15-letter words containing a, n, t, e, l
- unexceptionable — not offering any basis for exception or objection; beyond criticism: an unexceptionable record of achievement.
- unfamiliarities — not familiar; not acquainted with or conversant about: to be unfamiliar with a subject.
- ungentlemanlike — unlike a gentleman
- uninformatively — in an uninformative manner
- unintentionally — not intentional or deliberate: an unintentional omission from the list.
- uninterpretable — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
- union catalogue — a catalogue listing every publication held at cooperating libraries
- universal joint — piece that couples two rotating shafts
- universal motor — a series-wound motor, of one-half horsepower or less, using alternating or direct current.
- universal stage — a small theodolite mounted on the stage of a polarizing microscope and used in the petrographic analysis of rocks.
- unleaded petrol — petrol containing a reduced amount of tetraethyl lead
- unmanageability — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- unmaterialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- unnatural death — death resulting from an external cause, such as intentional injury (such as homicide or suicide) or unintentional injury (in an accident)
- unobjectionable — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
- unobjectionably — without objection
- unparliamentary — not parliamentary; at variance with or contrary to the methods employed by parliamentary bodies.
- unrealistically — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- unrehabilitated — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- unrevolutionary — not revolutionary, progressive, or radical
- unsportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- unstatesmanlike — not resembling or befitting a political leader whose wisdom, integrity, etc win great respect
- unteachableness — the quality or condition of being unteachable
- untransmissible — intransmissible
- unverifiability — the quality or state of being unverifiable
- upper arlington — a city in central Ohio, near Columbus.
- valentine's day — February 14, observed in honor of St. Valentine as a day for the exchange of valentines and other tokens of affection.
- valentinian iii — a.d. 419?–455, emperor of the Western Roman Empire 425–455.
- vatican swindle — Lafcadio's Adventures.
- vector analysis — the branch of calculus that deals with vectors and processes involving vectors.
- vegetable knife — a knife designed to cut up vegetables
- velcro fastener — a fastener made of Velcro
- venetian dentil — (on an archivolt or molding) one of a series of small rectangular blocks having chamfers at alternate edges.
- venetian school — any of various groups of artists identified with Venice throughout the history of Italian art but most notably the painters of the 18th century, as Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Francesco Guardi, and Antonio Canaletto.
- venture capital — funds invested or available for investment in a new or unproven business enterprise.
- venus's-flytrap — a carnivorous plant, Dionaea muscipula, native to bogs of North and South Carolina, having roundish leaves with two lobes that close like a trap when certain delicate hairs on them are irritated, as by a fly: the range is now reduced, though the plants are still locally abundant.
- vertebral canal — spinal canal.
- vertical angles — one of two opposite and equal angles formed by the intersection of two lines.
- victor emmanuel — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
- vincent de paul — Saint, 1576–1660, French Roman Catholic priest noted for his work to aid the poor.
- viral infection — disease caused by a virus
- viral marketing — a marketing strategy that focuses on spreading information and opinions about a product or service from person to person, especially by using unconventional means such as the Internet or email: Which online social networks can help with viral marketing?
- virtual machine — Also called system virtual machine. a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer, with no access to the host operating system: When an application runs in a virtual machine, there is little chance that it will damage files or applications in the host system.
- volunteer state — Tennessee (used as a nickname).
- vulnerabilities — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- wallace nutting — Wallace, 1861–1941, U.S. antiquary, author, and illustrator.
- warrantableness — Quality of being warrantable.
- water pimpernel — the brookweed.
- water pollution — the pollution of the sea and rivers
- water-repellent — having a finish that resists but is not impervious to water.