16-letter words containing e, s, a
- immunodepressant — preventing or diminishing the immune response
- impact extrusion — an extrusion process in which a slug of cold metal in a shallow die cavity is formed by the action of a rapidly moving punch that forces the metal through the die or back around the punch.
- impact structure — a large geologic formation, as a crater, created by a comet's or meteor's collision with a planet.
- impenetrableness — The quality of being impenetrable.
- imperishableness — The characteristic or property of being imperishable.
- import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
- impracticalities — Plural form of impracticality.
- in a cleft stick — If you say that a person or organization is in a cleft stick, you mean that they are in a difficult situation which will bring them problems and harm whatever they decide to do.
- in at the finish — being present or taking part at the conclusion, as of a contest
- in general terms — generally, approximately
- in heaven's name — You can use in heaven's name in questions beginning with 'what', 'when', 'who', 'why', 'when', and 'how' to add emphasis in a way that shows that you are very angry or surprised.
- in large measure — If something is true in some measure or in large measure, it is partly or mostly true.
- in loco parentis — in the place or role of a parent.
- in ones and twos — You can use in ones and twos to indicate that people do things or something happens gradually and in small groups.
- in plain clothes — not wearing a uniform
- in plain english — in clear and simple language
- in someone's way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- in the ascendant — If someone or something is in the ascendant, they have or are getting more power, influence, or popularity than other people or things.
- in the same boat — a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- in the shadow of — very close to; verging upon
- in the worst way — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
- in--one-s--favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- inaccessibleness — The quality or state of being inaccessible or unreachable.
- inapplicableness — The state or quality of being inapplicable; inapplicability.
- inarticulateness — lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.
- inauspiciousness — The state, quality, or condition of being inauspicious or unpropitious; unfavorableness.
- incidental music — music intended primarily to point up or accompany parts of the action of a play or to serve as transitional material between scenes.
- income statement — an accounting of income and expenses that indicates a firm's net profit or loss over a certain period of time, usually one year.
- incommensurables — Plural form of incommensurable.
- inconsequentials — Plural form of inconsequential.
- inconsolableness — The quality of being inconsolable.
- incontestability — incapable of being contested; not open to dispute; incontrovertible: incontestable proof.
- indecent assault — a sexual offense, other than rape, committed by one person against another.
- indemnity clause — a clause in a contract that commits one or both parties to indemnify any loss that arises out of the contract
- indescribability — (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being indescribable.
- indian wrestling — arm wrestling
- indirect address — the address in a storage location that contains the actual machine address of a data item or of other information, as the next instruction, or that contains another indirect address.
- indiscriminately — not discriminating; lacking in care, judgment, selectivity, etc.: indiscriminate in one's friendships.
- indiscriminative — Making no distinction; not discriminating.
- indispensability — absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.
- indisputableness — The property of being indisputable.
- indo-europeanist — a linguist specializing in the study, especially the comparative study, of the Indo-European languages.
- industrial waste — waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
- inexhaustibility — not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
- inexplicableness — The state of being difficult to account for; the state of being inexplicable.
- inextinguishable — not extinguishable: an inextinguishable fire.
- inextinguishably — In a way that cannot be extinguished; immortally.
- infantile autism — a disorder appearing in children before the age of two and a half, characterized by lack of interest in others, impaired communication skills, and bizarre behavior, as ritualistic acts and excessive attachment to objects.
- information desk — helpdesk, information point
- inharmoniousness — The quality of being inharmonious.