0%

15-letter words containing l, i, m, t

  • ulterior motive — secret or underlying aim
  • ultimate-stress — the quantity of the utmost tensile, compressive, or shearing stress that a given unit area of a certain material is expected to bear without failing.
  • ultra-masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • ultra-modernist — very advanced in ideas, design, or techniques.
  • ultracommercial — concerned with nothing but profit
  • ultrademocratic — (in the US) characteristic of a staunch member or supporter of the Democratic Party and its agenda
  • ultraliberalism — a belief in or support for an extremely liberal political party or doctrine
  • ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
  • ultramicrometer — a micrometer calibrated to a very fine scale and capable of measuring extremely small magnitudes.
  • ultramicroscope — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
  • ultramicroscopy — the use of the ultramicroscope.
  • uncomplaisantly — in an uncomplaisant manner
  • uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
  • unfamiliarities — not familiar; not acquainted with or conversant about: to be unfamiliar with a subject.
  • ungentlemanlike — unlike a gentleman
  • ungrammatically — in an ungrammatical manner
  • unidiomatically — in a way that is not idiomatic
  • uninformatively — in an uninformative manner
  • unintermittedly — in an unintermitted manner
  • universal motor — a series-wound motor, of one-half horsepower or less, using alternating or direct current.
  • unmanageability — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
  • unmaterialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
  • unparliamentary — not parliamentary; at variance with or contrary to the methods employed by parliamentary bodies.
  • unsportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
  • unstatesmanlike — not resembling or befitting a political leader whose wisdom, integrity, etc win great respect
  • untransmissible — intransmissible
  • upward mobility — movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility) as by changing jobs or marrying.
  • utility company — a company which supplies utilities, such as gas, electricity, phones, etc
  • utility program — system software used to perform standard operations, as sorting data or copying data from one file to another, for application programs or other system software.
  • varicocelectomy — the surgical removal or ligation of varicose veins in the scrotal sac.
  • victor emmanuel — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
  • viral marketing — a marketing strategy that focuses on spreading information and opinions about a product or service from person to person, especially by using unconventional means such as the Internet or email: Which online social networks can help with viral marketing?
  • virtual machine — Also called system virtual machine. a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer, with no access to the host operating system: When an application runs in a virtual machine, there is little chance that it will damage files or applications in the host system.
  • visible imports — products that a company or country buys from other countries
  • volta river dam — a hydroelectric dam on the Volta river
  • volume discount — a reduced price for goods given by a seller on the basis that the buyer buys a large quantity
  • volume velocity — the movement caused by a sound wave of a unit volume of a sound-transmitting medium through a unit area per unit of time.
  • washington palm — a palm tree, Washingtonia filifera, of California and Florida, having large fan-shaped leaves and small black fruits
  • water pimpernel — the brookweed.
  • welfare statism — the belief in or practices of a welfare state.
  • well-maintained — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
  • westphalian ham — a hard German ham with a distinctive flavor derived from being smoked over beechwood and juniper.
  • whatchamacallit — an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall.
  • whatshumacallit — Alternative form of whatchamacallit.
  • wilhelm meister — a novel (1795–1829) by Goethe.
  • william gilbertCass, 1859–1934, U.S. architect.
  • william websterDaniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
  • wish fulfilment — (in Freudian psychology) any successful attempt to fulfil a wish stemming from the unconscious mind, whether in fact, in fantasy, or by such disguised means as sublimation
  • wrestling match — sport: contention by grappling opponent
  • yosemite valley — a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in central California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It has an altitude of about 1200 m (4000 ft), with sheer walls rising about another 1200 m (4000 ft).
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?