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

  • 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
  • growth industry — an industry that is experiencing rapid growth
  • hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
  • hemangiosarcoma — A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.
  • heterogeneities — the quality or state of being heterogeneous; composition from dissimilar parts; disparateness.
  • hiberno-english — Also called Anglo-Irish. the English language as spoken in Ireland.
  • high commission — A High Commission is the office where a High Commissioner and his or her staff work, or the group of officials who work there.
  • 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.
  • hovering vessel — a vessel in territorial waters apparently collaborating in illicit operations.
  • huntingdonshire — a former county in E England, now part of Cambridgeshire.
  • hypomagnesaemia — the condition of having too little magnesium in the blood, particularly in cattle, in which it is also known as lactation tetany
  • 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 a tight spot — in difficult situation
  • in the doghouse — a small shelter for a dog.
  • inhomogeneities — lack of homogeneity.
  • inhomogeneously — lack of homogeneity.
  • john j pershingJohn Joseph ("Blackjack") 1860–1948, U.S. general: commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
  • kinesthesiology — The medical and therapeutic study of the movement of muscles and joints.
  • king's champion — a hereditary official at British coronations, representing the king (King's Champion) or the queen (Queen's Champion) who is being crowned, and having originally the function of challenging to mortal combat any person disputing the right of the new sovereign to rule.
  • kingsford-smith — Sir Charles (Edward). 1897–1935, Australian aviator and pioneer (with Charles Ulm) of trans-Pacific and trans-Tasman flights
  • 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)
  • licensing hours — hours during which alcoholic drinks may be sold legally
  • longshore drift — beach drift.
  • longsightedness — Farsight; farsightedness; far sight; long sight.
  • loose chippings — pieces of gravel spread on the top of tarmac that fail to stick to it
  • madison heights — a city in SE Michigan: suburb of Detroit.
  • marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
  • micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
  • mohandas gandhi — Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
  • montgomeryshire — a historic county in Powys, in central Wales.
  • motoring school — an organization that provides driving lessons
  • nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
  • neighbor states — the states or countries next to another state or country
  • neighbourliness — Standard spelling of neighborliness.
  • neo-hegelianism — Hegelianism as modified by various philosophers of the latter half of the 19th century.
  • neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
  • non-diminishing — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
  • nonslaveholding — Not slaveholding.
  • nonwithstanding — Misspelling of notwithstanding.
  • north highlands — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
  • north kingstown — a town in S central Rhode Island.
  • northern lights — aurora borealis.
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