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14-letter words containing e, a, r, y

  • secure tenancy — the letting of a dwelling by a nonprivate landlord, usually a local council or housing association, under an agreement that allows security of tenure, subletting, improvements made to the property by the tenant without consequent rent increase, and the right to buy the dwelling at a discount after three years' occupancy
  • security guard — a uniformed guard employed by a bank, airport, office building, etc., to maintain security.
  • self-laudatory — containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
  • self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
  • semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
  • semi-paralysis — Pathology. a loss or impairment of voluntary movement in a body part, caused by injury or disease of the nerves, brain, or spinal cord. a disease characterized by this, especially palsy.
  • semi-paralyzed — to affect with paralysis.
  • sergiyev posad — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow.
  • seronegativity — the quality or state of being seronegative
  • serviceability — capable of or being of service; useful.
  • seward's folly — the purchase of Alaska in 1867, through the negotiations of Secretary of State W. H. Seward.
  • seyfert galaxy — one of a group of spiral galaxies with compact, bright nuclei having characteristically broad emission lines suggestive of very hot gases in violent motion at the center.
  • sherry vinegar — a gourmet wine vinegar produced in the Jerez region of S Spain
  • shrove tuesday — the last day of Shrovetide, long observed as a season of merrymaking before Lent.
  • siberian husky — one of a Siberian breed of medium-size dogs having a thick, soft coat, raised originally as sled dogs.
  • silky anteater — an arboreal, tropical American anteater, Cyclopes didactylus, about the size of a rat, having a prehensile tail, glossy, golden fur, and two toes on each forelimb.
  • slaughterously — murderously
  • slave cylinder — a small cylinder containing a piston that operates the brake shoes or pads in hydraulic brakes or the working part in any other hydraulically operated system
  • slurry reactor — A slurry reactor is a reactor in which contact is achieved by suspending a solid in a liquid.
  • sobriety coach — a person who is employed to help another to refrain from drinking alcohol
  • solitary vireo — a vireo, Vireo solitarius, of North and Central America, having the top and sides of the head bluish-gray.
  • solvay process — a process for manufacturing sodium carbonate whereby a concentrated solution of sodium chloride is saturated with ammonia, carbon dioxide is passed through it, and the product is calcined.
  • south ayrshire — a council area of SW Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde: comprises the S part of the historical county of Ayrshire; formerly part of Strathclyde Region (1975–96): chiefly agricultural, with fishing and tourism. Administrative centre: Ayr. Pop: 111 580 (2003 est). Area: 1202 sq km (464 sq miles)
  • south-easterly — A south-easterly point, area, or direction is to the south-east or towards the south-east.
  • spectacularity — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
  • spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
  • speech therapy — treatment for speaking disorders
  • sphaerocrystal — a spherical crystalline mass
  • spiny anteater — echidna.
  • st. marylebone — former metropolitan borough of London: since 1965, part of Westminster
  • standard money — money made of a metal that has utility and value apart from its use as a unit of monetary exchange.
  • stanley dancer — Stanley, 1927–2005, U.S. harness racer and trainer.
  • start-up money — money that is spent on setting up a new business or other project
  • state attorney — (in judicial proceedings) the legal representative of the state.
  • statutory rape — sexual intercourse or other sexual relations with a person under the legal age of consent, which age varies in different states. See also rape1 (def 1).
  • stay-in strike — sit-down strike.
  • steely-hearted — hard-hearted
  • strait-lacedly — in a strait-laced manner
  • strange to say — surprisingly
  • street railway — a company that operates streetcars or buses.
  • stretchability — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
  • subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
  • subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
  • subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
  • sugar refinery — place where sugar is processed
  • sulfinpyrazone — a substance, C 2 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 3 S, used in the treatment of chronic gout.
  • sunday painter — a nonprofessional painter, usually unschooled and generally painting during spare time.
  • supererogatory — going beyond the requirements of duty.
  • superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • superior ovary — Botany. an ovary positioned above a receptacle of a flower, as in members of the mint family.
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