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15-letter words containing s, l, o, u, g

  • plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
  • pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
  • plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
  • pseudohexagonal — of, relating to, or having the form of a hexagon.
  • quasi-religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
  • refuelling stop — a stop made so that fresh fuel can be supplied (to an aircraft, vehicle, etc)
  • 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
  • religious house — a convent or monastery.
  • religious order — monks: monastery
  • religious right — US right-wing Christian movement
  • right of asylum — the right of alien fugitives to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
  • rogues' gallery — a collection of portraits of criminals and suspects maintained by the police for purposes of identification.
  • rouget de lisle — Claude Joseph [klohd zhaw-zef] /kloʊd ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1760–1836, French army officer and composer of songs: wrote and composed Marseillaise.
  • rough bluegrass — a grass, Poa trivialis, native to Eurasia and naturalized in North America, where it is used in mixtures for lawns and pasturage.
  • rural sociology — the sociological study of life in rural areas and the effects of ruralization.
  • sauce espagnole — brown sauce.
  • sauvignon blanc — a white grape grown primarily in France and California.
  • saviour sibling — a child conceived through IVF and screened for compatibility with a terminally or seriously ill sibling in order to provide organ or cell donations as a form of treatment
  • school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate
  • 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.
  • 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-regulatory — Self-regulatory systems, organizations, or activities are controlled by the people involved in them, rather than by outside organizations or rules.
  • self-renouncing — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
  • self-suggestion — the act of suggesting.
  • self-supporting — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
  • shoulder charge — an instance of a player charging into another so that there is contact between their shoulders (permissible in some circumstances)
  • shoulder girdle — pectoral girdle (def 2).
  • shoulder-length — Shoulder-length hair is long enough to reach your shoulders.
  • sigmoid flexure — Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.
  • silver quandong — an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae
  • sleeve coupling — a cylinder joining the ends of two lengths of shafting or pipe.
  • solution mining — removal of a soluble mineral by dissolving it and leaching it out, as in the Frasch process.
  • soul-destroying — Activities or situations that are soul-destroying make you depressed, because they are boring or because there is no hope of improvement.
  • sound-and-light — combining sound effects or music with unusual lighting displays: to promote a product with a spectacular sound-and-light presentation.
  • source language — the language in which a text appears that is to be translated into another language. Compare target language (def 1).
  • south glamorgan — a county in SE Wales. 161 sq. mi. (416 sq. km).
  • southern blight — a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting.
  • southern lights — aurora australis.
  • spill your guts — If someone spills their guts, they tell you everything about something secret or private.
  • steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
  • stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
  • subject catalog — a catalog having entries listed by subject only.
  • supporting film — a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
  • supporting role — acting: secondary part
  • surgeon general — the chief of medical services in one of the armed forces.
  • thoughtlessness — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
  • to pull strings — If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly.
  • toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
  • transfer lounge — the place in an airport where you wait for a transfer from one flight to another
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