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15-letter words containing and

  • not lift a hand — to do nothing; not even try
  • notwithstanding — in spite of; without being opposed or prevented by: Notwithstanding a brilliant defense, he was found guilty. She went to the game anyway, doctor's orders notwithstanding.
  • of mice and men — a novel (1937) and play (1938) by John Steinbeck.
  • off one's hands — for which one is no longer responsible
  • on the one hand — You use on the one hand to introduce the first of two contrasting points, facts, or ways of looking at something. It is always followed later by on the other hand or 'on the other'.
  • one-night stand — a single performance in one locale, as by a touring theatrical company, before moving on to the next engagement.
  • outstandingness — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
  • pacific islands — a U.S. trust territory in the Pacific Ocean, comprising the Mariana, Marshall, and Caroline Islands: approved by the United Nations 1947; since 1976 constituents of the trusteeship have established or moved toward self-government. 717 sq. mi. (1857 sq. km).
  • pandorae fretum — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
  • panhandle state — West Virginia (used as a nickname).
  • paracel islands — a group of uninhabited islets and reefs in the N South China Sea, the subject of territorial claims by China and Vietnam
  • part and parcel — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
  • pay-and-display — denoting a car-parking system in which a motorist buys a permit to park for a specified period from a coin-operated machine and displays the permit on or near the windscreen of his or her car so that it can be seen by a parking attendant
  • pepper-and-salt — composed of a fine mixture of black with white: pepper-and-salt hair.
  • phoenix islands — a group of eight coral islands in the central Pacific: administratively part of Kiribati. Area: 28 sq km (11 sq miles). The islands and surrounding waters form the Phoenix Islands Protected Area, the world's largest marine protected area. Area: 410 500 sq km (158 500 sq miles)
  • pick and choose — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
  • pick-and-shovel — marked by drudgery; laborious: the pick-and-shovel work necessary to get a political campaign underway.
  • pitcairn island — a small British island in the S Pacific, SE of Tuamotu Archipelago: settled 1790 by mutineers of the Bounty. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
  • pituitary gland — a small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region ((anterior pituitary) or (adenohypophysis)) that develops embryonically from the roof of the mouth and that secretes growth hormone, LH, FSH, ACTH, TSH, and MSH, a posterior region ((posterior pituitary) or (neurohypophysis)) that develops from the back of the forebrain and that secretes the hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, and an intermediate part (pars intermedia) derived from the anterior region but joined to the posterior region, that secretes the hormone MSH in lower vertebrates.
  • pleasant island — former name of Nauru.
  • point-and-click — of or denoting an interface with which the user typically interacts by using a mouse to move the cursor and then clicking on a screen object.
  • point-and-shoot — of or denoting a camera that does not require manual adjustment of shutter speed, focus, aperture, etc.
  • portland cement — a type of hydraulic cement usually made by burning a mixture of limestone and clay in a kiln.
  • prince's island — former name of Príncipe.
  • profit and loss — the gain and loss arising from commercial or other transactions, applied especially to an account or statement of account in bookkeeping showing gains and losses in business.
  • pure and simple — sheer, utter
  • pure land sects — Mahayana Buddhist sects venerating the Buddha as the compassionate saviour
  • queen maud land — a coastal region of Antarctica, S of Africa: Norwegian explorations.
  • queensland blue — a pumpkin with a bluish skin
  • quick-and-dirty — Informal. slipshod.
  • rack-and-pinion — of or relating to a mechanism in which a rack engages a pinion: rack-and-pinion steering.
  • random sampling — a method of selecting a sample (random sample) from a statistical population in such a way that every possible sample that could be selected has a predetermined probability of being selected.
  • random variable — a quantity that takes any of a set of values with specified probabilities.
  • red sandal wood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
  • regimental band — a band made up of a military formation varying in size from a battalion to a number of battalions
  • remand prisoner — a prisoner who is sent back into custody (or sometimes admitted to bail) to await trial or continuation of their trial
  • reuben sandwich — a grilled sandwich of corned beef, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut on rye bread.
  • reviewing stand — A reviewing stand is a special raised platform from which military and political leaders watch military parades.
  • rheinland-pfalz — German name of Rhineland-Palatinate.
  • right-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the right, or starboard, side.
  • romblon islands — a group of islands of the Philippines in the Sibuyan Sea and Tablas Strait, part of the Visayan Islands.
  • room-and-pillar — noting a means of extracting coal or other minerals from underground deposits by first cutting out rooms, then robbing the pillars between them; pillar-and-breast.
  • root and branch — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
  • root-and-branch — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
  • rough and ready — rough, rude, or crude, but good enough for the purpose: a rough-and-ready estimate of future expenses.
  • rough-and-ready — rough, rude, or crude, but good enough for the purpose: a rough-and-ready estimate of future expenses.
  • round and round — following a circuitous or circular course for a comparatively long time, esp vainly
  • rowland heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
  • saffron strands — the dried stigmas of the saffron, which are then crushed into powder to flavour or colour food
  • salivary glands — any of several glands, as the submaxillary glands, that secrete saliva.
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