15-letter words containing o, d, a, l, i, s
- floating island — a dessert consisting of boiled custard with portions of meringue, whipped cream, or whipped egg whites and sometimes jelly floating upon it or around it.
- floating screed — Building Trades. screed (def 3).
- flood insurance — insurance covering loss or damage to property arising from a flood, flood tide, or the like.
- fluoridationist — One who supports the addition of fluoride to the public water supply.
- fool's paradise — a state of enjoyment based on false beliefs or hopes; a state of illusory happiness.
- foundationalism — (epistemology) The doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs.
- fully fashioned — (of stockings, knitwear, etc) shaped and seamed so as to fit closely
- 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)
- gardening tools — tools used for gardening, such as a trowel, spade, rake, etc
- globus pallidus — anatomy: part of the brain
- 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
- guild socialism — a form of socialism developed in England in the 20th century, emphasizing decentralization of industry and services with control to be vested in autonomous guilds of workers.
- hamamelidaceous — belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants.
- heads will roll — If you say that heads will roll as a result of something bad that has happened, you mean that people will be punished for it, especially by losing their jobs.
- heralds' office — the official heraldic authority of Scotland.
- holiday clothes — the clothes worn and bought for travelling on holiday, such as swimwear, skiwear, or clothes for hot or cold weather, etc
- holyhead island — former name of Holy Island (def 2).
- horse latitudes — the latitudes near 30°N or 30°S at sea, characterized by baffling winds, calms, and high barometric pressure
- hospital doctor — a hospital doctor works in a hospital, rather than as a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hydrostatically — In a hydrostatic manner.
- idiosyncratical — Alternative form of idiosyncratic.
- in the old days — a long time ago
- inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.
- indomitableness — Quality of being indomitable.
- indoor baseball — softball played indoors.
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- interdivisional — existing or occurring between divisions, esp the divisions of an organization
- iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
- island grey fox — a similar and related animal, U. littoralis, inhabiting islands off North America
- islands council — (in Scotland since 1975) any of the three divisions (Orkney, Shetland, and the Western Isles) into which the Scottish islands are divided for purposes of local government
- isolated camera — a television camera used to isolate a subject, part of a sports play, etc., for instant replay.
- kailyard school — a school of writers describing homely life in Scotland, with much use of Scottish dialect: in vogue toward the close of the 19th century.
- kaleidoscopical — Alternative form of kaleidoscopic.
- kangaroo island — an island in the Indian Ocean, off South Australia. Area: 4350 sq km (1680 sq miles)
- keyboard skills — ability to input information using a keyboard
- labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
- ladies'-tobacco — pussy-toes.
- ladrone islands — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
- land of promise — Promised Land.
- leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
- learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
- lesser dionysia — (in ancient Attica) the wine feasts, processions, and dramatic performances composing one of the festivals honoring Dionysus, held in the middle of December.
- line of apsides — a line joining the lower and higher apsides, forming the major axis of the orbit
- loaded question — a question containing a hidden trap or implication
- lofoten islands — group of Norwegian islands within the Arctic Circle, off the NW coast of Norway: c. 550 sq mi (1,424 sq km)
- logical address — virtual address
- lord privy seal — a cabinet minister without portfolio.
- lords spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.