11-letter words containing a, c, e, t, y
- specularity — the state of resembling a mirror
- speculatory — a place suitable for observation
- stanley cup — a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.
- steatopygic — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
- sticky tape — adhesive strip
- stony-faced — having a rigid, expressionless face.
- strathclyde — a region in SW Scotland. 5300 sq. mi. (13,727 sq. km).
- subcategory — a subordinate category or a division of a category.
- subliteracy — below average literacy
- syllabicate — to syllabify.
- symmetrical — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- synanthetic — relating to synanthesis
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- syntax-case — (language) A macro system for Scheme by R. Kent Dybvig <[email protected]>. It is superior to the low-level system described in the Revised^4 Report (R4RS). Pattern variables are ordinary identifiers with essentially the same status as lexical variable names and macro keywords. The syntax is modified to recognise and handle references to pattern variables. Version 2.1 works with Chez Scheme and the Macintosh port runs under MacGambit 2.0
- synthetical — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
- systematics — the study of systems or of classification.
- tacheometry — the measurement of distance, etc, using a tacheometer
- tachysterol — an isomer of ergosterol, C28H44O, formed during the production of calciferol by the irradiation of ergosterol
- tally clerk — a person, esp on a wharf or dock or in an airport, who checks the count of goods being loaded or unloaded
- technically — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- technocracy — a theory and movement, prominent about 1932, advocating control of industrial resources, reform of financial institutions, and reorganization of the social system, based on the findings of technologists and engineers.
- telodynamic — pertaining to the transmission of mechanical power over considerable distances, as by means of endless cables on pulleys.
- tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
- tetracyclic — (of a compound) containing four rings in its molecular structure
- tetradactyl — a four-toed animal
- tetrahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) tetrahydroxy.
- the academy — the public park near Athens where Plato taught and founded a school for the study of philosophy
- thermically — in a thermic manner
- thiocyanate — a salt or ester of thiocyanic acid, as sodium thiocyanate, NaSCN.
- to a nicety — with precision
- tooth decay — dental caries.
- touch-ready — (of software) ready to work on touch-screen computers and devices
- tracheotomy — the operation of cutting into the trachea.
- trade cycle — the recurrent fluctuation between boom and depression in the economic activity of a capitalist country
- tragicomedy — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
- trolley car — a streetcar propelled electrically by current taken by means of a trolley from a conducting wire strung overhead or running beneath a slot between the tracks.
- trypanocide — a drug or substance that kills trypanosomes
- tycho brahe — Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- typecasting — the practice of casting an actor repeatedly in the same kind of role, esp because of his or physical appearance or previous success in such roles
- typicalness — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- tyrannicide — the act of killing a tyrant.
- uncertainly — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- uncertainty — the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
- unethically — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- vaginectomy — excision of part or all of the vagina.
- valedictory — bidding goodbye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech.
- vanity case — a small luggage bag or case for holding cosmetics or toiletries.
- vectorially — Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.