15-letter words containing a, y, o, u
- inquisitorially — In an inquisitorial manner.
- instantaneously — occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
- institutionally — of, relating to, or established by institution.
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- insurrectionary — of, relating to, or of the nature of insurrection.
- interjaculatory — expressed by interjaculating
- keyboard plaque — (jargon) The disgusting buildup of dirt and crud found on computer keyboards. "Are there any other terminals I can use? This one has a bad case of keyboard plaque."
- lavatory humour — humour characterized by excessive mention of lavatories and the excretory functions; vulgar or scatological humour
- lay oneself out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lazy evaluation — (reduction) An evaluation strategy combining normal order evaluation with updating. Under normal order evaluation (outermost or call-by-name evaluation) an expression is evaluated only when its value is needed in order for the program to return (the next part of) its result. Updating means that if an expression's value is needed more than once (i.e. it is shared), the result of the first evaluation is remembered and subsequent requests for it will return the remembered value immediately without further evaluation. This is often implemented by graph reduction. An unevaluated expression is represented as a closure - a data structure containing all the information required to evaluate the expression. Lazy evaluation is one evaluation strategy used to implement non-strict functions. Function arguments may be infinite data structures (especially lists) of values, the components of which are evaluated as needed. According to Phil Wadler the term was invented by Jim Morris. Opposite: eager evaluation. A partial kind of lazy evaluation implements lazy data structures or especially lazy lists where function arguments are passed evaluated but the arguments of data constructors are not evaluated.
- liquidity ratio — the ratio of those assets that can easily be exchanged for money to the total assets of a bank or other financial institution
- livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
- local authority — council, local government
- locutionary act — the act of uttering a sentence considered only as such
- lose your heart — If you lose your heart to someone, you fall in love with them.
- lutzow-holm bay — an inlet of the Indian Ocean on the coast of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Enderby Land.
- lymphogranuloma — any of certain diseases characterized by granulomatous lesions of lymph nodes.
- manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
- marine surveyor — a person who carries out surveys of ships to determine seaworthiness, etc
- miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
- modal auxiliary — Grammar. any of the group of English auxiliary verbs, including can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, and must, that are used with the base form of another verb to express distinctions of mood.
- monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
- monomolecularly — In monomolecular terms.
- moreton bay bug — a flattish edible shellfish, Thenus orientalis, of Northern Australian waters
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- multinationally — a large corporation with operations and subsidiaries in several countries.
- natural history — the sciences, as botany, mineralogy, or zoology, dealing with the study of all objects in nature: used especially in reference to the beginnings of these sciences in former times.
- netzahualcoyotl — a city in S central Mexico, in the state of Mexico.
- neurochemically — In a neurochemical manner or context.
- neurofibrillary — Of or pertaining to a neurofibril.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
- non-culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- non-documentary — Also, documental [dok-yuh-men-tl] /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/ (Show IPA). pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- non-exculpatory — tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
- nonautonomously — In a manner that is not autonomous, or that lacks autonomy.
- nonconceptually — In a nonconceptual manner.
- nonjudgmentally — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- northcountryman — a native or inhabitant of the North of England
- not unnaturally — You can use not unnaturally to indicate that the situation you are describing is exactly as you would expect in the circumstances.
- obituary column — the division of a publication reserved for obituaries
- ocean greyhound — a fast ship, esp a liner
- ordnance survey — mapmaking agency
- out on your ear — If someone says that you will be out on your ear, they mean that you will be forced to leave a job, an organization or a place suddenly.
- outward journey — a journey leaving for a particular destination (as opposed top one returning home)
- ovoviviparously — in an ovoviviparous manner
- oxyphenbutazone — an anti-inflammatory treatment for arthritis or bursitis
- pamprodactylous — having all four toes directed forward, as in swifts and colies.
- pay as you earn — a method of paying tax in which the tax is taken off your wages before they are paid to you