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15-letter words containing l, o, n, g, u

  • source language — the language in which a text appears that is to be translated into another language. Compare target language (def 1).
  • south glamorgan — a county in SE Wales. 161 sq. mi. (416 sq. km).
  • southern blight — a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting.
  • southern lights — aurora australis.
  • steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
  • stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
  • supporting film — a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
  • supporting role — acting: secondary part
  • surgeon general — the chief of medical services in one of the armed forces.
  • thoughtlessness — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
  • to pull strings — If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly.
  • toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
  • transfer lounge — the place in an airport where you wait for a transfer from one flight to another
  • troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
  • ultrasonography — a diagnostic imaging technique utilizing reflected high-frequency sound waves to delineate, measure, or examine internal body structures or organs.
  • uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
  • unchronological — arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events.
  • uncomplainingly — in an unresentful or resigned manner
  • uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
  • union catalogue — a catalogue listing every publication held at cooperating libraries
  • unknowledgeable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
  • unprogressively — in an unprogressive manner
  • unquestioningly — in manner that accepts something without expressing doubt or uncertainty
  • upper arlington — a city in central Ohio, near Columbus.
  • urban sociology — the sociological study of cities and their role in the development of society.
  • uropygial gland — a gland opening on the back at the base of the tail in most birds that secretes an oily fluid used by the bird in preening its feathers.
  • völkerwanderung — the migration of peoples, esp of Germanic and Slavic peoples into S and W Europe from 2nd to 11th centuries
  • vulgar fraction — common fraction.
  • walking wounded — casualties, as of a military conflict, who are wounded but ambulatory.
  • washing-up bowl — plastic bowl used for washing dishes
  • wrongful arrest — the act of arresting someone without proper reason
  • young's modulus — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between a stress that acts to change the length of a body and the fractional change in length caused by this force.
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