15-letter words containing g, o, d, a, f
- leaf-footed bug — any of numerous plant-sucking or predaceous bugs of the family Coreidae, typically having leaflike legs: several species are pests of food crops.
- lift-drag ratio — the ratio of the lift to the drag of an airfoil.
- off one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- on a knife-edge — To be on a knife-edge means to be in a situation in which nobody knows what is going to happen next, or in which one thing is just as likely to happen as another.
- sargon of akkad — 24th to 23rd century bc, semilegendary Mesopotamian ruler whose empire extended from the Gulf to the Mediterranean
- self-diagnostic — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
- sleight of hand — skill in feats requiring quick and clever movements of the hands, especially for entertainment or deception, as jugglery, card or coin magic, etc.; legerdemain.
- 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
- straightforward — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
- to get ahold of — to manage to find, contact, or obtain someone or something
- 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.
- trading profits — profits made from the buying and selling of goods and services
- waterford glass — fine cut or gilded glass made in Waterford, Ireland, having a slight blue cast due to the presence of cobalt.