15-letter words containing g, o, t, n
- right ascension — the arc of the celestial equator measured eastward from the vernal equinox to the foot of the great circle passing through the celestial poles and a given point on the celestial sphere, expressed in degrees or hours.
- right-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the right, or starboard, side.
- right-of-center — holding conservative views in politics; right-wing.
- right-of-centre — You can describe a person or political party as right-of-centre if they have political views which are closer to capitalism and conservatism than to socialism but which are not very extreme.
- ringtail monkey — a Central and South American monkey, Cebus capucinus, having a prehensile tail and hair on the head resembling a cowl.
- roaring forties — the stormy oceanic areas between 40° and 50° south latitude
- roentgenography — roentgenogram.
- roentgenoparent — visible by means of x-rays.
- rogation sunday — the fifth Sunday after Easter; it sees the start of the supplications that are continued during the following Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- roger bannister — Sir Roger (Gilbert) born 1929, English track and field athlete: first to run a mile in less than four minutes.
- rolling kitchen — a mobile kitchen used for feeding troops outdoors.
- rolling targets — a series of targets which are reviewed periodically so that they always extend for the same period into the future
- rotary drilling — Rotary drilling is the use of a continuous circular motion of the drill bit to make a hole.
- rough breathing — the symbol (ʿ) used in the writing of Greek to indicate aspiration of the initial vowel or of the ρ (rho) over which it is placed.
- routeing domain — (networking) (US "routing") A set of routers that exchange routeing information within an administrative domain.
- roving reporter — a reporter who travels around, rather than staying in a fixed place
- rowland heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- sarcoptic mange — mange caused by burrowing mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
- savings account — a bank account on which interest is paid, traditionally one for which a bankbook is used to record deposits, withdrawals, and interest payments.
- scavenge stroke — (in a reciprocating engine) the stroke of a piston in a four-stroke cycle that pushes the burnt gases out as exhaust
- school teaching — School teaching is the work done by teachers in a school.
- scotch highland — any of a breed of small, hardy, usually dun-colored, shaggy-haired beef cattle with long, widespread horns, able to withstand the cold and sparse pasturage of its native western Scottish uplands.
- scratching post — a block or post of wood, usually covered with carpeting, on which a cat can use its claws.
- second mortgage — a mortgage the lien of which is next in priority to a first mortgage.
- second thoughts — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
- secundogeniture — the state of being the second born child
- segregationists — one who favors, encourages, or practices segregation, especially racial segregation.
- self-abnegation — self-denial or self-sacrifice.
- self-committing — to give in trust or charge; consign.
- self-correcting — automatically adjusting to or correcting mistakes, malfunctions, etc.: a self-correcting mechanism.
- self-diagnostic — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
- self-exploiting — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
- self-forgetting — self-forgetful.
- self-generation — production or reproduction of something without the aid of an external agent; spontaneous generation.
- self-government — control of the government of a state, community, or other body by its own members; democratic government.
- self-immolating — of, relating to, or tending toward self-immolation.
- self-monitoring — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- self-regulation — control by oneself or itself, as in an economy, business organization, etc., especially such control as exercised independently of governmental supervision, laws, or the like.
- self-suggestion — the act of suggesting.
- self-supporting — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
- serve one right — to act as a servant.
- shooting script — a motion-picture scenario having the scenes arranged in the order in which they are to be photographed.
- shopping basket — a metal or plastic container with one or two handles, used to carry shopping in a shop
- shopping center — a group of stores within a single architectural plan, supplying most of the basic shopping needs, especially in suburban areas.
- shopping centre — A shopping centre is a specially built area containing a lot of different shops.
- shotgun wedding — a wedding occasioned or precipitated by pregnancy.
- shoulder-length — Shoulder-length hair is long enough to reach your shoulders.
- sleight of hand — skill in feats requiring quick and clever movements of the hands, especially for entertainment or deception, as jugglery, card or coin magic, etc.; legerdemain.
- smelling bottle — a small bottle or vial for holding smelling salts or perfume.
- smoker's tongue — Pathology. leukoplakia in the mouth caused by irritation due to smoking.