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15-letter words containing g, o, t, h

  • drying-up cloth — a tea towel
  • eddystone light — lighthouse on dangerous rocks (Eddystone Rocks) just off the SE coast of Cornwall, in the English Channel
  • electromyograph — A device used in electromyography to generate electromyograms.
  • electrorheology — the study of the flow of fluids under the influence of electric fields
  • 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.
  • ethnolinguistic — Of or pertaining to ethnolinguistics.
  • ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
  • ethnopsychology — The scientific study of psychological concepts as they exist across different ethnic groups.
  • ethylene glycol — a colorless, viscous liquid, HOCH2CH2OH, used as an antifreeze, as a solvent, in resins, etc.
  • exhibition game — In sports, an exhibition game is a game that is not part of a competition, and is played for entertainment or practice, often without any serious effort to win.
  • extension light — a light on the end of a length of cable
  • fairy godfather — a kindly sponsor or guardian; godfather.
  • fairy godmother — a kindly sponsor or guardian; godmother.
  • feast of lights — Hanukkah.
  • 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.
  • finishing touch — a final additional or detail that completes and perfects something
  • flight of fancy — An idea or statement that is very imaginative but complicated, silly, or impractical can be referred to as a flight of fancy.
  • 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 recorder — an electronic device aboard an aircraft that automatically records some aspects of the aircraft's performance in flight.
  • flight shooting — competitive shooting for distance only.
  • floating charge — an unsecured charge on the assets of an enterprise that allows such assets to be used commercially until the enterprise ceases to operate or the creditor intervenes to demand collateral
  • food technology — a branch of technology that is involved in the production of food
  • 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.
  • foster daughter — a girl raised like one's own daughter, though not such by birth or adoption.
  • founding father — The founding father of an institution, organization, or idea is the person who sets it up or who first develops it.
  • freedom fighter — a fighter for freedom, especially a person who battles against established forces of tyranny and dictatorship.
  • french togoland — a former United Nations Trust Territory in W Africa, administered by France (1946–60), now the independent republic of Togo
  • from the get-go — If something happens or is true from the get-go, it happens or is true from the beginning of a process or activity.
  • 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.
  • gas thermometer — a device for measuring temperature by observing the change in either pressure or volume of an enclosed gas.
  • gene technology — manipulation of DNA
  • geochronologist — A geologist whose speciality is geochronology.
  • geomorphogenist — one who studies, or is an expert in, geomorphogeny
  • geomorphologist — A geologist whose speciality is geomorphology.
  • geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
  • get a handle on — that which may be held, seized, grasped, or taken advantage of in effecting a purpose: The clue was a handle for solving the mystery.
  • get hold of sth — If you get hold of an object or information, you obtain it, usually after some difficulty.
  • get it together — to achieve one's full potential, either generally as a person or in a particular field of activity
  • get outta here! — go away!
  • get the best of — to surpass, defeat, or outwit; better
  • get the drop on — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • get the feel of — If you get the feel of something, for example a place or a new activity, you become familiar with it.
  • get the hang of — to understand the technique of doing something
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