15-letter words containing g, o, n
- 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
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
- step on the gas — accelerate, drive faster
- steroidogenesis — the formation of steroids, as by the adrenal cortex, testes, and ovaries.
- stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
- stocking stitch — stockinette (def 2).
- stoke newington — former metropolitan borough of London, now part of Hackney
- stomping ground — a habitual or favorite haunt.
- stop at nothing — to be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthless
- string together — arrange coherently
- 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.
- suborganization — an organization within a larger organization
- sugarcane borer — the larva of the pyralid moth, Diatraea saccharalis, a serious pest of sugarcane, corn, rice, and sorghums.
- suicide bombing — a terrorist bomb attack in which the perpetrator knows that he or she will be killed in the explosion
- supergovernment — a centralized organization formed by a group of governments to enforce justice or maintain peace.
- supporting film — a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
- supporting role — acting: secondary part
- surgeon general — the chief of medical services in one of the armed forces.
- 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
- synectics group — a group of people of varied background that meets to attempt creative solutions of problems through the unrestricted exercise of imagination and the correlation of disparate elements.
- 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.
- ten-pin bowling — game of skittles
- 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.
- text processing — the handling of alphabetic characters by a computer
- 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 common good — If you do something for the common good, you do it for the benefit or advantage of everyone.
- the high ground — a position of moral or ethical superiority in a dispute
- the other thing — an unexpressed alternative
- the perigordian — the Perigordian culture
- the underground — an electric passenger railway operated in underground tunnels
- the working man — working class people collectively
- the wrong track — the incorrect line of investigation, inquiry, etc
- thirtysomething — a person in her or his thirties
- thought pattern — habitual way of thinking
- thought reading — mind reading.