15-letter words containing g, o, d, s
- gödel's theorem — either of two theorems published by the mathematician Kurt Gödel in 1931 that prove all mathematical systems are incomplete in that their truth or consistency can only be proved using a system of a higher order
- gold prospector — a person who searches for the natural occurrence of gold
- golden eardrops — a Californian plant, Dicentra chrysantha, of the fumitory family, having bluish-green foliage and branched clusters of yellow flowers.
- golden pheasant — an Asiatic pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus, having brilliant scarlet, orange, gold, green, and black plumage.
- golden samphire — a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- goldilocks zone — a zone around a star having temperatures and other conditions that can support life on planets: Mars is thought to lie on the outer edge of the sun's Goldilocks zone.
- good queen bess — Elizabeth I
- good-fellowship — a pleasant, convivial spirit; comradeship; geniality.
- goodheartedness — The quality of being goodhearted.
- goodness of fit — the extent to which observed sample values of a variable approximate to values derived from a theoretical density, often measured by a chi-square test
- goody two shoes — a goody-goody.
- goody two-shoes — goody-goody
- goody-two-shoes — a goody-goody.
- gorlin syndrome — a rare congenital disorder in which cancer destroys the facial skin and causes blindness; skeletal anomalies can also occur
- graduate school — a school, usually a division of a university, offering courses leading to degrees more advanced than the bachelor's degree.
- grimes (golden) — a yellow autumn eating apple
- gros de londres — a cross-ribbed, silk dress fabric with ribs alternating in color or between coarse and fine yarn.
- gross indecency — sexual offence
- ground meristem — an area of primary meristematic tissue, emerging from and immediately behind the apical meristem, that develops into the pith and the cortex.
- ground observer — a person stationed in a position on the ground to watch, follow, and report on flights of aircraft, especially of enemy aircraft.
- ground squirrel — any of several terrestrial rodents of the squirrel family, as of the genus Citellus and chipmunks of the genus Tamias. circ;circ;
- groundbreakings — Plural form of groundbreaking.
- growth industry — an industry that is experiencing rapid growth
- guild socialism — a form of socialism developed in England in the 20th century, emphasizing decentralization of industry and services with control to be vested in autonomous guilds of workers.
- hang one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- hardhead sponge — any of several commercial sponges, as Spongia officinalis dura, of the West Indies and Central America, having a harsh, fibrous, resilient skeleton.
- have it so good — to have so many benefits, esp material benefits
- hedge your bets — play it safe, lessen a risk
- hedgehog cactus — any of various rounded, usually spiny cacti of the genus Echinocereus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having bell-shaped flowers that close at night.
- hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
- high priesthood — the condition or office of a high priest.
- hog-nosed skunk — Also called badger skunk, rooter skunk. a large, naked-muzzled skunk, Conepatus mesoleucus, common in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a black coat with one broad white stripe down the back and tail.
- horse-and-buggy — of or relating to the last few generations preceding the invention of the automobile: vivid recollections of horse-and-buggy days.
- household goods — kitchenware and other utensils for use in the home
- hughes syndrome — a condition of the autoimmune system caused by antibodies reacting against phospholipids, leading to thrombosis
- huntingdonshire — a former county in E England, now part of Cambridgeshire.
- idiot's delight — any variety of the card game solitaire.
- immunodiagnosis — serodiagnosis.
- in good spirits — cheerful
- in the doghouse — a small shelter for a dog.
- interior design — the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features.
- island grey fox — a similar and related animal, U. littoralis, inhabiting islands off North America
- it's a good job — If you say it's a good thing, or in British English it's a good job, that something is the case, you mean that it is fortunate.
- kangaroo island — an island in the Indian Ocean, off South Australia. Area: 4350 sq km (1680 sq miles)
- kingdom of ends — (in Kantian ethics) a metaphorical realm to which belong those persons acting and being acted upon in accordance with moral law.
- kingsford-smith — Sir Charles (Edward). 1897–1935, Australian aviator and pioneer (with Charles Ulm) of trans-Pacific and trans-Tasman flights
- knowledge-based — characterized by the dominance of information services as an area of growth
- leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
- logical address — virtual address