14-letter words containing a, s, t, r, y
- lay sb to rest — If you say that someone who has died is laid to rest, you mean that they are buried.
- lee's birthday — Jan. 19, Robert E. Lee's birthday, a legal holiday in several Southern states
- liberty island — a small island in upper New York Bay: site of the Statue of Liberty.
- liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, especially different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field.
- macartney rose — a trailing or climbing evergreen rose, Rosa bracteata, of China, having shiny leaves and large, solitary white flowers.
- macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
- masonry cement — a mix typically of Portland cement, hydrated lime, and other materials, used to improve the water retention and workability of the cement in masonry work.
- megakaryoblast — a cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte.
- megakaryocytes — Plural form of megakaryocyte.
- metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
- metrosexuality — The quality of being metrosexual.
- military brush — one of a pair of matched hairbrushes having no handles, especially for men and boys.
- moralistically — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- multifariously — In a multifarious manner.
- mustard family — the plant family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants having alternate leaves, acrid or pungent juice, clusters of four-petaled flowers, and fruit in the form of a two-parted capsule, and including broccoli, cabbage, candytuft, cauliflower, cress, mustard, radish, sweet alyssum, turnip, and wallflower.
- myofibroblasts — Plural form of myofibroblast.
- narcosynthesis — a treatment for psychiatric disturbances that uses narcotics.
- new jersey tea — a North American shrub, Ceanothus americanus, of the buckthorn family, the leaves of which were used as a substitute for tea during the American Revolution.
- new york state — New York (def 1).
- no easy matter — If something is no easy matter, it is difficult to do it.
- nonassertively — In a nonassertive way.
- noncrystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- nonpsychiatric — not psychiatric
- nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
- norman dynasty — a succession of English kings founded by Duke William of the duchy of Normandy in northern France, who conquered England in 1066 and whose successors ruled the country to 1154.
- north ayrshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde: comprises the N part of the historical county of Ayrshire, including the Isle of Arran; formerly part of Strathclyde Region (1975–96): chiefly agricultural, with fishing and tourism. Administrative centre: Irvine. Pop: 136 030 (2003 est). Area: 884 sq km (341 sq miles)
- north-easterly — A north-easterly point, area, or direction is to the north-east or towards the north-east.
- norway lobster — a European lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, fished for food
- numeral system — any notation for the representation of numerals or numbers.
- nursery stakes — a race for two-year-old horses
- on easy street — well-to-do; in easy circumstances
- 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.
- ordinary stock — British. common stock.
- osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
- overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
- overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
- oyster cracker — a small, round, usually salted cracker, served with oysters, soup, etc.
- oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- pacific oyster — Japanese oyster.
- 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.
- party politics — politics based on strict adherence to the policies and principles of a political party regardless of the public interest; partisan loyalism.
- 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 for itself — If something that you buy or invest in pays for itself after a period of time, the money you gain from it, or save because you have it, is greater than the amount you originally spent or invested.
- penalty stroke — a stroke added to a score for a rule infraction.
- people's party — a political party (1891–1904), advocating expansion of currency, state control of railroads, the placing of restrictions upon ownership of land, etc.; Populist party.