15-letter words containing l, i, n, d, s
- fundamentalists — Plural form of fundamentalist.
- gallant soldier — a South American plant, Galinsoga parviflora, widely distributed as a weed, having small daisy-like flowers surrounded by silvery scales: family Asteraceae (composites)
- gambier islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean, in French Polynesia. Chief settlement: Rikitéa. Pop: 1097 (2002). Area: 30 sq km (11 sq miles)
- gardening tools — tools used for gardening, such as a trowel, spade, rake, etc
- gender politics — debate about the roles and relations of men and women
- general studies — a school subject that includes a variety of skills and topics (such as comprehension, and current affairs, which may complement the study of A-levels in specific subjects)
- gilbert islands — a group of islands in the W Pacific: with Banaba, the Phoenix Islands, and three of the Line Islands they constitute the independent state of Kiribati; until 1975 they formed part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands; achieved full independence in 1979. Pop: 82 902 (2005). Area: 295 sq km (114 sq miles)
- 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.
- 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.
- gorlin syndrome — a rare congenital disorder in which cancer destroys the facial skin and causes blindness; skeletal anomalies can also occur
- 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.
- harun al-rashid — a.d. 764?–809, caliph of Baghdad 786–809: one of the greatest Abbasids, he was made almost a legendary hero in the Arabian Nights.
- hazard analysis — risk assessment
- hendecasyllabic — having 11 syllables.
- holyhead island — former name of Holy Island (def 2).
- household linen — items made of cloth, such as tablecloths, sheets, and pillowcases, that are used in the home
- hyperadrenalism — a glandular disorder caused by the overactivity of the adrenal glands and often resulting in obesity
- identical twins — one of a pair of twins who develop from a single fertilized ovum and therefore have the same genotype, are of the same sex, and usually resemble each other closely.
- idiosyncratical — Alternative form of idiosyncratic.
- implied consent — a manifestation of consent to something through conduct, including inaction or silence.
- in difficulties — in distress, esp. financially
- in the doldrums — miserable, depressed
- in the old days — a long time ago
- in-visible hand — (in the economics of Adam Smith) an unseen force or mechanism that guides individuals to unwittingly benefit society through the pursuit of their private interests.
- inadmissibility — not admissible; not allowable: Such evidence would be inadmissible in any court.
- inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.
- incredulousness — not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical.
- indefeasibility — The state or quality of being indefeasible, of being incapable of being defeated.
- indefensibility — The quality or state of not being defensible.
- indigestibility — The state of being indigestible.
- indisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or corrected by discipline
- indisputability — The property of being indisputable.
- indissolubility — not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed.
- indistinctively — without distinctive characteristics.
- indistributable — of a nature that cannot be distributed
- individualising — Present participle of individualise.
- individualistic — a person who shows great independence or individuality in thought or action.
- individualities — Plural form of individuality.
- indivisibleness — The state of being indivisible; indivisibility.
- indomitableness — Quality of being indomitable.
- indoor baseball — softball played indoors.
- indubitableness — The quality of being indubitable.
- industrial arts — (used with a plural verb) the methods of using tools and machinery, as taught in secondary and technical schools.