13-letter words containing e, l, y, s
- biospeleology — the study of organisms that live in caves.
- bisectionally — from a bisectional point of view
- bittersweetly — in a bittersweet manner
- blarney stone — a stone in Blarney Castle, in the SW Republic of Ireland, said to endow whoever kisses it with the gift of the gab and skill in flattery
- blasphemously — uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane.
- bloody caesar — a drink consisting of vodka, juice made from clams and tomatoes, and usually Worcester sauce and hot pepper sauce
- body brussels — a carpet made with three-ply or four-ply worsted yarn drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern over the entire surface (body Brussels) or made of worsted or woolen yarns on which a pattern is printed (tapestry Brussels)
- bouncy castle — A bouncy castle is a large object filled with air, often in the shape of a castle, which children play on at a fairground or other outdoor event.
- box jellyfish — any of various highly venomous jellyfishes of the order Cubomedusae, esp Chironex fleckeri, of Australian tropical waters, having a cuboidal body with tentacles hanging from each of the lower corners
- broadly based — Something that is broadly based involves many different kinds of things or people.
- butler's tray — a tray resting on or attached to an X-shaped, often folding stand, on which are kept drink bottles and glasses
- butterflyfish — any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
- by yourselves — if you are by yourselves, or all by yourselves, you are alone
- cashew family — the plant family Anacardiaceae, typified by trees, shrubs, or vines having resinous and sometimes poisonous juice, alternate leaves, small flowers, and a nut or fleshy fruit, and including the cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy, and sumac.
- cassel yellow — a lemon-yellow color.
- castro valley — a town in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
- cement slurry — Cement slurry is a mixture of Portland cement, water, and additives.
- centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
- ceremoniously — If someone does something ceremoniously, they do it in an extremely formal way.
- cerumenolysis — (medicine) The process of softening cerumen (earwax) for removal.
- charles lyell — Sir Charles, 1797–1875, English geologist.
- charley horse — People sometimes refer to a cramp in the muscles of their leg or arm as a charley horse.
- chastity belt — a locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse
- chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
- chlamydospore — a thick-walled asexual spore of many fungi: capable of surviving adverse conditions
- cholecystitis — inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- circumspectly — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
- civil society — the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society
- clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
- clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
- class society — a society in which class distinctions are influential
- close company — a company under the control of its directors or fewer than five independent participants
- close harmony — a type of singing in which all the parts except the bass lie close together and are confined to the compass of a tenth
- closed system — a region that is isolated from its surroundings by a boundary that admits no transfer of matter or energy across it.
- cocarboxylase — thiamine pyrophosphate
- coextensively — To the same extent.
- commensurably — In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.
- compendiously — of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise: a compendious history of the world.
- conchylaceous — Of or relating to shells; resembling a shell.
- consecutively — following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive: six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
- considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
- consideringly — in a considering manner
- constellatory — Astronomy. any of various groups of stars to which definite names have been given, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Boötes, Cancer, Orion. the section of the heavens occupied by such a group.
- constituently — serving to compose or make up a thing; component: the constituent parts of a motor.
- constrainedly — forced, compelled, or obliged: a constrained confession.
- consumptively — In a consumptive manner.
- contentiously — tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome: a contentious crew.
- contrastively — tending to contrast; contrasting. contrastive colors.
- convalescency — convalescence