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13-letter words containing l, a, y, e

  • systematology — the science of systems or their formation.
  • tail assembly — the tail part of a plane
  • takeaway meal — a meal which is ordered and made in a restaurant and is then taken away to be eaten at home or elsewhere
  • tangentiality — pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
  • taylor series — an approximation of a given function f at a particular point x, in terms of values of the function and its derivatives at a neighboring point x 0 , by a power series in which the terms are given by f (n) (x 0) (x−x 0) n/n !, where f (n) (x 0) is the derivative of order n evaluated at point x 0 .
  • teasel family — the plant family Dipsacaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having opposite or whorled leaves, dense flower heads surrounded by an involucre, and small, dry fruit, and including the scabious and teasel.
  • telegenically — having physical qualities or characteristics that televise well; videogenic.
  • tell you what — You say 'Tell you what' to introduce a suggestion or offer.
  • temerariously — in an audacious manner
  • ten-yard rule — the rule allowing a referee, when a player disputes the award of a penalty or free kick, to penalize the offending side further by moving the place from which the kick is to be taken ten yards further forward
  • tennis player — sportsperson who plays tennis
  • terminatively — in a finalizing manner
  • territorially — of or relating to territory or land.
  • tetrasyllable — a word or line of verse of four syllables.
  • the artillery — the branch of an army specializing in the use of heavy mounted guns
  • the himalayas — a vast mountain system in S Asia, extending 2400 km (1500 miles) from Kashmir (west) to Assam (east), between the valleys of the Rivers Indus and Brahmaputra: covers most of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and the S edge of Tibet; the highest range in the world, with several peaks over 7500 m (25 000 ft). Highest peak: Mount Everest, 8848 m (29 028 ft)
  • the hyperreal — that which constitutes hyperreality
  • the iron lady — a nickname often used to describe female heads of government around the world, meaning 'strong-willed woman'. Most famously used of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1990) Margaret Thatcher
  • the mayflower — the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620
  • theatricality — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
  • theologically — of, relating to, or involved with theology: a theological student.
  • theoretically — of, relating to, or consisting in theory; not practical (distinguished from applied).
  • threateningly — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
  • thremmatology — the science of breeding or propagating animals and plants under domestication.
  • tin pan alley — the district of a city, especially New York City, where most of the popular music is published.
  • torrentiality — the quality or state of being torrential
  • transfusively — in a transfusive manner
  • translucently — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
  • transparently — having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
  • transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
  • transversally — transverse.
  • travel agency — a business that accommodates travelers, as by securing tickets, arranging for reservations, and giving information.
  • treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
  • tread lightly — to proceed with delicacy or tact
  • treasury bill — an obligation of the U.S. government represented by promissory notes in denominations ranging from $1000 to $1,000,000, with a maturity of about 90 days but bearing no interest, and sold periodically at a discount on the market.
  • tricarpellary — having three carpels.
  • triethylamine — a colorless, flammable liquid, C 6 H 15 N, used chiefly as a solvent in chemical synthesis.
  • tropical year — year (def 4b).
  • tyndallimetry — the determination of the concentration of suspended material in a liquid by measuring the amount of light scattered
  • type locality — Biology. the locality in which a type specimen was collected.
  • tyrian purple — Also called Tyrian dye. a highly prized crimson or purple dye of classical antiquity, originally obtained at great expense from a certain shellfish: later shown to be an indigo derivative and synthetically produced, and now replaced by other synthetic dyes.
  • ugly american — An Ugly American is an American who travels to a foreign country and gives the United States a bad reputation by acting in an offensive way.
  • unappealingly — in an unappealing manner
  • unassertively — in an unassertive manner
  • unbeautifully — in a unbeautiful or unattractive manner
  • unbenignantly — kind, especially to inferiors; gracious: a benignant sovereign.
  • uncommendably — in an uncommendable manner
  • unconceivably — inconceivably
  • unconquerably — in an invincible manner
  • understatedly — in an understated manner
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