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15-letter words containing g, o, r

  • drawing account — an account used by a partner or employee for cash withdrawals.
  • drinking trough — a narrow open container in which water for animals is put
  • drip irrigation — a system of crop irrigation involving the controlled delivery of water directly to individual plants through a network of tubes or pipes.
  • dropping bottle — a bottle with correlated lengthwise grooves in the neck and in the stopper, permitting a controlled flow of the liquid contents in the form of drops.
  • dry goods store — a shop selling textiles and haberdashery
  • drying-up cloth — a tea towel
  • dynamic routing — (networking)   (Or "adaptive routing") Routing that adjusts automatically to network topology or traffic changes.
  • eating disorder — any of various disorders, as anorexia nervosa or bulimia, characterized by severe disturbances in eating habits.
  • echocardiograms — Plural form of echocardiogram.
  • echocardiograph — an instrument employing reflected ultrasonic waves to examine the structures and functioning of the heart.
  • edgar allan poeEdgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
  • egyptian clover — a Mediterranean clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, grown as a forage crop and to improve the soil in the southwestern US and the Nile valley
  • electromagnetic — Of or relating to the interrelation of electric currents or fields and magnetic fields.
  • electromyograms — Plural form of electromyogram.
  • electromyograph — A device used in electromyography to generate electromyograms.
  • electronegative — Electrically negative.
  • electronic game — any of various small handheld computerized games, usually battery-operated, having a small screen on which graphics are displayed and buttons to operate the game
  • electrorheology — the study of the flow of fluids under the influence of electric fields
  • electrosurgical — Relating to electrosurgery.
  • embryologically — Regarding embryology.
  • emergency force — a group of soldiers whose job it is to respond to emergencies: for example, to keep order, or to deliver food and medical supplies in a natural disaster
  • emperor penguin — large Antarctic penguin
  • encephalography — Any of various techniques for recording the structure or electrical activity of the brain.
  • encounter group — a group of people who meet in order to develop self-awareness and mutual understanding by openly expressing their feelings, by confrontation, physical contact, etc
  • endocrine gland — anatomy: hormone-secreting gland
  • endocrinologist — A person who is skilled at, or practices endocrinology.
  • english sparrow — a small Eurasian weaverbird, Passer domesticus, now established in North America and Australia. It has a brown streaked plumage with grey underparts
  • epeirogenically — in the manner of epeirogeny
  • ergatandromorph — an ant with the characteristics of both worker and male
  • erythromelalgia — A rare neurovascular peripheral pain disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower extremities or hands, are episodically blocked, then become hyperemic and inflamed.
  • ewing's sarcoma — a form of malignant bone tumour most commonly found in children and young people
  • examining board — an organization that sets and corrects exams
  • export earnings — the earnings of a company or country that are generated through the export of goods or services
  • extreme ironing — an activity that involves ironing items of laundry while engaged in a sport such as snowboarding or rock climbing
  • factory farming — Factory farming is a system of farming which involves keeping animals indoors, often with very little space, and giving them special foods so that they grow more quickly or produce more eggs or milk.
  • fairy godfather — a kindly sponsor or guardian; godfather.
  • fairy godmother — a kindly sponsor or guardian; godmother.
  • fall from grace — elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice. Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
  • family grouping — a system, used usually in the infant school, of grouping children of various ages together, esp for project work
  • fantasmagorical — Alternative form of phantasmagorical.
  • feeding grounds — the place where animals gather to find food
  • feelgood factor — When journalists refer to the feelgood factor, they mean that people are feeling hopeful and optimistic about the future.
  • ferrihemoglobin — methemoglobin.
  • fibrocartilages — Plural form of fibrocartilage.
  • fight-or-flight — denoting instinctive response
  • fighter command — a former unit of the Royal Air Force dedicated to the use of fighter aircraft, esp against enemy bombers and their escorts during WWII
  • figure of eight — figure eight.
  • figure of merit — a measure of the efficiency of a helicopter in hover
  • finger-pointing — the imputation of blame or responsibility.
  • fire-and-forget — used to describe a type of missile that, once fired, is able to guide itself to its target
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