15-letter words containing and
- franz ferdinand — Francis Ferdinand.
- french togoland — a former United Nations Trust Territory in W Africa, administered by France (1946–60), now the independent republic of Togo
- frisian islands — a chain of islands in the North Sea along the coasts of the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark: separated from the mainland by shallows
- funny handshake — an elaborate handshake, indicating that someone belongs to a certain social group, etc
- 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)
- get a handle on — that which may be held, seized, grasped, or taken advantage of in effecting a purpose: The clue was a handle for solving the mystery.
- 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)
- glandular fever — infectious mononucleosis.
- go hand in hand — belong together
- good and proper — thoroughly
- grace-and-favor — noting a residence owned by a noble or sovereign and bestowed by him or her upon some person for that person's lifetime.
- grand old party — G.O.P.
- grand serjeanty — serjeanty in which the tenant rendered services of a personal, honorary nature to the king, as carrying his sword or banner.
- grand staircase — a large and impressive staircase
- grandiloquently — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grandparenthood — The state of being a grandparent.
- grandstand play — an ostentatious play, as in a sport, overemphasized deliberately to elicit applause from spectators.
- great-grandaunt — an aunt of one's grandfather or grandmother.
- green sandpiper — a species of sandpiper, Tringa ochropus, with a greenish back and wings
- greenland whale — an arctic right whale, Balaena mysticetus, that is black with a cream-coloured throat
- grey propaganda — propaganda that does not identify its source
- 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 landlord — a landlord who receives ground rent.
- gulf of finland — an arm of the Baltic Sea between Finland, Estonia, and Russia
- guns and butter — a symbol for the economic policy of a government insofar as spending is allocated for either military or social purposes
- gynandromorphic — (of an organism) Having male and female characteristics.
- hale and hearty — in good health
- hard mint candy — a hardened mint-flavoured sweet
- hare and hounds — an outdoor game in which certain players, the hares, start off in advance on a long run, scattering small pieces of paper, called the scent, with the other players, the hounds, following the trail so marked in an effort to catch the hares before they reach a designated point.
- haute-normandie — a region of NW France, on the English Channel: generally fertile and flat
- hearth and home — domestic realm
- hernando cortes — Hernando [er-nahn-daw] /ɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), Hernán [er-nahn] /ɛrˈnɑn/ (Show IPA), 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.
- hernando cortez — Hernando [er-nahn-daw] /ɛrˈnɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), Hernán [er-nahn] /ɛrˈnɑn/ (Show IPA), 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.
- high and mighty — self-important, arrogant
- high-and-mighty — haughty; arrogant.
- high-handedness — condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded manner.
- highland cattle — a breed of cattle with shaggy hair, usually reddish-brown in colour, and long horns
- hold one's hand — to stop or postpone a planned action or punishment
- hole-and-corner — secretive; clandestine; furtive: The political situation was full of hole-and-corner intrigue.
- holyhead island — former name of Holy Island (def 2).
- hook and ladder — a fire engine, usually a tractor-trailer, fitted with long, extensible ladders and other equipment.
- hook of holland — a cape and the harbor it forms in the SW Netherlands.
- horse-and-buggy — of or relating to the last few generations preceding the invention of the automobile: vivid recollections of horse-and-buggy days.
- in the hands of — under the control of
- in-and-out bond — a stonework or brickwork bond having headers and stretchers alternating vertically.
- in-visible hand — (in the economics of Adam Smith) an unseen force or mechanism that guides individuals to unwittingly benefit society through the pursuit of their private interests.
- indirect demand — the secondary demand for labour, raw materials, premises etc which arises from the direct demand for goods
- inunderstanding — (obsolete) Devoid of understanding.
- island grey fox — a similar and related animal, U. littoralis, inhabiting islands off North America