15-letter words containing t, u, g, l, e, s
- 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.
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
- structural gene — cistron.
- subintelligence — below average intelligence
- subject catalog — a catalog having entries listed by subject only.
- sulfiting agent — sulfite (def 2).
- summer triangle — a group of three first-magnitude stars (Deneb, Vega, and Altair) visible during the summer in the N skies
- supporting role — acting: secondary part
- surgical strike — a military action designed to destroy a particular target without harming other people or damaging other buildings near it
- syntax language — a metalanguage used to refer to the grammatical or other formal features of an object language.
- system building — a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings
- thoughtlessness — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
- 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
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- tunbridge wells — a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.
- turkish delight — a candy made of fruit juice and gelatin, cubed and dusted with sugar.
- ultra-religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- ulysses s grant — Cary (Archibald Leach) 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England.
- understandingly — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- uninterestingly — in a way that is not interesting
- universal stage — a small theodolite mounted on the stage of a polarizing microscope and used in the petrographic analysis of rocks.
- unquestioningly — in manner that accepts something without expressing doubt or uncertainty
- upsetting lever — the horizontal distance between the center of gravity, acting downward, and the center of buoyancy, acting upward, when they are so placed as to form a couple (upsetting couple) tending to capsize the boat.
- virtual storage — a system whereby addressable memory is extended beyond main storage through the use of secondary storage managed by system software in such a way that programs can treat all of the designated storage as addressable main storage.
- wrongful arrest — the act of arresting someone without proper reason