15-letter words containing t, i, g, r, e, s
- 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.
- geochronologist — A geologist whose speciality is geochronology.
- geodetic survey — a land area survey in which the curvature of the surface of the earth is taken into account.
- geomorphogenist — one who studies, or is an expert in, geomorphogeny
- geomorphologist — A geologist whose speciality is geomorphology.
- geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
- giant schnauzer — one of a German breed of large working dogs, resembling a larger and more powerful version of the standard schnauzer, having a pepper-and-salt or pure black, wiry coat, bushy eyebrows and beard, and a docked tail set moderately high, originally developed as a cattle herder but now often used in police work.
- 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
- give sth a rest — If someone tells you to give something a rest, they want you to stop doing it because it annoys them or because they think it is harming you.
- glazier's point — a small, pointed piece of sheet metal, for holding a pane of glass in a sash until the putty has hardened.
- gloucester city — a city in W New Jersey, on the Delaware River.
- gloucestershire — a county in SW England. 1255 sq. mi. (2640 sq. km). County seat: Gloucester.
- gnu mirror site — GNU archive site
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- gopher tortoise — any North American burrowing tortoise of the genus Gopherus, especially G. polyphemus, of the southeastern U.S.: several species are now reduced in number.
- governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
- governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
- grammaticalness — (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar; grammatical correctness.
- grand staircase — a large and impressive staircase
- graveyard shift — a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
- great recession — the protracted worldwide economic recession following the financial crisis of 2007–08
- 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 mountains — a mountain range in E North America, extending from Canada through Vermont into W Massachusetts: part of the Appalachian system. Highest peak: Mount Mansfield, 1338 m (4393 ft)
- greenfield site — a site located in a rural area which has not previously been built on
- 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.
- ground meristem — an area of primary meristematic tissue, emerging from and immediately behind the apical meristem, that develops into the pith and the cortex.
- group therapist — a psychotherapist who conducts group therapy
- gyrostabilizers — Plural form of gyrostabilizer.
- heart-searching — a thorough examination of one's feelings and motives; a self-examination of one's conscience.
- heterogeneities — the quality or state of being heterogeneous; composition from dissimilar parts; disparateness.
- hierogrammatist — a writer of hierograms, hierogrammate
- high priesthood — the condition or office of a high priest.
- high resolution — a great amount of detail visible in a photographic, TV, or video image
- high-resolution — having or capable of producing an image characterized by fine detail: high-resolution photography; high-resolution lens.
- historiographer — a historian, especially one appointed to write an official history of a group, period, or institution.
- housing project — a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
- huntingdonshire — a former county in E England, now part of Cambridgeshire.
- hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- ignition source — An ignition source is a process or event which can cause a fire or explosion.
- imperfect stage — a phase in the life cycle of certain fungi in which either no spores or asexual spores, as conidia, are produced.
- in (the) grease — fat and ready to be killed
- inertia selling — (in Britain) the illegal practice of sending unrequested goods to householders followed by a bill for the price of the goods if they do not return them
- 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 trading — the illegal buying and selling of securities by persons acting on privileged information.