14-letter words containing a, e, t, o, l, i
- tilt-top table — a pedestal table having a top that can be tilted vertically.
- time simulator — (simulation) (Tsim) A stack-based simulation language. Contact: ZOLA Technologies.
- to ring a bell — If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
- toilet trained — If a child is toilet trained, he or she has learned to use the toilet.
- tongue-lashing — severe scolding
- tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
- traditionalize — to make traditional: to traditionalize family reunions.
- traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
- transit lounge — a waiting room at an international airport used mainly by passengers transferring from one flight to another without presenting themselves to customs or immigration officials
- trapezoid rule — a rule for estimating the area of an irregular figure, by dividing it into parallel strips of equal width, each strip being a trapezium. It can also be adapted to obtaining an approximate value of a definite integral
- trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- trial attorney — a lawyer who is involved in court cases
- trichloracetic — as in trichloracetic acid
- tridimensional — having three dimensions.
- trihalomethane — a type of chemical compound in which three of the hydrogen atoms in a methane molecule have been replaced by halogen atoms, esp by chlorine in drinking water. Trihalomethanes are thought to be carcinogenic
- tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
- tripersonalist — someone who believes in the Trinity
- tripersonality — the state or condition of being tripersonal; existence in three persons, as the Godhead.
- ultramicrotome — a microtome capable of producing very fine slices of tissue or cellular specimens for electron microscopic examination.
- ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
- uncongeniality — the condition of being uncongenial
- unconsolidated — brought together into a single whole.
- unconventional — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
- underinflation — the lack of sufficient air pressure
- unegoistically — pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
- unidirectional — operating or moving in one direction only; not changing direction: a unidirectional flow.
- unmentionables — not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unpoeticalness — the quality, state, or characteristic of being unpoetic
- unquestionable — not open to question; beyond doubt or dispute; indisputable; undeniable; certain: an unquestionable fact.
- unquestionably — not open to question; beyond doubt or dispute; indisputable; undeniable; certain: an unquestionable fact.
- unrationalized — to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
- variable costs — Variable costs are costs that vary depending on how much of a product is made.
- vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
- ventilationist — of, relating to, or advocating the ventilation of emotions: a ventilationist approach to dealing with anger.
- vertical union — industrial union.
- victor charlie — a Vietcong or the Vietcong; the VC.
- virtual memory — 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.
- voltaic couple — a pair of substances, as two different metals, that when placed in a proper solution produces an electromotive force by chemical action.
- volumetrically — of or relating to measurement by volume.
- vowel mutation — umlaut (def 2).
- walk-in closet — a closet that is large enough to walk around in.
- wall pellitory — pellitory (sense 1)
- waste disposal — A waste disposal or a waste disposal unit is a small machine in a kitchen sink that chops up vegetable waste.
- watercolourist — An artist who paints watercolours.
- well motivated — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- well-appointed — attractively equipped, arranged, or furnished, especially for comfort or convenience: a well-appointed room.
- well-motivated — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales