14-letter words containing a, s, t, r, y
- holiday resort — self-contained vacation spot
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
- humoristically — In a humoristic way.
- hybristophilia — A paraphilia involving attraction to somebody who has committed a crime or outrage.
- hydroacoustics — the study of sound travelling through water
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hyperacuteness — the state of being extremely acute or aware
- hyperaesthesia — an abnormally acute sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch; algesia.
- hyperaesthesic — relating to an extreme capacity for feeling
- hypercatalexis — the addition of one or more syllables after the final foot in a line of verse.
- hyperkeratosis — Pathology. proliferation of the cells of the cornea. a thickening of the horny layer of the skin.
- hyperparasites — Plural form of hyperparasite.
- hyperparasitic — Relating to, or exhibiting, hyperparasitism.
- hyperrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- hypersexuality — unusually or excessively active in or concerned with sexual matters.
- hyperstimulate — to stimulate excessively
- hypnotherapist — A practitioner of hypnotherapy.
- hypocoristical — (rare) synonym of hypocoristic.
- iatrochemistry — (in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
- ichthyolatrous — relating to the worship of fish or divination by means of fish parts
- ichthyosaurian — (paleontology) Of or relating to the Ichthyosauria.
- illustratively — In an illustrative manner.
- inartistically — Not artistically; in an inartistic manner.
- indemonstrably — In a way that cannot be demonstrated.
- insanely great — (Macintosh community, from Steve Jobs; also BSD Unix people via Bill Joy) Something so incredibly elegant that it is imaginable only to someone possessing the most puissant of hacker-natures.
- inscrutability — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- inseparability — incapable of being separated, parted, or disjoined: inseparable companions.
- 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.
- institutionary — of or relating to an institution or institutions; institutional.
- instrumentally — By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end.
- insuperability — The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.
- insurmountably — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- intersexuality — Having the physical features of both sexes.
- interstitially — In an interstitial way.
- intransigently — In an intransigent manner.
- intransitively — (grammar) In an intransitive manner; without an object following.
- intransitivity — (grammar) The state or quality of being intransitive.
- intrinsicality — The state of being intrinsic; inherence.
- irresuscitably — in an irresuscitable manner
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner
- junior varsity — a university, college, or school team that consists of players who lack the qualifications or skill necessary for the varsity and compete against other teams of similar composition or ability.
- labyrinth fish — any of several freshwater fishes of the order Labyrinthi, found in southeastern Asia and Africa, having a labyrinthine structure above each gill chamber enabling them to breathe air while out of water.
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- lady's-tresses — any orchid of the genus Spiranthes, having spikes of small flowers.
- laetare sunday — the fourth Sunday of Lent when the introit begins with “ Laetare Jerusalem ” (Rejoice ye, Jerusalem).
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- late-type star — any star with a surface temperature below that of the sun, of spectral type K, M, C, or S
- lateral system — a system of coding navigational aids by shape, color, and number, according to the side of a channel they occupy and their relative position along that side.
- laundry basket — container for clothes and linen