14-letter words containing a, l, o, u, i
- technical foul — a foul committed by a player or coach, usually not involving physical contact with an opponent, called often for unsportsmanlike conduct, as holding on to the basket or using profanity, that gives the opposing team one or two free throws and sometimes, if the foul was flagrant, requires the ejection of the offending player or coach from the game.
- telejournalism — the writing and broadcasting of journalism for television
- telejournalist — a journalist who writes for or broadcasts on television
- tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
- the final four — the last four teams remaining in a tournament
- till all hours — until very late
- time simulator — (simulation) (Tsim) A stack-based simulation language. Contact: ZOLA Technologies.
- tongue-lashing — severe scolding
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- transductional — of or relating to transduction
- 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
- transvaluation — to reestimate the value of, especially on a basis differing from accepted standards; reappraise; reevaluate.
- 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
- traumatologist — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- trepidatiously — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
- trust hospital — a hospital that is run by an NHS trust which competes with other trusts for government funding
- tubal ligation — a method of permanent sterilization for women, involving the surgical sealing of the fallopian tubes to prevent the ovum from passing from the ovary to the uterus.
- tutorial group — a small grouping of students given intensive tuition by a tutor
- ultra-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- ultra-royalist — a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
- ultramicrotome — a microtome capable of producing very fine slices of tissue or cellular specimens for electron microscopic examination.
- ultramicrotomy — the practice of using an ultramicrotome
- ultramontanism — the policy of the party in the Roman Catholic Church that favors increasing and enhancing the power and authority of the pope.
- ultrapatriotic — extremely patriotic
- ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
- umbilical cord — Anatomy. a cord or funicle connecting the embryo or fetus with the placenta of the mother and transporting nourishment from the mother and wastes from the fetus.
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- unchivalrously — in an unchivalrous manner
- uncommunicable — incommunicable.
- unconciliatory — tending to conciliate: a conciliatory manner; conciliatory comments.
- uncongeniality — the condition of being uncongenial
- unconscionable — not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
- unconscionably — not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
- 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
- undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
- undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
- undogmatically — in an undogmatic manner
- unegoistically — pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
- unhypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- unidimensional — one-dimensional.
- unidirectional — operating or moving in one direction only; not changing direction: a unidirectional flow.
- union language — a form of a language, used in literature and for official and educational purposes, that combines vocabulary and grammatical features from a number of related dialects, thus representing a compromise between them.
- universal soul — Brahman in its aspect as the sacred syllable Om, the eternal and spiritual principle that permeates the universe
- unmentionables — not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor