15-letter words containing g, o, s, h, a
- gaia hypothesis — a model of the earth as a self-regulating organism, advanced as an alternative to a mechanistic model.
- galloping-ghost — Harold ("Red"; "the Galloping Ghost") 1903–1991, U.S. football player.
- garrison finish — the finish of a race, especially a horse race, in which the winner comes from behind to win at the last moment.
- gas thermometer — a device for measuring temperature by observing the change in either pressure or volume of an enclosed gas.
- geodemographics — the study and grouping of the people in a geographical area according to socioeconomic criteria, esp for market research
- george marshall — Alfred, 1842–1924, English economist.
- geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
- ghetto fabulous — pertaining to or noting a lifestyle of showy but superficial glamour and luxury that is sometimes adopted by people in or from an urban ghetto: That man is just ghetto-fabulous; his bling wears bling!
- ghetto-fabulous — pertaining to or noting a lifestyle of showy but superficial glamour and luxury that is sometimes adopted by people in or from an urban ghetto: That man is just ghetto-fabulous; his bling wears bling!
- gigantopithecus — a genus of extinct ape of southern Asia existing during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, known only from very large fossil jaws and teeth and believed to be perhaps the biggest hominoid that ever lived.
- glass harmonica — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated, revolving glass bowls, the rims of which are moistened and set in vibration by friction from the fingertips.
- glossographical — relating to glossography
- go the distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- go with a swing — If you say that something is going with a swing, you mean that it is lively and exciting.
- 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
- goodheartedness — The quality of being goodhearted.
- graduate school — a school, usually a division of a university, offering courses leading to degrees more advanced than the bachelor's degree.
- grapes of wrath — a novel (1939) by John Steinbeck.
- grasshopper pie — a custardlike pie, flavored and colored with green crème de menthe and served in a graham-cracker crust.
- great south bay — an Atlantic Ocean inlet, between the S shore of Long Island and Fire Island and other barrier islands. 45 miles (72 km) long.
- group therapist — a psychotherapist who conducts group therapy
- 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 a go at sb — If someone has a go at you, they criticize you, often in a way that you feel is unfair.
- have it so good — to have so many benefits, esp material benefits
- 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
- hemangiosarcoma — A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.
- hierogrammatist — a writer of hierograms, hierogrammate
- high-angle shot — a shot taken from a camera positioned above the action
- histopathologic — the science dealing with the histological structure of abnormal or diseased tissue; pathological histology.
- historiographer — a historian, especially one appointed to write an official history of a group, period, or institution.
- historiographic — the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively.
- horse-and-buggy — of or relating to the last few generations preceding the invention of the automobile: vivid recollections of horse-and-buggy days.
- hump one's swag — (of a tramp) to carry one's belongings from place to place on one's back
- hygroscopically — In a hygroscopic way.
- hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hypomagnesaemia — the condition of having too little magnesium in the blood, particularly in cattle, in which it is also known as lactation tetany
- in a tight spot — in difficult situation
- king's champion — a hereditary official at British coronations, representing the king (King's Champion) or the queen (Queen's Champion) who is being crowned, and having originally the function of challenging to mortal combat any person disputing the right of the new sovereign to rule.
- labour shortage — a shortage or insufficiency of qualified candidates for employment (in an economy, country, etc)
- lake washington — a lake in W Washington, forming the E boundary of the city of Seattle: linked by canal with Puget Sound. Length: about 32 km (20 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles)
- langston hughes — Charles Evans, 1862–1948, U.S. jurist and statesman: chief justice of the U.S. 1930–41.
- language school — A language school is a private school where a foreign language is taught.
- largemouth bass — a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Compare smallmouth bass.
- madison heights — a city in SE Michigan: suburb of Detroit.
- magic mushrooms — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
- marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc