15-letter words containing l, e, a, s
- imperial bushel — a unit of dry measure containing 4 pecks, equivalent in the U.S. (and formerly in England) to 2150.42 cubic inches or 35.24 liters (Winchester bushel) and in Great Britain to 2219.36 cubic inches or 36.38 liters (Imperial bushel) Abbreviation: bu., bush.
- imperial system — a system of measurement units, including the foot, pound, and second, as well as miles and yards
- imperishability — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- imperviableness — the state of being imperviable
- implausibleness — The quality of being implausible.
- implementations — Plural form of implementation.
- implicativeness — the state or quality of being implicative
- impregnableness — The state of being impregnable; impregnability.
- imprescriptable — Alt form imprescriptible.
- in all weathers — If you say that someone does something in all weathers, you mean that they do it regularly whether the weather is good or bad.
- in the old days — a long time ago
- in-visible hand — (in the economics of Adam Smith) an unseen force or mechanism that guides individuals to unwittingly benefit society through the pursuit of their private interests.
- inaccessibility — not accessible; unapproachable.
- inalterableness — The state or quality of being inalterable.
- inapprehensible — That cannot be apprehended; not apprehensible to or graspable by either body or mind.
- incommensurable — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- inconsequential — of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
- inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.
- incrementalists — Plural form of incrementalist.
- indefeasibility — The state or quality of being indefeasible, of being incapable of being defeated.
- indisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or corrected by discipline
- indistributable — of a nature that cannot be distributed
- individualities — Plural form of individuality.
- indomitableness — Quality of being indomitable.
- indoor baseball — softball played indoors.
- indubitableness — The quality of being indubitable.
- ineffectualness — Inefficacy.
- inefficaciously — Without efficacy or effect.
- inertia selling — (in Britain) the illegal practice of sending unrequested goods to householders followed by a bill for the price of the goods if they do not return them
- inertial fusion — a type of nuclear fusion in which the inertia of matter enables it to fuse by impact, as by pulses of laser radiation or high-energy charged particles, rather than by high temperature
- inertial system — a frame of reference in which a body remains at rest or moves with constant linear velocity unless acted upon by forces: any frame of reference that moves with constant velocity relative to an inertial system is itself an inertial system.
- inescapableness — The quality of being inescapable.
- inevitabilities — Plural form of inevitability.
- inexcusableness — The quality of being inexcusable.
- infeasible path — dead code
- infinitesimally — indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute: infinitesimal vessels in the circulatory system.
- inflammableness — The quality of being inflammable.
- inscrutableness — Inscrutability.
- inseparableness — The quality or state of being inseparable.
- insider dealing — dealing in company securities on a recognized stock exchange, with a view to making a profit or avoiding a loss, by a person who has confidential information about the securities that, if generally known, would affect their price. Its practice by those connected with a company is illegal
- instalment plan — agreed series of repayments
- instantaneously — occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
- instrumentalism — the variety of pragmatism developed by John Dewey, maintaining that the truth of an idea is determined by its success in the active solution of a problem and that the value of ideas is determined by their function in human experience.
- instrumentalist — a person who plays a musical instrument.
- instrumentality — the quality or state of being instrumental.
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- insulating tape — adhesive tape, impregnated with a moisture-repelling substance, used to insulate exposed electrical conductors
- insuperableness — The quality of being insuperable or insurmountable; insuperability.
- insurance claim — request for insurance to be paid