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14-letter words containing a, n, l, y, s

  • prayerlessness — the quality of being prayerless; the state of not praying
  • premenstrually — in a premenstrual manner
  • presentability — that may be presented.
  • princess royal — the eldest daughter of a king or queen.
  • professionally — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
  • prognostically — of or relating to prognosis.
  • provisionality — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
  • psephoanalysis — the statistical and sociological analysis of election trends and results
  • psychoanalyses — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
  • psychoanalysis — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
  • psychoanalytic — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
  • psychogalvanic — pertaining to or involving electric changes in the body resulting from reactions to mental or emotional stimuli.
  • public analyst — a scientist who tests food, water etc to ensure that they are safe
  • racing cyclist — a cyclist who takes part in bicycle races
  • rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
  • rangeley lakes — chain of lakes in W Me. & NE N.H.
  • read-only user — (jargon)   Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or electronic mail, rather than writing code or purveying useful information. See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
  • rna polymerase — an enzyme that synthesizes the formation of RNA from a DNA template during transcription.
  • royal highness — a title used prior to 1917 and designating a brother, sister, child, grandchild, aunt, or uncle belonging to the male line of the royal family. a title used since 1917 and designating a child or grandchild of the sovereign. any person given this title by the Crown.
  • royal standard — a flag bearing the arms of the British sovereign, flown only when she (or he) is present
  • ryukyu islands — a chain of 55 islands in the W Pacific, extending almost 650 km (400 miles) from S Japan to N Taiwan: an ancient kingdom, under Chinese rule from the late 14th century, invaded by Japan in the early 17th century, under full Japanese sovereignty from 1879 to 1945, and US control from 1945 to 1972; now part of Japan again. They are subject to frequent typhoons. Chief town: Naha (on Okinawa). Pop: 1 318 220 (2000). Area: 2196 sq km (849 sq miles)
  • sacramentality — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
  • safety islands — a group of three small French islands in the Atlantic, off the coast of French Guiana
  • sailing dinghy — a small boat or dinghy with a single mast, used esp for recreational sailing
  • sales analysis — the analysis by a company of whether it has met its sales goals within a certain time period
  • salivary gland — any of several glands, as the submaxillary glands, that secrete saliva.
  • salvation army — an international Christian organization founded in England in 1865 by William Booth, organized along quasi-military lines and devoted chiefly to evangelism and to providing social services, especially to the poor.
  • sanctuary lamp — a lamp, usually red, placed in a prominent position in the sanctuary of a church, that when lit indicates the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
  • sanitary towel — sanitary napkin.
  • scaly anteater — pangolin.
  • scenic railway — a railroad that carries its passengers on a brief tour of an amusement park, resort, etc.
  • scientifically — of or relating to science or the sciences: scientific studies.
  • secondary cell — storage cell.
  • secondary wall — the innermost part of a plant cell wall, deposited after the wall has ceased to increase in surface area.
  • self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
  • semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
  • sentimentality — the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.
  • shabby-genteel — trying to maintain dignity and self-respect despite shabbiness.
  • shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
  • shoo-fly plant — apple of Peru.
  • silicon valley — the area in northern California, southwest of San Francisco in the Santa Clara valley region, where many of the high-technology design and manufacturing companies in the semiconductor industry are concentrated.
  • silky anteater — an arboreal, tropical American anteater, Cyclopes didactylus, about the size of a rat, having a prehensile tail, glossy, golden fur, and two toes on each forelimb.
  • simultaneously — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
  • sinistrorsally — in a sinistrorsal manner
  • skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
  • slave cylinder — a small cylinder containing a piston that operates the brake shoes or pads in hydraulic brakes or the working part in any other hydraulically operated system
  • snowflake baby — a baby born following the transfer of a surplus embryo produced during the in-vitro fertilization of one woman to the womb of another woman who was not a cell donor
  • sockeye salmon — an important food fish, Oncorhynchus nerka, inhabiting the North Pacific.
  • st. marylebone — former metropolitan borough of London: since 1965, part of Westminster
  • stagflationary — of, caused by, or relating to, stagflation
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