15-letter words containing s, i, g, r, d
- eating disorder — any of various disorders, as anorexia nervosa or bulimia, characterized by severe disturbances in eating habits.
- echocardiograms — Plural form of echocardiogram.
- endocrinologist — A person who is skilled at, or practices endocrinology.
- feeding grounds — the place where animals gather to find food
- 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.
- 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)
- girdle traverse — a climb that consists of a complete traverse of a face or crag
- glucocorticoids — Plural form of glucocorticoid.
- golden samphire — a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- gorlin syndrome — a rare congenital disorder in which cancer destroys the facial skin and causes blindness; skeletal anomalies can also occur
- grand staircase — a large and impressive staircase
- graphic display — the way in which line drawings and text are displayed
- graves' disease — a disease characterized by an enlarged thyroid, a rapid pulse, and increased basal metabolism due to excessive thyroid secretion; exophthalmic goiter.
- graveyard shift — a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
- great sanhedrin — Sanhedrin (def 1).
- great-sanhedrin — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
- green sandpiper — a species of sandpiper, Tringa ochropus, with a greenish back and wings
- greenfield site — a site located in a rural area which has not previously been built on
- grimes (golden) — a yellow autumn eating apple
- griqualand east — a former district in S South Africa, SW of Natal.
- griqualand west — a former district in S South Africa, N of the Orange River and W of the Orange Free State: diamonds found 1867.
- gross indecency — sexual offence
- ground meristem — an area of primary meristematic tissue, emerging from and immediately behind the apical meristem, that develops into the pith and the cortex.
- ground squirrel — any of several terrestrial rodents of the squirrel family, as of the genus Citellus and chipmunks of the genus Tamias. circ;circ;
- groundbreakings — Plural form of groundbreaking.
- growth industry — an industry that is experiencing rapid growth
- guardian angels — an angel believed to protect a particular person, as from danger or error.
- high priesthood — the condition or office of a high priest.
- huntingdonshire — a former county in E England, now part of Cambridgeshire.
- in good spirits — cheerful
- industrialising — Present participle of industrialise.
- industrializing — Present participle of industrialize.
- inside straight — Poker. a set of four cards, as the five, seven, eight, and nine, requiring one card of a denomination next above or below the second or third ranking cards of the set to make a straight.
- insider dealing — dealing in company securities on a recognized stock exchange, with a view to making a profit or avoiding a loss, by a person who has confidential information about the securities that, if generally known, would affect their price. Its practice by those connected with a company is illegal
- insider trading — the illegal buying and selling of securities by persons acting on privileged information.
- interior design — the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features.
- inunderstanding — (obsolete) Devoid of understanding.