15-letter words containing s, d, e, i, g
- desynchronizing — Present participle of desynchronize.
- die standing up — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- digestive gland — any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract, as the salivary glands, liver, and pancreas.
- digestive tract — alimentary canal
- dinoflagellates — Plural form of dinoflagellate.
- disadvantageous — characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.
- disconcertingly — disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomfiting.
- disembarrassing — Present participle of disembarrass.
- disenchantingly — In a disenchanting manner.
- disentanglement — Removal of, or extrication from twists, tangles, complications or confusion.
- disestablishing — Present participle of disestablish.
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- dishearteningly — In a disheartening manner.
- disintegrations — the act or process of disintegrating.
- displeasingness — the state of being displeasing
- dissolving view — an effect created by the projection of slides on a screen in such a way that each picture seems to dissolve into the succeeding one without an interval in between.
- distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- distinguishment — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- distress signal — a signal used, or designed to be used, by persons in peril, for the purpose of summoning aid, indicating their position, etc., as a radio code sign, aerial flare, flag hoist, or the like. Compare distress call (def 1).
- double stopping — playing two notes or parts simultaneously on a string instrument
- driving license — A driving license is the same as a driver's license.
- duelling pistol — one of a pair of identical pistols made specifically for use in duels
- dumpster diving — the practice of foraging in garbage that has been put out on the street in dumpsters, garbage cans, etc., for discarded items that may still be valuable, useful, or fixable.
- dye sensitizing — the producing of panchromatic or orthochromatic film by treating it with an emulsion containing dyes that absorb light of all or certain colors.
- dysteleological — Of or pertaining to dysteleology.
- eating disorder — any of various disorders, as anorexia nervosa or bulimia, characterized by severe disturbances in eating habits.
- echocardiograms — Plural form of echocardiogram.
- eddystone light — lighthouse on dangerous rocks (Eddystone Rocks) just off the SE coast of Cornwall, in the English Channel
- elections judge — someone who oversees an election
- endocrinologist — A person who is skilled at, or practices endocrinology.
- english bulldog — bulldog (sense 1)
- epidemiologists — Plural form of epidemiologist.
- feeding grounds — the place where animals gather to find food
- fetal diagnosis — prenatal determination of genetic or chemical abnormalities in a fetus, esp by amniocentesis
- flight of ideas — a rapid flow of thought, manifested by accelerated speech with abrupt changes from topic to topic: a symptom of some mental illnesses, especially manic disorder.
- floating screed — Building Trades. screed (def 3).
- food processing — transforming raw materials into food
- foresightedness — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- french dressing — salad dressing prepared chiefly from oil, vinegar, and seasonings.
- 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)
- gambier islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean, in French Polynesia. Chief settlement: Rikitéa. Pop: 1097 (2002). Area: 30 sq km (11 sq miles)
- gardening tools — tools used for gardening, such as a trowel, spade, rake, etc
- gaudier-brzeska — Henri (ɑ̃ri), original name Henri Gaudier. 1891–1915, French vorticist sculptor
- gender politics — debate about the roles and relations of men and women
- gender-specific — for, characteristic of, or limited to either males or females: Left-handedness is not gender-specific.
- general studies — a school subject that includes a variety of skills and topics (such as comprehension, and current affairs, which may complement the study of A-levels in specific subjects)
- geodemographics — the study and grouping of the people in a geographical area according to socioeconomic criteria, esp for market research
- geodetic survey — a land area survey in which the curvature of the surface of the earth is taken into account.
- get sb into bed — To get someone into bed means to persuade them to have sex with you.
- gilbert islands — a group of islands in the W Pacific: with Banaba, the Phoenix Islands, and three of the Line Islands they constitute the independent state of Kiribati; until 1975 they formed part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands; achieved full independence in 1979. Pop: 82 902 (2005). Area: 295 sq km (114 sq miles)