15-letter words containing o, u, s, e, l
- fallopian tubes — one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals.
- fallout shelter — protective bunker
- false buckthorn — a spiny shrub or small tree, Bumelia lanuginosa, of the sapodilla family, native to the southern U.S., having gummy, milky sap and white, bell-shaped flowers and yielding a hard, light-brown wood.
- fauntleroy suit — a formal outfit for a boy composed of a hip-length jacket and knee-length pants, often in black velvet, and a wide, lacy collar and cuffs, usually worn with a broad sash at the waist and sometimes a large, loose bow at the neck, popular in the late 19th century.
- ferrous sulfate — a bluish-green, crystalline, saline-tasting, water-soluble heptahydrated solid, FeSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of other iron salts, in water purification, fertilizer, inks, pigments, tanning, photography, and in medicine in the treatment of anemia.
- ferrous sulfide — a dark or black metallic crystalline compound, FeS, insoluble in water, soluble in acids, used in ceramics and to generate hydrogen sulfide.
- flavourlessness — Alternative spelling of flavorlessness.
- flavoursomeness — Alt form flavorsomeness.
- flirtatiousness — The quality of being flirtatious.
- flood insurance — insurance covering loss or damage to property arising from a flood, flood tide, or the like.
- floral tributes — bunches or arrangements of flowers left as a memorial at the site of a fatal incident
- floriferousness — Quality of being floriferous, or bearing many flowers.
- flowering shrub — any shrub that produces flowers
- fluorochemicals — Plural form of fluorochemical.
- fluorophosphate — a salt or ester of a fluorophosphoric acid.
- fly honeysuckle — either of two honeysuckle shrubs, Lonicera canadensis, of eastern North America, or L. xylosteum, of Eurasia, having paired yellowish flowers tinged with red.
- food supplement — a substance designed to make up for a deficiency in one's diet
- formation rules — the set of rules that specify the syntax of a formal system; the algorithm that generates the well-formed formulae
- foul one's nest — grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell.
- frozen shoulder — joint stiffness at top of arm
- fulfill oneself — to realize completely one's ambitions, potentialities, etc.
- full of oneself — full of pride or conceit; egoistic
- fully fashioned — (of stockings, knitwear, etc) shaped and seamed so as to fit closely
- functionalities — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- general-purpose — useful in many ways; not limited in use or function: a good general-purpose dictionary.
- get one's lumps — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- ghetto fabulous — pertaining to or noting a lifestyle of showy but superficial glamour and luxury that is sometimes adopted by people in or from an urban ghetto: That man is just ghetto-fabulous; his bling wears bling!
- ghetto-fabulous — pertaining to or noting a lifestyle of showy but superficial glamour and luxury that is sometimes adopted by people in or from an urban ghetto: That man is just ghetto-fabulous; his bling wears bling!
- giant sunflower — a composite plant, Helianthus giganteus, of eastern North America, growing nearly 12 feet (4 meters) high and having very large yellow flower heads.
- gloucester city — a city in W New Jersey, on the Delaware River.
- gloucestershire — a county in SW England. 1255 sq. mi. (2640 sq. km). County seat: Gloucester.
- gluconeogenesis — glucose formation in animals from a noncarbohydrate source, as from proteins or fats.
- go up in flames — be burned
- graduate school — a school, usually a division of a university, offering courses leading to degrees more advanced than the bachelor's degree.
- ground squirrel — any of several terrestrial rodents of the squirrel family, as of the genus Citellus and chipmunks of the genus Tamias. circ;circ;
- gulf of fonseca — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America
- half-understood — partially understood
- hamamelidaceous — belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants.
- heterodactylous — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
- heterogeneously — different in kind; unlike; incongruous.
- heterosexualism — Discrimination of non-heterosexual people on the basis of their sexual orientation.
- heterosexuality — sexual feeling or behavior directed toward a person or persons of the opposite sex.
- high resolution — a great amount of detail visible in a photographic, TV, or video image
- high-resolution — having or capable of producing an image characterized by fine detail: high-resolution photography; high-resolution lens.
- homochlamydeous — (of a plant) having a perianth in which the sepals and petals are fused together and indistinguishable
- homosexualities — Plural form of homosexuality.
- hopeful monster — a hypothetical individual organism that, by means of a fortuitous macromutation permitting an adaptive shift to a new mode of life, becomes the founder of a new type of organism and a vehicle of macroevolution.
- horatius cocles — a legendary Roman hero of the 6th century bc, who defended a bridge over the Tiber against Lars Porsena
- horse latitudes — the latitudes near 30°N or 30°S at sea, characterized by baffling winds, calms, and high barometric pressure