14-letter words containing e, y, i
- library ticket — a ticket admitting a person access to a library, esp a reference library
- lifestyle guru — a person hired to give someone advice on various aspects of his or her life, work, and relationships
- lightheartedly — In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.
- limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
- linsey-woolsey — a coarse fabric woven from linen warp, or sometimes cotton, and coarse wool filling.
- liqueur brandy — sweetened flavoured brandy
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- literary agent — a person who manages the business affairs of an author
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- lobelia family — the plant family Lobeliaceae (sometimes considered a subfamily, Lobelioideae, of the Campanulaceae, or bellflower family), typified by usually herbaceous plants having milky sap, simple alternate leaves, irregular two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of a capsule or berry, and including the cardinal flower, Indian tobacco, and lobelia.
- longevity risk — Longevity risk is the potential risk attached to the increasing life expectancy of policyholders, which can result in higher than expected payouts for insurance companies.
- lysogenization — the process of a bacterium becoming lysogenic
- magniloquently — In a magniloquent manner.
- major delivery — (programming) A (chiefly British) synonym for major release. E.g, the ninth major release of a piece of software might be called MD9. The release notation would be "v9.0".
- major seminary — a Roman Catholic theological college devoted to training for the priesthood and usually offering a six-year program emphasizing philosophy and theology.
- make away with — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- make it snappy — apt to snap or bite; snappish, as a dog.
- man of destiny — epithet of Napoleon I.
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- manipulatively — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- manometrically — Using a manometer.
- marine biology — science of sea life
- marine geology — the branch of geology dealing with the rocks, sediments, and processes of the floors and margins of the oceans.
- marine railway — a railway having a rolling cradle for hauling ships out of water onto land and returning them.
- maternity home — a house in which a pregnant woman can live until her baby is born, esp one for women who became pregnant out of wedlock and whose baby is going to be put up for adoption
- maternity ward — hospital room for new mothers
- mathematically — of, relating to, or of the nature of mathematics: mathematical truth.
- matrimony vine — any plant belonging to the genus Lycium, of the nightshade family, species of which are cultivated for their foliage, flowers, and berries.
- maturity value — The maturity value of a life insurance policy is the amount of money that is paid out when it matures.
- maturity yield — Finance. the rate of return on a bond expressed as a percentage that accounts for the difference between the interest earned based on current market value and that earned if the bond is held to maturity.
- mayonnaiselike — Resembling mayonnaise.
- meadow salsify — a European weedy, composite plant, Tragopogon pratensis, naturalized in North America, having grasslike leaves and yellow flowers.
- mediastinotomy — (surgery) incision of the mediastinum.
- medicamentally — in a manner that relates to medicaments
- medigap policy — A Medigap policy is a private extra health insurance plan in the U.S. that provides coverage for medical expenses that are not or only partially covered by Medicare.
- megakaryocytic — Of, pertaining to, or containing megakaryocytes.
- megascopically — macroscopically
- memory mapping — a technique whereby computer peripherals may be addressed as though they formed part of the main memory of the computer
- meniscocytosis — sickle cell anemia.
- mercury switch — an especially quiet switch that opens and closes an electric circuit by shifting a vial containing a pool of mercury so as to cover or uncover the contacts.
- meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.
- merthyr tydfil — an administrative district in Mid Glamorgan, in S Wales. 43 sq. mi. (113 sq. km).
- metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
- metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metaphysically — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- metaphysicians — Plural form of metaphysician.
- metaplasticity — Any activity-dependent change to neural function that modulates subsequent synaptic plasticity.
- metastatically — In a metastatic manner.
- metatextuality — A form of intertextual discourse in which one text makes critical commentary on another.
- metathetically — By means of, or in terms of, metathesis.