15-letter words containing g, o, s, i
- double stopping — playing two notes or parts simultaneously on a string instrument
- doubting thomas — a person who refuses to believe without proof; skeptic. John 20:24–29.
- downhill skiing — the sport of skiing down a slope, usually making turns and various maneuvers.
- duelling pistol — one of a pair of identical pistols made specifically for use in duels
- dynamic scoping — dynamic scope
- dysteleological — Of or pertaining to dysteleology.
- eating disorder — any of various disorders, as anorexia nervosa or bulimia, characterized by severe disturbances in eating habits.
- ecclesiological — Of or pertaining to ecclesiology.
- echocardiograms — Plural form of echocardiogram.
- ecotoxicologist — One who studies ecotoxicology.
- eddystone light — lighthouse on dangerous rocks (Eddystone Rocks) just off the SE coast of Cornwall, in the English Channel
- elections judge — someone who oversees an election
- electrosurgical — Relating to electrosurgery.
- endocrinologist — A person who is skilled at, or practices endocrinology.
- english bulldog — bulldog (sense 1)
- english sparrow — a small Eurasian weaverbird, Passer domesticus, now established in North America and Australia. It has a brown streaked plumage with grey underparts
- epidemiologists — Plural form of epidemiologist.
- epistemological — Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.
- ethnolinguistic — Of or pertaining to ethnolinguistics.
- ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- ewing's sarcoma — a form of malignant bone tumour most commonly found in children and young people
- export earnings — the earnings of a company or country that are generated through the export of goods or services
- extension light — a light on the end of a length of cable
- fantasmagorical — Alternative form of phantasmagorical.
- feast of lights — Hanukkah.
- feeding grounds — the place where animals gather to find food
- fetal diagnosis — prenatal determination of genetic or chemical abnormalities in a fetus, esp by amniocentesis
- fibrocartilages — Plural form of fibrocartilage.
- filling station — service station (def 1).
- finishing touch — a final additional or detail that completes and perfects something
- fishing harbour — a place where fishing boats are tied up
- flight of ideas — a rapid flow of thought, manifested by accelerated speech with abrupt changes from topic to topic: a symptom of some mental illnesses, especially manic disorder.
- flight shooting — competitive shooting for distance only.
- floating island — a dessert consisting of boiled custard with portions of meringue, whipped cream, or whipped egg whites and sometimes jelly floating upon it or around it.
- floating screed — Building Trades. screed (def 3).
- floating supply — the aggregate supply of ready-to-market goods or securities.
- flowering shrub — any shrub that produces flowers
- flying fortress — a heavy bomber, the B-17, with four radial piston engines, widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Air Force in World War II.
- focusing screen — a camera in which the image appears on a ground-glass viewer (focusing screen) after being reflected by a mirror or after passing through a prism or semitransparent glass; in one type (single-lens reflex camera) light passes through the same lens to both the ground glass and the film, while in another type (twin-lens reflex camera) light passes through one lens (viewing lens) to the ground glass and through a second lens (taking lens) to the film, the lenses being mechanically coupled for focusing.
- food processing — transforming raw materials into food
- foreign affairs — politics: international relations
- foreign mission — mission (def 10).
- foreign service — a division of the U.S. Department of State or of a foreign office that maintains diplomatic and consular posts and personnel in other countries.
- foreshortenings — Plural form of foreshortening.
- foresightedness — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- forthcomingness — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- fortysomethings — Plural form of fortysomething.
- fringing forest — gallery forest.
- gaia hypothesis — a model of the earth as a self-regulating organism, advanced as an alternative to a mechanistic model.
- gallant soldier — a South American plant, Galinsoga parviflora, widely distributed as a weed, having small daisy-like flowers surrounded by silvery scales: family Asteraceae (composites)