15-letter words containing p, a, d, s
- german shepherd — one of a breed of large shepherd dogs having a coat ranging in color from gray to brindled, black-and-tan, or black, used especially in police work and as a guide for the blind.
- globus pallidus — anatomy: part of the brain
- golden eardrops — a Californian plant, Dicentra chrysantha, of the fumitory family, having bluish-green foliage and branched clusters of yellow flowers.
- golden pheasant — an Asiatic pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus, having brilliant scarlet, orange, gold, green, and black plumage.
- golden samphire — a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
- grandstand play — an ostentatious play, as in a sport, overemphasized deliberately to elicit applause from spectators.
- graphic display — the way in which line drawings and text are displayed
- green sandpiper — a species of sandpiper, Tringa ochropus, with a greenish back and wings
- hampstead heath — a popular recreation area near Hampstead in N London
- hardhead sponge — any of several commercial sponges, as Spongia officinalis dura, of the West Indies and Central America, having a harsh, fibrous, resilient skeleton.
- hardship clause — a clause in a contract which covers unforeseen events that would make it more difficult for one party to complete the contract, and in which case offers alternative terms
- hausdorff space — a topological space in which each pair of points can be separated by two disjoint open sets containing the points.
- head-up display — an electronic display of data from instruments or other sources projected at eye level so that a driver or pilot sees it without looking away from the road or course. Abbreviation: HUD.
- heath speedwell — a temperate scrophulariaceous plant, Veronica officinalis, having small blue or pinkish white flowers
- hemel hempstead — a town in W Hertfordshire, in SE England.
- hermaphroditism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
- hospital doctor — a hospital doctor works in a hospital, rather than as a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hundred's place — hundred (def 8).
- hydraulic press — a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.
- hyperadrenalism — a glandular disorder caused by the overactivity of the adrenal glands and often resulting in obesity
- hyperfastidious — extremely or excessively fastidious
- hypersexualised — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersexualise.
- hypersexualized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypersexualize.
- hypochondriases — Plural form of hypochondriasis.
- hypochondriasis — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- identity papers — law: legal documents
- impact adhesive — a glue designed to give adhesion when two coated surfaces are pressed together
- in a (bad) spot — in a bad situation; in trouble
- independentista — (especially in Latin America) a person who supports or works toward political independence, especially one supporting radical changes in an existing government or from an existing system of government.
- indisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or corrected by discipline
- indisputability — The property of being indisputable.
- industrial park — an industrial complex, typically in a suburban or rural area and set in parklike surroundings with such facilities as parking lots, restaurants, and recreation areas.
- iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
- joseph jacquard — Joseph Marie [zhoh-zef ma-ree] /ʒoʊˈzɛf ma ri/ (Show IPA), 1752–1834, French inventor.
- jupiter's-beard — red valerian.
- jurisprudential — the science or philosophy of law.
- juxtapositioned — Simple past tense and past participle of juxtaposition.
- kaleidoscopical — Alternative form of kaleidoscopic.
- keep one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- land of promise — Promised Land.
- landeshauptmann — the head of government in an Austrian state
- least sandpiper — a small, American sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, related to the stints of Europe.
- leyland cypress — a fast-growing cypress, Cupressocyparis leylandii, that is a hybrid produced by crossing the macrocarpa with the Nootka cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis): widely grown for hedging
- line of apsides — a line joining the lower and higher apsides, forming the major axis of the orbit
- lord privy seal — a cabinet minister without portfolio.
- lords spiritual — a bishop or archbishop belonging to the House of Lords.
- loudspeaker van — a motor vehicle carrying a public address system
- maladaptiveness — The quality of being maladaptive.
- mashed potatoes — potatoes that have been boiled and then crushed into a soft pulpy mass
- mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.