15-letter words containing et
- fetishistically — in a fetishistic manner
- find one's feet — to become capable or confident, as in a new job
- finger alphabet — a series of shapes made by the fingers that indicate letters of an alphabet and can be used in fingerspelling for the deaf
- fire-and-forget — used to describe a type of missile that, once fired, is able to guide itself to its target
- first secretary — The First Secretary of the Welsh Assembly is the leader of the ruling party.
- flame retardant — a compound used in cloth and plastic material to raise the ignition point of the material, thus making it resistant to fire.
- flame-retardant — Flame-retardant is the same as fire-retardant.
- fleet insurance — Fleet insurance is a type of insurance contract that applies to a number of vehicles.
- flibbertigibbet — a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
- forget about it — don't mention it, you're welcome
- former prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible, Joshua, Judges, I-II Samuel, and I-II Kings
- fortysomethings — Plural form of fortysomething.
- from the get-go — If something happens or is true from the get-go, it happens or is true from the beginning of a process or activity.
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- fusospirochetes — Plural form of fusospirochete.
- galvanomagnetic — of or relating to the creation of an electromagnetic field within a conductor, as a metal, or a semiconductor through which an electric current is passed.
- gas thermometer — a device for measuring temperature by observing the change in either pressure or volume of an enclosed gas.
- general meeting — business: for all members
- genetic fallacy — the fallacy of confusing questions of validity and logical order with questions of origin and temporal order.
- geodetic survey — a land area survey in which the curvature of the surface of the earth is taken into account.
- geomagnetically — In a geomagnetic way; through geomagnetism.
- geometric ratio — the ratio of consecutive terms in a geometric progression.
- 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.
- get a wiggle on — to hurry up
- get any good of — to handle to good effect
- get hold of sth — If you get hold of an object or information, you obtain it, usually after some difficulty.
- get it together — to achieve one's full potential, either generally as a person or in a particular field of activity
- get one's cards — to be told to leave one's employment
- get one's lumps — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- get out of jail — to get out of a difficult situation
- get outta here! — go away!
- get sb into bed — To get someone into bed means to persuade them to have sex with you.
- get the best of — to surpass, defeat, or outwit; better
- get the drop on — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- get the feel of — If you get the feel of something, for example a place or a new activity, you become familiar with it.
- get the hang of — to understand the technique of doing something
- get the jump on — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- get the message — a communication containing some information, news, advice, request, or the like, sent by messenger, telephone, email, or other means.
- get the picture — understand
- get the wind up — to become frightened
- get wise to sth — If you get wise to something, you find out about it, especially when someone has been trying to keep it secret.
- 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!
- gluconeogenetic — Of or pertaining to gluconeogenesis.
- 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.
- gravimetrically — (chemistry) Using a gravimetric method.
- green vegetable — a vegetable having green edible parts, as lettuce or broccoli.
- grid networking — a type of computer networking that harnesses unused processing cycles of ordinary desktop computers to create a virtual supercomputer
- haematachometer — (dated) An apparatus for measuring the velocity of the blood.
- hair hygrometer — a hygrometer actuated by the changes in length of a strand of human hair brought about by changes in the relative humidity.