15-letter words containing t, e, a, s, l
- friar's lantern — ignis fatuus (def 1).
- fringe festival — an unofficial, often unconventional, arts festival that is associated with another, larger festival
- fuller's teasel — a Eurasian teasel plant, Dipsacus fullonum, whose prickly flower heads are used for raising the nap on woollen cloth
- functionalities — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- fundamentalists — Plural form of fundamentalist.
- fundamentalness — The state or condition of being fundamental; essential importance.
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- 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)
- gardening tools — tools used for gardening, such as a trowel, spade, rake, etc
- gas-guzzler tax — a tax imposed on the purchase price of an automobile not meeting fuel efficiency standards.
- gatefold sleeve — a record sleeve that opens out like a book
- general servant — a domestic servant who performs general tasks
- 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)
- generalisations — Plural form of generalisation.
- generalizations — Plural form of generalization.
- gentlemanliness — like, befitting, or characteristic of a gentleman.
- geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
- gestalt therapy — holistic psychotherapy
- ghetto fabulous — pertaining to or noting a lifestyle of showy but superficial glamour and luxury that is sometimes adopted by people in or from an urban ghetto: That man is just ghetto-fabulous; his bling wears bling!
- ghetto-fabulous — pertaining to or noting a lifestyle of showy but superficial glamour and luxury that is sometimes adopted by people in or from an urban ghetto: That man is just ghetto-fabulous; his bling wears bling!
- giant sunflower — a composite plant, Helianthus giganteus, of eastern North America, growing nearly 12 feet (4 meters) high and having very large yellow flower heads.
- 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
- glazier's point — a small, pointed piece of sheet metal, for holding a pane of glass in a sash until the putty has hardened.
- gleichschaltung — the enforcement of standardization and the elimination of all opposition within the political, economic, and cultural institutions of a state
- gluteus maximus — the broad, thick, outermost muscle of the buttocks, involved in the rotation and extension of the thigh.
- go into details — If someone does not go into details about a subject, or does not go into the detail, they mention it without explaining it fully or properly.
- golden pheasant — an Asiatic pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus, having brilliant scarlet, orange, gold, green, and black plumage.
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
- governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
- graduate school — a school, usually a division of a university, offering courses leading to degrees more advanced than the bachelor's degree.
- grammaticalness — (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar; grammatical correctness.
- grant's gazelle — a large gazelle, Gazella granti, with distinctive long curved horns, native to the eastern African plains.
- great salt lake — a shallow salt lake in NW Utah. 2300 sq. mi. (5950 sq. km); 80 miles (130 km) long; maximum depth 60 feet (18 meters).
- 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.
- gyrostabilizers — Plural form of gyrostabilizer.
- hair specialist — an expert in the treatment and care of human hair
- half-understood — partially understood
- halfheartedness — The characteristic of being half-hearted.
- hamiltonstovare — a large strong short-haired breed of hound with a black, brown, and white coat
- health benefits — positive effects on health
- health minister — a government minister who is responsible for health
- heath speedwell — a temperate scrophulariaceous plant, Veronica officinalis, having small blue or pinkish white flowers
- hemel hempstead — a town in W Hertfordshire, in SE England.
- heterodactylous — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
- heterosexualism — Discrimination of non-heterosexual people on the basis of their sexual orientation.
- heterosexuality — sexual feeling or behavior directed toward a person or persons of the opposite sex.
- high-angle shot — a shot taken from a camera positioned above the action