14-letter words containing e, n, l, o
- tongue-lashing — severe scolding
- top-down model — (programming) A method for estimating the overall cost and effort of the proposed software project from global properties of the project. The total cost and schedule is partitioned into components for planning purposes.
- toronto euclid — (language) The standard dialect of Euclid, as compared to Ottawa Euclid.
- tortoise plant — elephant's-foot.
- trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
- traditionalize — to make traditional: to traditionalize family reunions.
- transcorporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
- transit lounge — a waiting room at an international airport used mainly by passengers transferring from one flight to another without presenting themselves to customs or immigration officials
- trial attorney — a lawyer who is involved in court cases
- tridimensional — having three dimensions.
- trihalomethane — a type of chemical compound in which three of the hydrogen atoms in a methane molecule have been replaced by halogen atoms, esp by chlorine in drinking water. Trihalomethanes are thought to be carcinogenic
- trinitrocresol — a yellow, crystalline compound, C 7 H 5 N 3 O 7 , used in high explosives.
- tripersonalism — the doctrine of three persons making up the Trinity
- tripersonalist — someone who believes in the Trinity
- tripersonality — the state or condition of being tripersonal; existence in three persons, as the Godhead.
- try one's luck — to attempt something that is uncertain
- tunnel of love — a ride in an amusement park consisting of a dark, narrow, covered passageway through which small cars or boats are mechanically conveyed, usually frequented by couples.
- tunny emulator — (hardware, cryptography) A special-purpose computer designed at Bletchley Park (UK) based upon the reverse engineering of the Lorenz Cypher. The Lorenz Cypher was used by the German army to encrypt high command orders for transmission via teleprinter (the Enigma was a field-use cypher). Once the key to a message was discovered (by the computer Colossus) the Tunny machine would be set to decrypt the message. The process took about four days from intercept to printout. The original Tunny machine was built about 1943 and scrapped after the war. In 2011 a working model was re-built at Bletchley Park where it is on display.
- turbulent flow — the flow of a fluid past an object such that the velocity at any fixed point in the fluid varies irregularly.
- ultimogeniture — postremogeniture.
- ultracompetent — extremely competent
- ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
- ultroneousness — spontaneity; free will
- un-resourceful — able to deal skillfully and promptly with new situations, difficulties, etc.
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- unaccustomedly — in an unaccustomed manner
- unacknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
- unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
- uncollectables — things that are not collectable
- uncommunicable — incommunicable.
- uncongeniality — the condition of being uncongenial
- unconscionable — not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
- unconsolidated — brought together into a single whole.
- uncontemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
- uncontrollable — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- uncontrolledly — in an uncontrolled manner
- unconventional — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
- undecomposable — indecomposable or unable to be decomposed
- undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
- under color of — under the pretext or guise of
- under-employed — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- underdeveloped — improperly or insufficiently developed.
- underinflation — the lack of sufficient air pressure
- underpopulated — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
- undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
- unegoistically — pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
- unforeknowable — not foreknowable
- unidimensional — one-dimensional.
- unidirectional — operating or moving in one direction only; not changing direction: a unidirectional flow.