15-letter words containing s, e, a, g, u
- organomagnesium — pertaining to or noting an organic compound, especially an organic halide, containing magnesium linked to carbon.
- outstandingness — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- pedagoguishness — the quality of being pedagoguish
- pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
- phosphate group — the group or radical obtained by removal of one or more hydrogen atoms from phosphoric acid.
- plane surveying — the surveying of areas of limited size, making no corrections for the earth's curvature
- plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
- plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
- plastic surgery — the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues.
- pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- programme music — music that is intended to depict or evoke a scene or idea
- pseudepigraphon — any book of the Pseudepigrapha
- pseudohexagonal — of, relating to, or having the form of a hexagon.
- pseudopregnancy — Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. false pregnancy.
- public speaking — the act of delivering speeches in public.
- purchase ledger — a record of a company's purchases of goods and services showing the amounts paid and due
- quadragenarians — Plural form of quadragenarian.
- quasi-religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- quasi-sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- queen's highway — king's highway.
- regulatory risk — a risk to which private companies are subject, arising from the possibility of legislation or regulations that will affect business being adopted by a government
- revenue sharing — the system of disbursing part of federal tax revenues to state and local governments for their use.
- rhesus negative — relating to blood not containing Rhesus antigen D
- rigel kentaurus — Alpha Centauri.
- rigil kentaurus — Astronomy. Alpha Centauri.
- robert guiscard — Robert [French raw-ber] /French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), (Robert de Hauteville) c1015–85, Norman conqueror in Italy.
- rogues' gallery — a collection of portraits of criminals and suspects maintained by the police for purposes of identification.
- rough bluegrass — a grass, Poa trivialis, native to Eurasia and naturalized in North America, where it is used in mixtures for lawns and pasturage.
- running repairs — repairs, as to a machine or vehicle, that are minor and can be made with little or no interruption in the use of the item
- sagittal suture — a serrated line on the top of the skull that marks the junction of the two parietal bones
- saguia el hamra — the N part of Western Sahara.
- saint augustine — Saint, a.d. 354–430, one of the Latin fathers in the early Christian Church; author; bishop of Hippo in N Africa.
- santa gertrudis — one of an American breed of beef cattle, developed from Shorthorn and Brahman stock for endurance to torrid temperatures.
- sauce espagnole — brown sauce.
- sausage machine — a machine for making sausages
- sausage turning — turning of members to resemble a continuous row of sausages flattened at the ends.
- school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate
- scrounge around — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
- second language — a language learned by a person after his or her native language, especially as a resident of an area where it is in general use.
- secondary group — a group of people with whom one's contacts are detached and impersonal.
- securicor guard — a guard who works for Securicor
- self-regulating — adjusting, ruling, or governing itself without outside interference; operating or functioning without externally imposed controls or regulations: a self-regulating economy; the self-regulating market.
- self-regulation — control by oneself or itself, as in an economy, business organization, etc., especially such control as exercised independently of governmental supervision, laws, or the like.
- self-regulative — used for or capable of controlling or adjusting oneself or itself: a self-regulative device.
- self-regulatory — Self-regulatory systems, organizations, or activities are controlled by the people involved in them, rather than by outside organizations or rules.
- self-sustaining — self-supporting.
- semi-figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- shoulder charge — an instance of a player charging into another so that there is contact between their shoulders (permissible in some circumstances)