14-letter words containing o, i, l, s, a, n
- floating stock — stock not held for permanent investment and hence available for speculation; stock held by brokers and speculators rather than investors.
- flotation bags — bags inflated to keep a spacecraft or helicopter afloat and upright when it lands in the sea
- focal distance — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- formidableness — The quality of being formidable.
- foundationless — Without foundation; unfounded.
- fractionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalise.
- franklin stove — a cast-iron stove having the general form of a fireplace with enclosed top, bottom, side, and back, the front being completely open or able to be closed by doors.
- full-fashioned — knitted to conform to the shape of a body part, as of the foot or leg: full-fashioned hosiery.
- functionalised — to make functional.
- galactic noise — unidentified radio-frequency radiation originating from beyond the solar system.
- gallinas point — a cape in NE Colombia: the northernmost point of South America
- galvanizations — Plural form of galvanization.
- galvanoplastic — pertaining to reproduction by electrotypy.
- galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
- gambling house — a building for gambling, especially for a large number of betting games.
- gascoyne-cecil — Robert Arthur Talbot [tawl-buh t] /ˈtɔl bət/ (Show IPA), 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, Salisbury (def 1).
- gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
- gelatinisation — Alternative spelling of gelatinization.
- generalisation — The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
- generalissimos — Plural form of generalissimo.
- geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
- gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
- glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
- glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
- glans-clitoris — the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- globalizations — Plural form of globalization.
- glottalisation — Alternative spelling of glottalization.
- goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
- gosling, james — James Gosling
- granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
- half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
- half-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
- hallucinations — Plural form of hallucination.
- hamilton basso — Hamilton, 1904–64, U.S. journalist and novelist.
- hamiltonianism — the political principles or doctrines held by or associated with Alexander Hamilton, especially those stressing a strong central government and protective tariffs.
- hanging scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
- hash collision — (programming) (Or "hash clash") When two different keys hash to the same value, i.e. to the same location in a hash table.
- healing powers — beneficial qualities
- hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- hellaciousness — Quality of being hellacious.
- highs and lows — If you refer to the highs and lows of someone's life or career, you are referring to both the successful or happy times, and the unsuccessful or bad times.
- historicalness — The quality of being historical.
- histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
- holiday season — period: November to January
- holland finish — an oil and sizing or starch finish applied to cotton fabrics to increase their opacity and strength.
- horizontalness — The property of being horizontal.
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- hospitableness — The quality of being hospitable.
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hospital train — a military train equipped to transport wounded troops to a hospital.