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15-letter words containing l, i, e, g, s

  • gluteus minimus — the innermost muscle of the buttocks, involved in the abduction and rotation of the thigh.
  • glyconeogenesis — gluconeogenesis.
  • go into details — If someone does not go into details about a subject, or does not go into the detail, they mention it without explaining it fully or properly.
  • go up in flames — be burned
  • 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
  • goldilocks zone — a zone around a star having temperatures and other conditions that can support life on planets: Mars is thought to lie on the outer edge of the sun's Goldilocks zone.
  • good-fellowship — a pleasant, convivial spirit; comradeship; geniality.
  • gorlin syndrome — a rare congenital disorder in which cancer destroys the facial skin and causes blindness; skeletal anomalies can also occur
  • governing class — the social class that holds the power in a country
  • governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
  • governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
  • grammaticalness — (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar; grammatical correctness.
  • greenfield site — a site located in a rural area which has not previously been built on
  • grimes (golden) — a yellow autumn eating apple
  • griqualand east — a former district in S South Africa, SW of Natal.
  • griqualand west — a former district in S South Africa, N of the Orange River and W of the Orange Free State: diamonds found 1867.
  • ground squirrel — any of several terrestrial rodents of the squirrel family, as of the genus Citellus and chipmunks of the genus Tamias. circ;circ;
  • guardian angels — an angel believed to protect a particular person, as from danger or error.
  • gyrostabilizers — Plural form of gyrostabilizer.
  • heliacal rising — rising of a celestial object at approximately the same time as the rising of the sun
  • hemiglossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue.
  • hiberno-english — Also called Anglo-Irish. the English language as spoken in Ireland.
  • high resolution — a great amount of detail visible in a photographic, TV, or video image
  • high-angle shot — a shot taken from a camera positioned above the action
  • high-resolution — having or capable of producing an image characterized by fine detail: high-resolution photography; high-resolution lens.
  • hovering vessel — a vessel in territorial waters apparently collaborating in illicit operations.
  • hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
  • idiot's delight — any variety of the card game solitaire.
  • if nothing else — You can say 'if nothing else' to indicate that what you are mentioning is, in your opinion, the only good thing in a particular situation.
  • impregnableness — The state of being impregnable; impregnability.
  • indigestibility — The state of being indigestible.
  • inertia selling — (in Britain) the illegal practice of sending unrequested goods to householders followed by a bill for the price of the goods if they do not return them
  • ingush republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: part of the Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Republic from 1936 until 1992. Capital: Magas (formerly at Nazran). Pop: 468 900 (2002). Area: 3600 sq km (1390 sq miles)
  • inhomogeneously — lack of homogeneity.
  • insider dealing — dealing in company securities on a recognized stock exchange, with a view to making a profit or avoiding a loss, by a person who has confidential information about the securities that, if generally known, would affect their price. Its practice by those connected with a company is illegal
  • insight-fulness — characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.
  • insulating tape — adhesive tape, impregnated with a moisture-repelling substance, used to insulate exposed electrical conductors
  • insuring clause — the clause in an insurance policy setting forth the kind and degree of coverage granted by the insurer.
  • intertwistingly — by intertwisting
  • interval signal — a characteristic snatch of music, chimes, etc, transmitted as an identifying signal by a radio station between programme items
  • intransigeantly — intransigently
  • investigational — Of, or relating to investigating, or to an investigation.
  • invisible glass — glass that has been curved to eliminate reflections.
  • irreligiousness — The state or quality of being irreligious; ungodliness.
  • island grey fox — a similar and related animal, U. littoralis, inhabiting islands off North America
  • isotope geology — the study and application of stable and radioactive isotopes to geological processes and their time scales
  • italian sausage — salami
  • jogger's nipple — painful inflammation of the nipple, caused by friction with a garment when running for long distances
  • keeling islands — Cocos Islands
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