13-letter words containing a, r, o, y, s
- syringomyelia — a disease of the spinal cord in which the nerve tissue is replaced by a cavity filled with fluid.
- take by storm — be a sudden success
- tansy ragwort — a European composite plant, Senecio jacobaea, naturalized in North America, having numerous yellow flowers.
- tapestry moth — carpet moth.
- taylor series — an approximation of a given function f at a particular point x, in terms of values of the function and its derivatives at a neighboring point x 0 , by a power series in which the terms are given by f (n) (x 0) (x−x 0) n/n !, where f (n) (x 0) is the derivative of order n evaluated at point x 0 .
- taylor's gold — a variety of pear from New Zealand
- temerariously — in an audacious manner
- testificatory — related to a person who witnesses or an object used as evidence
- tetradynamous — having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
- thalassocracy — dominion over the seas, as in exploration, trade, or colonization.
- the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively
- thoracoplasty — the operation removing selected portions of the ribs to collapse part of the underlying lung or an abnormal pleural space, usually in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- thysanopteran — Also, thysanopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Thysanoptera, comprising the thrips.
- thysanopteron — thysanopteran.
- timothy grass — a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
- touristically — in a touristic or touristy manner
- tracheophytes — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
- trachycarpous — having rough-skinned fruit.
- tract society — a society that publishes and distributes religious pamphlets.
- transboundary — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- transitionary — movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
- transmisogyny — discrimination or prejudice against transgender women.
- transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
- traumatonasty — a nastic movement in response to an injury
- treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
- treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
- treasury note — a note or bill issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, receivable as legal tender for all debts except as otherwise expressly provided.
- trust company — a company or corporation organized to exercise the functions of a trustee, but usually engaging also in other banking and financial activities.
- tyrannosaurus — any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Tyrannosaurus, common in North America in upper Jurassic and Cretaceous times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)
- ultraroyalist — a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
- uncustomarily — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- unforeseeably — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- variety store — a retail store, as a five-and-ten, carrying a large variety of goods, especially low-priced articles.
- what's yours? — what would you like to drink?
- whoremasterly — of or relating to the character of a whoremaster
- winter savory — See under savory2 .
- yellow streak — a trait of cowardice in a person's character.
- yellowhammers — Plural form of yellowhammer.
- yellowthroats — Plural form of yellowthroat.
- zygosporangia — a sporangium that bears a zygospore.