15-letter words containing i, a
- (at) first hand — from the original source; directly
- a case in point — If you say that something is a case in point, you mean that it is a good example of something you have just mentioned.
- a cracking pace — If you say that someone or something is moving at a cracking pace, you mean that they are moving very quickly.
- a full-time job — If you describe a regular activity or task as a full-time job, you mean that it takes up so much of your time it is like doing a paid job.
- a king's ransom — If you refer to a sum of money as a king's ransom, you are emphasizing that it is very large.
- a moot question — something having no practical relevance; an academic question
- a piece of cake — If you think something is very easy to do, you can say it is a piece of cake. People often say this to stop someone feeling worried about doing something they have to do.
- a pig in a poke — something bought or received without prior sight or knowledge
- a shingle short — unintelligent or mentally subnormal
- a straight face — If you manage to keep a straight face, you manage to look serious, although you want to laugh.
- ab urbe condita — from the founding of the city (Rome, about 753 b.c.). Abbreviation: A.U.C.
- ability to work — A policyholder's ability to work is the degree to which they are able to do a job, as a result of disability.
- abiogenetically — in an abiogenetic manner
- abortion clinic — a place where abortions are conducted legally by doctors
- above suspicion — in such a position that no guilt may be thought or implied, esp through having an unblemished reputation
- above-mentioned — used in a text to refer back to a person or thing that has already been mentioned
- abraham lincoln — Abbey (Anna Marie Gaby Wooldridge; Aminata Moseka) born 1930, U.S. jazz singer, activist, and actress.
- abscission zone — the zone at the base of a leaf petiole, fruit stalk, or branch in which the abscission layer develops.
- absence of mind — distraction; forgetfulness
- absence seizure — petit mal.
- absent-mindedly — so lost in thought that one does not realize what one is doing, what is happening, etc.; preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one's immediate surroundings.
- absentee voting — voting in advance by voters who cannot get to the polling place on polling day
- absorbabilities — Plural form of absorbability.
- absorption band — a dark band in the absorption spectrum of a substance, corresponding to a range of wavelengths for which the substance absorbs more strongly than at adjacent wavelengths.
- absorption edge — a discontinuity in the graph of the absorption coefficient of a substance plotted against the wavelength of x-rays being absorbed, representing the minimum energy necessary to free electrons from particular shells of the atoms of the substance.
- abstentiousness — The state or quality of being abstentious.
- abyssinian gold — Talmi gold.
- abyssinian well — a perforated pipe driven into the ground for pumping out collected ground water; wellpoint.
- academicianship — A membership in a national academy of arts or sciences.
- acanthus family — the plant family Acanthaceae, typified by tropical herbaceous plants and shrubs having simple opposite leaves, clusters of tubular bracted flowers, and seeds sometimes dispersed by exploding fruit, including the acanthus, caricature, and shrimp plant.
- accelerationist — a person, especially an economist, who advocates or promotes the acceleration principle.
- accepting house — a financial institution that guarantees a bill of exchange, as a result of which it can be discounted on more favourable terms
- accessibilities — Plural form of accessibility.
- accessible room — An accessible room is a room that is easy for disabled people to enter and leave.
- accessorization — to fit or equip with accessories: to accessorize a car with special seat covers.
- accessory fruit — a fruit having enlarged accessory structures in addition to those formed from the ovary, as the strawberry, in which the fleshy tissue is the enlarged receptacle and the true fruits are the small, dry achenes borne on its surface
- acclimatisation — Alternative spelling of acclimatization.
- acclimatization — The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
- accommodatingly — In an accommodating manner.
- accommodational — relating to accommodation
- accomplishments — Plural form of accomplishment.
- accordion pleat — one of a series of narrow, evenly spaced parallel pleats with alternating raised and recessed folds set into cloth or other material, usually by a commercial pleating machine.
- accounting file — (operating system) A file which holds records of the resources used by individual jobs. These records are used to regulate, and calculate charges for, resources. An entry is opened in the accounting file as each job begins.
- accrued alimony — an amount of alimony that has not been paid
- acculturational — relating to acculturation
- ace in the hole — Something that is an ace in the hole is an advantage which you have over an opponent or rival, and which you can use if necessary.
- acetophenetidin — phenacetin
- acetyl chloride — a colourless pungent liquid used as an acetylating agent. Formula: CH3COCl
- acetylsalicylic — as in acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin
- aches and pains — You can use aches and pains to refer in a general way to any minor pains that you feel in your body.
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