15-letter words containing s, g, n
- nearsightedness — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
- neighbor states — the states or countries next to another state or country
- neighbourliness — Standard spelling of neighborliness.
- neo-hegelianism — Hegelianism as modified by various philosophers of the latter half of the 19th century.
- network segment — (networking) A part of an Ethernet or other network, on which all message traffic is common to all nodes, i.e. it is broadcast from one node on the segment and received by all others. This is normally because the segment is a single continuous conductor, though it may include repeaters(?). Since all nodes share the physical medium, collision detection or some other protocol is required to determine whether a message was transmitted without interference from other nodes. The receiving node inspects the destination address of a packet to tell if it was (one of) the intended recipient(s). Communication between nodes on different segments is via one or more routers.
- neurolinguistic — pertaining to neurolinguistics
- neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
- neuropsychology — The study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other.
- nigger minstrel — a performer who puts on blackface (exaggerated negro-like make-up) usually to perform songs associated with the American South
- night blindness — a condition of the eyes in which vision is normal in daylight but abnormally poor at night or in a dim light; nyctalopia.
- night-sky light — the faint glow of the night sky, caused by such phenomena as airglow and zodiacal light.
- nitriding steel — any steel suitable for casehardening by nitriding.
- nitrogen oxides — Nitrogen oxides are compounds of nitrogen and oxygen produced during combustion.
- no great shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- no smoking sign — A no smoking sign in a place is a notice to say that smoking is forbidden in that place.
- no-smoking room — A no-smoking room in a hotel is a room intended for people who do not want to smoke.
- noblesse oblige — the moral obligation of those of high birth, powerful social position, etc., to act with honor, kindliness, generosity, etc.
- noise generator — a device used in synthesizers to produce high-frequency sound effects
- non-consignment — the act of consigning.
- non-diminishing — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- non-disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- non-egotistical — pertaining to or characterized by egotism.
- non-homogeneous — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- non-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
- non-salvageable — the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
- non-sensitizing — to render sensitive.
- nonantagonistic — acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually.
- nonintersecting — Not intersecting.
- nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
- nonself-antigen — any of the antigens present in an individual that originate outside the body (contrasted with self-antigen).
- nonslaveholding — Not slaveholding.
- nonwithstanding — Misspelling of notwithstanding.
- north highlands — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- north kingstown — a town in S central Rhode Island.
- north las vegas — a city in S Nevada.
- northern lights — aurora borealis.
- not give a shit — to not care at all
- nothingarianism — Beliefs and practices of a nothingarian.
- nottinghamshire — a county in central England. 854 sq. mi. (2210 sq. km).
- notwithstanding — in spite of; without being opposed or prevented by: Notwithstanding a brilliant defense, he was found guilty. She went to the game anyway, doctor's orders notwithstanding.
- nuclear testing — the process of carrying out a test on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
- nuisance ground — a garbage dump.
- numismatologist — One versed in numismatology.
- nursing studies — the study of nursing
- oblique sailing — the navigation of a vessel on a point of the compass other than one of the cardinal points.
- obsidian dating — a method of dating obsidian artifacts or debitage by calculating how long it has taken to produce a given thickness of a hydration layer within such matter.
- obtuse triangle — a triangle with one obtuse angle.
- off one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- offset printing — offset (def 6).