss — the blueweed.
- wager of battle — (in medieval Britain) a pledge to do battle for a cause, esp to decide guilt or innocence by single combat
- washing-up bowl — plastic bowl used for washing dishes
- well-brought-up — If you say that someone, especially a child, is well-brought-up, you mean that they are very polite because they have been taught good manners.
- wellington boot — a leather boot with the front part of the top extending above the knee.
- whistle-blowing — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.