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14-letter words containing g, s, l

  • gray sea eagle — a grayish-brown sea eagle, Haliaetus albicilla, of the Old World and Greenland, having a white tail.
  • groundlessness — The state or condition of being groundless.
  • groundsel tree — a composite shrub, Baccharis halimifolia, having dull, gray-green leaves and fruit with tufts of long, white hair, growing in salt marshes of eastern North America.
  • grylloblattids — Plural form of grylloblattid.
  • guided missile — an aerial missile, as a rocket, steered during its flight by radio signals, clockwork controls, etc.
  • gulf of alaska — the N part of the Pacific, between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago
  • gunstock stile — (in a door) a diminished stile having an oblique transition between the broader and narrower parts.
  • gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
  • gypsum plaster — plaster made primarily of gypsum.
  • gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
  • gyrostabiliser — (British spelling) Alternative form of gyrostabilizer.
  • gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
  • gyrostabilizer — a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
  • h.g.j. moseleyHenry Gwyn Jeffreys [gwin] /gwɪn/ (Show IPA), 1887–1915, English physicist: pioneer in x-ray spectroscopy.
  • hair-splitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
  • half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
  • half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
  • hanging scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
  • happy slapping — the practice of attacking, esp slapping, an unsuspecting passer-by and filming it with a mobile camera phone, footage of which is then circulated for the amusement of others
  • healing powers — beneficial qualities
  • hedge clippers — clippers or shears used to trim hedges
  • heiligenschein — a ring of light around the shadow cast by a person's head, especially on a dewy, sunlit lawn, caused by reflection and diffraction of light rays; halo.
  • hepaticologist — a person who studies hepaticology
  • herpetologists — Plural form of herpetologist.
  • heterologously — In a heterologous manner.
  • high explosive — a class of explosive, as TNT, in which the reaction is so rapid as to be practically instantaneous, used in shells and bombs.
  • highland dress — the historical costume, including the plaid, kilt or filibeg, and bonnet, as worn by Highland clansmen and soldiers
  • highland games — a meeting in which competitions in sport, piping, and dancing are held: originating in the Highlands of Scotland
  • highs and lows — If you refer to the highs and lows of someone's life or career, you are referring to both the successful or happy times, and the unsuccessful or bad times.
  • histologically — In an histological manner.
  • histopathology — the science dealing with the histological structure of abnormal or diseased tissue; pathological histology.
  • holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
  • home schooling — Home schooling is the practice of educating your child at home rather than in a school.
  • horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
  • hospital light — hopper casement.
  • hot gospelling — aggressive evangelizing of religious belief
  • house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
  • household gods — a god presiding over and protecting the home, especially in the religion of ancient Rome.
  • hungtow island — an island off the SE coast of Taiwan. 8 miles (13 km) long.
  • hydrobiologist — someone who studies or specializes in hydrobiology
  • hydrogenolysis — decomposition of a compound resulting from its interaction with hydrogen.
  • hypophalangism — the condition of having fewer than the normal number of phalanges per finger or toe.
  • impulse buying — the buying of retail merchandise prompted by a whim on seeing the product displayed
  • in high places — People in high places are people who have powerful and influential positions in a government, society, or organization.
  • in one's glory — at one's best, happiest, etc.
  • in single file — one behind another
  • incontiguously — in an incontiguous or unconnected fashion; discretely
  • ingloriousness — The state of being inglorious.
  • inland passage — Inside Passage
  • insanely great — (Macintosh community, from Steve Jobs; also BSD Unix people via Bill Joy) Something so incredibly elegant that it is imaginable only to someone possessing the most puissant of hacker-natures.
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