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13-letter words containing a, n, l, y

  • blarney stone — a stone in Blarney Castle, in the SW Republic of Ireland, said to endow whoever kisses it with the gift of the gab and skill in flattery
  • bloody sunday — (in Northern Ireland) 30th January 1972, when British soldiers shot dead thirteen marchers in Londonderry who were protesting against the UK government's policy of internment
  • blot analysis — a technique for analysing biological molecules, such as proteins (Western blot analysis), DNA (Southern blot analysis), and RNA (Northern blot analysis), involving their separation by gel electrophoresis, transfer to a nitrocellulose sheet, and subsequent analysis by autoradiography
  • body and soul — You use body and soul to mean every part of you, including your mind and your emotions.
  • body language — Your body language is the way in which you show your feelings or thoughts to other people by means of the position or movements of your body, rather than with words.
  • bouncy castle — A bouncy castle is a large object filled with air, often in the shape of a castle, which children play on at a fairground or other outdoor event.
  • boundary line — a line marking one of the edges of a playing area
  • bowling alley — A bowling alley is a building which contains several tracks for bowling.
  • brachycranial — brachycephalic
  • brand loyalty — the tendency of consumers to continue buying a particular brand instead of trying a different one
  • brazing alloy — a solder fusing at temperatures above 1200°F (650°C).
  • brittany blue — a medium greenish blue.
  • brooklyn park — city in SE Minn.: suburb of Minneapolis: pop. 67,000
  • bully-ragging — to bully; harass: to bullyrag fraternity plebs.
  • by a long way — You can use by a long way to emphasize that something is, for example, much better, worse, or bigger than any other thing of that kind.
  • cacophonously — In a cacophonous manner.
  • calamity jane — real name Martha Canary. ?1852–1903, US frontierswoman, noted for her skill at shooting and riding
  • calculatingly — In a calculating manner.
  • calendar year — A calendar year is a period of twelve months from January 1 to December 31. Calendar year is often used in business to compare with the financial year.
  • canary yellow — Something that is canary yellow is a light yellow in colour.
  • captivatingly — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
  • carbonylation — the introduction of a carbonyl group into a compound through chemical reaction
  • carboxylation — a chemical reaction that introduces a carboxyl group into a molecule or compound, forming a carboxylic acid or a carboxylate
  • carnivorously — In a carnivorous manner.
  • carolina lily — a bulbous lily, Lilium michauxii, of the southeastern U.S., having large, spotted, orange-red flowers with recurved petals.
  • caryophyllene — (organic compound) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper.
  • catatonically — in a catatonic or exceedingly rigid manner
  • centrifugally — Away from a centre or axis.
  • centripetally — Towards a centre or axis.
  • centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
  • century plant — an agave, Agave americana, native to tropical America but naturalized elsewhere, having very large spiny greyish leaves and greenish flowers on a tall fleshy stalk. It blooms only once in its life, after 10 to 30 years (formerly thought to flower after a century)
  • challengingly — in a way that challenges or defies someone
  • chance-medley — a sudden quarrel in which one party kills another; unintentional but not blameless killing
  • changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
  • channel ferry — a ship that shuttles across the English Channel between the UK and the continent
  • chimney place — an open hearth.
  • chlamydomonas — a green, fresh water alga of the class Chlorophyceae that is flagellate and made up of a single cell
  • chylification — the process of turning into chyle
  • cinematically — Chiefly British. motion picture.
  • city planning — City planning is the planning and design of all the new buildings, roads, and parks in a place in order to make them attractive and convenient for the people who live there.
  • clairvoyantly — In a clairvoyant way; by means of clairvoyance.
  • clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
  • clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
  • claymore mine — an antipersonnel mine designed to produce a direction-guided, fan-shaped pattern of fragments.
  • cleaning lady — A cleaning lady is a woman who is employed to clean the rooms and furniture inside a building.
  • cleveland bay — one of the oldest British breeds of clean-legged, light draught farm and carriage horse, originating from Yorkshire
  • close company — a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants
  • close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
  • coal industry — a branch of commercial enterprise concerned with the discovery and mining of coal
  • collisionally — in the manner of a collision or collisions
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