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14-letter words containing a, n, y, t

  • not bat an eye — to blink; wink; flutter.
  • not having any — refusing to take part or be involved (in)
  • novelistically — In a novelistic way.
  • numeral system — any notation for the representation of numerals or numbers.
  • numismatically — Of or relating to coins or currency.
  • nursery stakes — a race for two-year-old horses
  • nyctaginaceous — belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants.
  • occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
  • occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
  • of a certainty — without a doubt; certainly
  • old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
  • on easy street — well-to-do; in easy circumstances
  • on the wallaby — (of a person) wandering about looking for work
  • on the way out — If something or someone is on the way out or on their way out, they are likely to disappear or to be replaced very soon.
  • one-way street — If you describe an agreement or a relationship as a one-way street, you mean that only one of the sides in the agreement or relationship is offering something or is benefitting from it.
  • one-way ticket — transport: single-journey fare
  • oppositionally — In terms of, or by means of, opposition.
  • ordinary point — Mathematics. a point in a domain in which a given function of a complex variable is analytic.
  • ordinary stock — British. common stock.
  • organizability — The suitability or potential for organization.
  • oriental poppy — a poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy scarlet, pink, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
  • ostentatiously — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
  • osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
  • otolaryngology — the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, function, and diseases of the ear, nose, and throat.
  • overanalytical — too analytical
  • overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • painted beauty — a butterfly, Vanessa virginiensis, having brownish-black and orange wings, the hind wings each having two eyespots.
  • palaeethnology — the study of prehistoric man
  • paleontography — the formal description of fossils
  • pancreatectomy — excision of part or all of the pancreas.
  • pantomimically — in the manner of a pantomime character or performance
  • paper industry — the industry of manufacturing and selling paper
  • para-synthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parent company — a corporation or other business enterprise that owns controlling interests in one or more subsidiary companies (distinguished from holding company).
  • pastry blender — a kitchen utensil having several parallel wires bent in a semicircle and secured by a handle, used especially for mixing pastry dough.
  • paternity suit — legal dispute over identity of father
  • paternity test — an assessment of possible paternity based on a comparison of the genetic markers of the offspring and those of the putative father.
  • pay television — a commercial service that broadcasts or provides television programs to viewers who pay a monthly charge or a per-program fee.
  • payment system — a system used to pay or settle financial transactions
  • peanut allergy — a condition of being hypersensitive to peanuts and peanut substances which can lead to severe physical symptoms if peanuts or peanut substances are consumed
  • peanut gallery — Informal. the rearmost and cheapest section of seats in the balcony or the uppermost balcony of a theater.
  • penalty clause — part of contract specifying a forfeit
  • penalty corner — a free hit from the goal line taken by the attacking side
  • penalty double — business double.
  • penalty killer — a player used when the player's team is short-handed as a result of a penalty, especially a player skilled at defense and employed regularly in such situations.
  • penalty stroke — a stroke added to a score for a rule infraction.
  • penny-farthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
  • pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
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