15-letter words containing o, d, n, t, g, l
- food technology — a branch of technology that is involved in the production of food
- football ground — an area of land where football games are played
- french togoland — a former United Nations Trust Territory in W Africa, administered by France (1946–60), now the independent republic of Togo
- 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
- gender politics — debate about the roles and relations of men and women
- get a handle on — that which may be held, seized, grasped, or taken advantage of in effecting a purpose: The clue was a handle for solving the mystery.
- 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 nematode — a yellowish nematode, Heterodera rostochiensis, that is parasitic on the roots of potatoes, tomatoes, and other solanaceous plants.
- golden pheasant — an Asiatic pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus, having brilliant scarlet, orange, gold, green, and black plumage.
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- golden triangle — (sometimes lowercase) an area of Southeast Asia encompassing parts of Burma, Laos, and Thailand, significant as a major source of opium and heroin.
- goldenrain tree — a small, deciduous Asian tree (Koelreuteria paniculata) of the soapberry family having small yellow flowers and papery fruit pods
- grade inflation — the awarding of higher grades than students deserve either to maintain a school's academic reputation or as a result of diminished teacher expectations.
- grand old party — G.O.P.
- grandiloquently — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grind to a halt — If a country's economy or something such as a process grinds to a halt, it gradually becomes slower or less active until it stops.
- holding pattern — a traffic pattern for aircraft at a specified location (holding point) where they are ordered to remain until permitted to land or proceed.
- hunting leopard — the cheetah.
- in a good light — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- indicator light — a device for indicating that a motor vehicle is about to turn left or right; blinker
- integral domain — a commutative ring in which the cancellation law holds true.
- laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
- liquid nitrogen — nitrogen in a liquid state
- long-tailed tit — a small European songbird, Aegithalos caudatus, with a black, white, and pink plumage and a very long tail: family Paridae (tits)
- longshore drift — beach drift.
- longsightedness — Farsight; farsightedness; far sight; long sight.
- lord-in-waiting — a nobleman in attendance on a British monarch or the Prince of Wales.
- mongolian idiot — a person affected with Down syndrome
- mortgage lender — a financial institution which provides money to borrowers for mortgages
- nation-building — Journalists sometimes use nation-building to refer to government policies that are designed to create a strong sense of national identity.
- nonjudgmentally — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- north highlands — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- oligodendrocyte — A glial cell similar to an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin in the central nervous system.
- oligonucleotide — a chain of a few nucleotides.
- outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
- outward-looking — looking beyond oneself; open-minded and reaching out to other people, organizations, etc
- radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
- rotary drilling — Rotary drilling is the use of a continuous circular motion of the drill bit to make a hole.
- rowland heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- scotch highland — any of a breed of small, hardy, usually dun-colored, shaggy-haired beef cattle with long, widespread horns, able to withstand the cold and sparse pasturage of its native western Scottish uplands.
- self-diagnostic — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
- shoulder-length — Shoulder-length hair is long enough to reach your shoulders.
- sleight of hand — skill in feats requiring quick and clever movements of the hands, especially for entertainment or deception, as jugglery, card or coin magic, etc.; legerdemain.
- smoking-related — (of a disease, illness, etc) caused by smoking tobacco, etc
- snaggle toothed — a tooth growing out beyond or apart from others.
- snaggle-toothed — a tooth growing out beyond or apart from others.
- social standing — a person's status or social class in society
- soul-destroying — Activities or situations that are soul-destroying make you depressed, because they are boring or because there is no hope of improvement.
- sound-and-light — combining sound effects or music with unusual lighting displays: to promote a product with a spectacular sound-and-light presentation.