15-letter words containing n, i, g, h, t, s

foresightedness — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
forthcomingness — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
fortysomethings — Plural form of fortysomething.
galloping-ghost — Harold ("Red"; "the Galloping Ghost") 1903–1991, U.S. football player.
geochronologist — A geologist whose speciality is geochronology.
geomorphogenist — one who studies, or is an expert in, geomorphogeny
giant schnauzer — one of a German breed of large working dogs, resembling a larger and more powerful version of the standard schnauzer, having a pepper-and-salt or pure black, wiry coat, bushy eyebrows and beard, and a docked tail set moderately high, originally developed as a cattle herder but now often used in police work.
gigantopithecus — a genus of extinct ape of southern Asia existing during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, known only from very large fossil jaws and teeth and believed to be perhaps the biggest hominoid that ever lived.
gleichschaltung — the enforcement of standardization and the elimination of all opposition within the political, economic, and cultural institutions of a state
go the distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
go with a swing — If you say that something is going with a swing, you mean that it is lively and exciting.
golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
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
heart-searching — a thorough examination of one's feelings and motives; a self-examination of one's conscience.
heterogeneities — the quality or state of being heterogeneous; composition from dissimilar parts; disparateness.
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.
homing instinct — an instinct that enables an animal to return home after travelling great distances
housing benefit — In Britain, housing benefit is money that the government gives to people with no income or very low incomes to pay for part or all of their rent.
housing project — a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
huntingdonshire — a former county in E England, now part of Cambridgeshire.
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.
ignition switch — (on a vehicle) the part that sets the process of ignition in motion once the ignition key is turned; also a button used for the same purpose
immunohistology — the microscopic study of tissues with the aid of antibodies that bind to tissue components and reveal their presence.
in (the) grease — fat and ready to be killed
in a tight spot — in difficult situation
in the doghouse — a small shelter for a dog.
in the eighties — between 80–89 degrees in temperature
indistinguished — (archaic) indistinct.
inhomogeneities — lack of homogeneity.
inside straight — Poker. a set of four cards, as the five, seven, eight, and nine, requiring one card of a denomination next above or below the second or third ranking cards of the set to make a straight.
insight-fulness — characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.
kinesthesiology — The medical and therapeutic study of the movement of muscles and joints.
kingsford-smith — Sir Charles (Edward). 1897–1935, Australian aviator and pioneer (with Charles Ulm) of trans-Pacific and trans-Tasman flights
label switching — (networking) A routing technique that uses information from existing IP routing protocols to identify IP datagrams with labels and forwards them to a modified switch or router, which then uses the labels to switch the datagrams through the network. Label switching combines the best attributes of data link layer (layer two) switching (as in ATM and Frame Relay) with the best attributes of network layer (layer three) routing (as in IP). Prior to the formation of the MPLS Working Group in 1997, a number of vendors had announced and/or implemented proprietary label switching.
lake washington — a lake in W Washington, forming the E boundary of the city of Seattle: linked by canal with Puget Sound. Length: about 32 km (20 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles)
las vegas night — an evening of casino-style gambling, usually sponsored by a charitable, religious, or other fund-raising organization.
light and shade — If you say that there is light and shade in something such as a performance, you mean you like it because different parts of it are different in tone or mood.
light in august — a novel (1932) by William Faulkner.
light-sensitive — (of a surface) having a photoelectric property, such as the ability to generate a current, change its electrical resistance, etc, when exposed to light
lightheadedness — Alternative spelling of light-headedness.
lightning chess — rapid chess in which either each move has a fixed time allowed (usually 10 seconds) or each player is allotted a fixed time (often 5 minutes) for all his moves
longshore drift — beach drift.
longsightedness — Farsight; farsightedness; far sight; long sight.
madison heights — a city in SE Michigan: suburb of Detroit.
magnesium light — the strongly actinic white light produced when magnesium is burned: used in photography, signaling, pyrotechnics, etc.
montgomeryshire — a historic county in Powys, in central Wales.

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