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16-letter words containing i, l, t, e, y

  • territorial army — The Territorial Army is a British armed force whose members are not professional soldiers but train as soldiers in their spare time.
  • tertiary college — a college system incorporating the secondary school sixth form and vocational courses
  • tetrahydrozoline — a compound, C 13 H 16 N 2 , used in the treatment of nasal congestion and certain conditions of eye irritation.
  • thalidomide baby — a baby that has physical abnormalities due to the drug thalidomide being taken by the mother while the baby was still a developing fetus
  • the body politic — the people of a nation or the nation itself considered as a political entity; the state
  • the boys in blue — The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue.
  • the devil to pay — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
  • the eternal city — Rome
  • the first family — a President's family
  • the hitler youth — a Nazi paramilitary youth organization (1922-45)
  • the holy trinity — God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit
  • the leonine city — a district of Rome on the right bank of the Tiber fortified by Pope Leo IV
  • the oil industry — the industry that produces and delivers petroleum and petroleum products
  • thermal analysis — any analysis of materials in which properties relating to heat, such as freezing and boiling temperatures, the heat of fusion, the heat of vaporization, etc., are measured.
  • thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • thick-tailed ray — Ichthyology. any ray of the order Rajiformes, having a relatively thick, fleshy tail, including the guitarfishes and the skates.
  • thionyl chloride — a clear, pale yellow or red, fuming, corrosive liquid, SOCl 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • three-point play — a play in which a player sinks the free throw that was awarded when the player was fouled while scoring a basket.
  • tinnevelly senna — any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
  • to bite your lip — If you bite your lip or your tongue, you stop yourself from saying something that you want to say, because it would be the wrong thing to say in the circumstances.
  • to play for time — If you play for time, you try to make something happen more slowly, because you do not want it to happen or because you need time to think about what to do if it happens.
  • transcrystalline — situated within or passing through the crystals of a substance.
  • transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
  • tray agriculture — hydroponics.
  • triboelectricity — electricity generated by friction.
  • trimethylglycine — betaine.
  • trinitroglycerin — nitroglycerin.
  • triphenylmethane — a colorless, crystalline, solid compound containing three benzene rings, C 19 H 16 , from which many dyes are derived.
  • tropical cyclone — a cyclone that originates over a tropical ocean area and can develop into the destructive storm known in the U.S. as a hurricane, in the western Pacific region as a typhoon, and elsewhere by other names. Compare extratropical cyclone, hurricane (def 1), willy-willy.
  • turn a blind eye — pretend not to see sth
  • twelvepenny nail — a nail that is 3 1/4 inches (8.25 cm) long.
  • two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
  • unapologetically — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
  • uncoincidentally — happening by or resulting from coincidence; by chance: a coincidental meeting.
  • unconventionally — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
  • unenforceability — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
  • unostentatiously — (of a person) in a manner that is not trying to impress people with one's wealth or importance
  • unpredictability — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
  • unsystematically — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
  • ureterolithotomy — incision of a ureter for removal of a calculus.
  • utility software — system software that manages and optimizes the performance of hardware
  • variable annuity — an annuity in which the premiums are invested chiefly in common stocks or other securities, the annuitant receiving payments based on the yield of the investments instead of in fixed amounts.
  • ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
  • visibility meter — any instrument for measuring the visual range through the atmosphere, as a transmissometer.
  • volatility index — beta (def 6).
  • water lily tulip — a showy tulip, Tulipa kaufmanniana, of Turkestan, having spreading, white or pale-yellow flowers with yellow centers streaked with red.
  • waterleaf family — the plant family Hydrophyllaceae, characterized by usually hairy herbaceous plants having lobed, divided, or compound leaves, five-parted blue or white flowers, and capsular fruit, and including baby-blue-eyes, phacelia, and waterleaf.
  • west valley city — city in NC Utah, near Salt Lake City: pop. 109,000
  • white globe lily — a bulbous Californian plant, Calochortus albus, of the lily family, having egg-shaped white flowers with a purplish base.
  • white water lily — any water lily of the genus Nymphaea, especially N. odorata, having fragrant, white flowers.
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