14-letter words containing a, p, l, y, s
- earsplittingly — In an earsplitting way; very loudly.
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- encompassingly — So as to encompass.
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- endoscopically — By means of an endoscope.
- epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
- eucalyptus oil — an essential oil derived from trees belonging to the Eucalyptus genus and used for pharmaceutical, fragrance and antiseptic purposes
- euphuistically — In a euphuistic manner.
- exasperatingly — In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
- eye specialist — ophthalmologist
- eyre peninsula — a peninsula of South Australia, between the Great Australian Bight and Spencer Gulf
- family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
- flanders poppy — corn poppy.
- fool's-parsley — an Old World fetid, poisonous plant, Aethusa cynapium, resembling parsley.
- fowl paralysis — Marek's disease.
- gypsum plaster — plaster made primarily of gypsum.
- gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
- happy as larry — extremely happy
- happy families — a card game in which the object is to collect the cards (which display images of people) until you have a complete family
- happy slapping — the practice of attacking, esp slapping, an unsuspecting passer-by and filming it with a mobile camera phone, footage of which is then circulated for the amusement of others
- health physics — the branch of physics concerned with the health and safety of people in medical, scientific, and industrial work, esp with protection from the biological effects of ionizing radiation
- histopathology — the science dealing with the histological structure of abnormal or diseased tissue; pathological histology.
- hybristophilia — A paraphilia involving attraction to somebody who has committed a crime or outrage.
- hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
- hypercatalexis — the addition of one or more syllables after the final foot in a line of verse.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hyperrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- hypersexualise — Alternative spelling of hypersexualize.
- hypersexuality — unusually or excessively active in or concerned with sexual matters.
- hypersexualize — To make extremely sexual; to accentuate the sexuality of.
- hypersonically — In a hypersonic way.
- hyperstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- hypocoristical — (rare) synonym of hypocoristic.
- hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
- hypophalangism — the condition of having fewer than the normal number of phalanges per finger or toe.
- hypostatically — In a hypostatic manner.
- hypothalamus's — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
- imparisyllabic — (of a noun) not composed of the same number of syllables in all of its inflected forms, as Latin corpus, corporis.
- impassionately — filled with passion; impassioned.
- implausibility — not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi.
- impressionably — In an impressionable manner.
- inauspiciously — not auspicious; boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable.
- inescapability — (uncountable) The state or property of being inescapable.
- inseparability — incapable of being separated, parted, or disjoined: inseparable companions.
- inspectability — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
- instant replay — Also called, British, action replay. Television. the recording and immediate rebroadcasting of a segment of a live television broadcast, especially of a sports event: an instant replay of the touchdown pass. a segment recorded and immediately rebroadcast.
- insuperability — The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner