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13-letter words containing h, y, a

  • antipsychotic — preventing or treating psychosis
  • anything goes — If people say 'anything goes', they mean that anything people say or do is considered acceptable, and usually they mean that they do not approve of this.
  • anythingarian — a person who adheres to no particular creed
  • anywhere from — any quantity, time, degree, etc, above a specified limit
  • apalachee bay — inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, on the NW coast of Florida
  • apathetically — having or showing little or no emotion: apathetic behavior.
  • apocryphalist — A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible.
  • apophatically — In an apophatic way; using apophasis.
  • apprehensibly — In an apprehensive manner; cautiously.
  • archaeobotany — the analysis and interpretation of plant remains found at archaeological sites
  • archaeopteryx — any of several extinct primitive birds constituting the genus Archaeopteryx, esp A. lithographica, which occurred in Jurassic times and had teeth, a long tail, well-developed wings, and a body covering of feathers
  • archaezoology — the analysis and interpretation of animal remains found at archaeological sites
  • arshile gorky — Arshile [ahr-sheel] /ˈɑr ʃil/ (Show IPA), (Vosdanig Adoian) 1904–48, American painter, born in Armenia.
  • arteriography — the X-ray examination of an artery or arterial system after injection of a contrast medium into the bloodstream
  • arthritically — in an arthritic manner
  • as is the way — You can use as is the way to say that a particular situation or example of behaviour is typical and you would not expect it to be different.
  • ash wednesday — Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent.
  • ashtanga yoga — a vigorous form of yoga involving a sequence of poses
  • assembly hall — a very large room used to hold public meetings, to stage shows, etc
  • asthmatically — In an asthmatic manner.
  • astonishingly — causing astonishment or surprise; amazing: an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark.
  • astrophysical — Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
  • atheistically — pertaining to or characteristic of atheists or atheism; containing, suggesting, or disseminating atheism: atheistic literature; atheistic people.
  • athematically — in an athematic manner
  • atomic theory — any theory in which matter is regarded as consisting of atoms, esp that proposed by John Dalton postulating that elements are composed of atoms that can combine in definite proportions to form compounds
  • attachability — The quality of being attachable.
  • aum shinrikyo — a syncretistic Japanese cult combining elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity, founded by Shoko Asahara in 1986; responsible for a number of murders and in particular a nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo underground in 1995
  • auteur theory — the theory that creative directors are the major force in film-making
  • authentically — not false or copied; genuine; real: an authentic antique.
  • autobiography — Your autobiography is an account of your life, which you write yourself.
  • baby elephant — a very young elephant
  • baby snatcher — a person who steals a baby from its pram
  • baby's-breath — a tall Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant, Gypsophila paniculata, bearing small white or pink fragrant flowers
  • bacteriophagy — the action of a bacteriophage
  • balneotherapy — the treatment of disease by bathing, esp to improve limb mobility in arthritic and neuromuscular disorders
  • barbary sheep — aoudad
  • bathylimnetic — (of an organism) living in the depths of lakes and marshes
  • behaviourally — from a behavioural point of view
  • bharat natyam — a form of Indian classical ballet
  • bharata natya — a traditional south Indian dance style, formerly performed only by devadasis.
  • bibliothecary — a librarian
  • bibliotherapy — the use of reading as therapy
  • bicycle chain — a chain that transmits power from the pedals to the driving wheel of a bicycle
  • big-heartedly — in a big-hearted manner
  • binary search — (algorithm)   A search algorithm which repeatedly divides an ordered search space in half according to how the required (key) value compares with the middle element. The following pseudo-C routine performs a binary search return the index of the element of vector "thing[first..last]" equal to "target": if (target < thing[first] || target > thing[last]) return NOT_FOUND; while (first < last) { mid = (first+last)/2; /* truncate to integer */ if (target == thing[mid]) return mid; if (target < thing[mid]) last = mid-1; else first = mid+1; } if (target == thing[last]) return last; return NOT_FOUND; (2003-01-14)
  • bioautography — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
  • biochemically — the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter.
  • birthday bash — a birthday party
  • birthday cake — a special cake eaten at a birthday party
  • birthday card — a greeting card sent on someone's birthday
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