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15-letter words containing h, d, s

  • dysmorphophobic — relating to or affected with dysmorphophobia
  • dystrophication — the process by which a body of water becomes dystrophic.
  • ease the rudder — to reduce the angle the rudder makes with the fore-and-aft line so that the vessel will turn more gradually
  • echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
  • echocardiograms — Plural form of echocardiogram.
  • eddystone light — lighthouse on dangerous rocks (Eddystone Rocks) just off the SE coast of Cornwall, in the English Channel
  • edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
  • english bulldog — bulldog (sense 1)
  • fashion-forward — relating to, anticipating, or reflecting the most up-to-date fashion trends
  • fast-food chain — a chain of restaurants serving fast food
  • featherstitched — Simple past tense and past participle of featherstitch.
  • fifth dimension — a theoretical dimension beyond or in addition to a fourth dimension.
  • fight windmills — to fight imaginary evils or opponents
  • fischer-dieskau — Dietrich [dee-trik;; German dee-trikh] /ˈdi trɪk;; German ˈdi trɪx/ (Show IPA), 1925–2012, German baritone.
  • fish and brewis — a Newfoundland dish of cooked salt cod and soaked hard bread
  • flesh and blood — offspring or relatives: one's own flesh and blood.
  • 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.
  • fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter.
  • forecastle head — the extreme fore part of a forecastle superstructure.
  • foresightedness — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
  • foster daughter — a girl raised like one's own daughter, though not such by birth or adoption.
  • french dressing — salad dressing prepared chiefly from oil, vinegar, and seasonings.
  • fresh-air fiend — a person who enjoys being outdoors or having good ventilation when indoors
  • freshwater drum — an edible drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, of the fresh waters of North and Central America, sometimes reaching a weight of 60 pounds (27 kg).
  • friedrichshafen — a city in Baden-Württemberg, S Germany, on Lake Constance.
  • frozen shoulder — joint stiffness at top of arm
  • fully fashioned — (of stockings, knitwear, etc) shaped and seamed so as to fit closely
  • funny handshake — an elaborate handshake, indicating that someone belongs to a certain social group, etc
  • geodemographics — the study and grouping of the people in a geographical area according to socioeconomic criteria, esp for market research
  • german shepherd — one of a breed of large shepherd dogs having a coat ranging in color from gray to brindled, black-and-tan, or black, used especially in police work and as a guide for the blind.
  • get hold of sth — If you get hold of an object or information, you obtain it, usually after some difficulty.
  • go the distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
  • gödel's theorem — either of two theorems published by the mathematician Kurt Gödel in 1931 that prove all mathematical systems are incomplete in that their truth or consistency can only be proved using a system of a higher order
  • 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
  • good-fellowship — a pleasant, convivial spirit; comradeship; geniality.
  • goodheartedness — The quality of being goodhearted.
  • goody two shoes — a goody-goody.
  • goody two-shoes — goody-goody
  • goody-two-shoes — a goody-goody.
  • graduate school — a school, usually a division of a university, offering courses leading to degrees more advanced than the bachelor's degree.
  • graphic display — the way in which line drawings and text are displayed
  • graveyard shift — a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
  • great sanhedrin — Sanhedrin (def 1).
  • great-sanhedrin — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
  • growth industry — an industry that is experiencing rapid growth
  • h g edgar degas — Hilaire Germain Edgar [ee-ler zher-man ed-gar] /iˈlɛr ʒɛrˈmɛ̃ ɛdˈgar/ (Show IPA), 1834–1917, French impressionist painter.
  • half-understood — partially understood
  • halfheartedness — The characteristic of being half-hearted.
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