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15-letter words containing a, n, s, t, y

  • grandstand play — an ostentatious play, as in a sport, overemphasized deliberately to elicit applause from spectators.
  • great synagogue — (according to Jewish tradition) a council of 120 members, established by Ezra, that directed the Jews chiefly in religious matters, c450–c200 b.c., and made significant contributions to the Jewish liturgy and Bible.
  • guidance system — The guidance system of a missile or rocket is the device which controls its course.
  • hautes-pyrenees — a department in SW France. 1751 sq. mi. (4535 sq. km). Capital: Tarbes.
  • holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
  • hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
  • hyperactiveness — The state or quality of being hyperactive.
  • hypersalivation — the act or process of salivating.
  • hypnotisability — Alternative spelling of hypnotizability.
  • hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
  • hypostatization — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
  • hypovitaminosis — Insufficiency of one or more essential vitamins in the body.
  • identity papers — law: legal documents
  • idiosyncratical — Alternative form of idiosyncratic.
  • ignatius loyolaSaint Ignatius of (Iñigo López de Loyola) 1491–1556, Spanish soldier and ecclesiastic: founder of the Society of Jesus.
  • immensurability — The quality of being immensurable.
  • in the old days — a long time ago
  • in the same way — similarly
  • in/into ecstasy — If you are in ecstasy about something, you are very excited about it. If you go into ecstasies, you become very excited.
  • inaccessibility — not accessible; unapproachable.
  • inadmissibility — not admissible; not allowable: Such evidence would be inadmissible in any court.
  • inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.
  • inconsolability — not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.
  • indefeasibility — The state or quality of being indefeasible, of being incapable of being defeated.
  • indiscretionary — lack of discretion; imprudence.
  • indisputability — The property of being indisputable.
  • inertial system — a frame of reference in which a body remains at rest or moves with constant linear velocity unless acted upon by forces: any frame of reference that moves with constant velocity relative to an inertial system is itself an inertial system.
  • infinitesimally — indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute: infinitesimal vessels in the circulatory system.
  • inquisitorially — In an inquisitorial manner.
  • insignificantly — Of such extremely small quantity or degree that it is not worth measuring.
  • inspirationally — imparting inspiration.
  • instantaneously — occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
  • institutionally — of, relating to, or established by institution.
  • instrumentality — the quality or state of being instrumental.
  • insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
  • insubstantially — In an insubstantial manner.
  • insurrectionary — of, relating to, or of the nature of insurrection.
  • interparoxysmal — occurring in the period or periods between paroxysms.
  • interpersonally — of or pertaining to the relations between persons: He has strong interpersonal skills.
  • intramuscularly — In an intramuscular manner; within a muscle.
  • intransigeantly — intransigently
  • intravascularly — Within a blood vessel.
  • isothiocyanates — Plural form of isothiocyanate.
  • italian cypress — a tall Eurasian cypress, cupressus sempervirens, native to the eastern Mediterranean region
  • japanese oyster — a commercial oyster, Ostrea gigas, of the Pacific coast of North America, introduced from Japan.
  • jubilate-sunday — Also called Jubilate Sunday. the third Sunday after Easter: so called from the first word of the 65th Psalm in the Vulgate, which is used as the introit.
  • kentish tracery — tracery, originating in Kent in the 14th century, having cusps with split ends.
  • keynote address — a speech, as at a political convention, that presents important issues, principles, policies, etc.
  • keynote speaker — sb: gives opening speech
  • kinesthetically — In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics.
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