14-letter words containing l, y, s, e, r
- indestructibly — In a way or to an extent that is indestructible.
- insanely great — (Macintosh community, from Steve Jobs; also BSD Unix people via Bill Joy) Something so incredibly elegant that it is imaginable only to someone possessing the most puissant of hacker-natures.
- inseparability — incapable of being separated, parted, or disjoined: inseparable companions.
- instant replay — Also called, British, action replay. Television. the recording and immediate rebroadcasting of a segment of a live television broadcast, especially of a sports event: an instant replay of the touchdown pass. a segment recorded and immediately rebroadcast.
- instrumentally — By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end.
- insuperability — The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.
- intersexuality — Having the physical features of both sexes.
- intersterility — the state of being insterile
- interstitially — In an interstitial way.
- intransigently — In an intransigent manner.
- intransitively — (grammar) In an intransitive manner; without an object following.
- introversively — In an introversive manner.
- irrespectively — without regard to something else, especially something specified; ignoring or discounting (usually followed by of): Irrespective of my wishes, I should go.
- irresuscitably — in an irresuscitable manner
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- lady's-slipper — any orchid of the genus Cypripedium, the flowers of which have a protruding petal somewhat resembling a slipper: all species are reduced in numbers, some greatly.
- lady's-tresses — any orchid of the genus Spiranthes, having spikes of small flowers.
- laetare sunday — the fourth Sunday of Lent when the introit begins with “ Laetare Jerusalem ” (Rejoice ye, Jerusalem).
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
- late-type star — any star with a surface temperature below that of the sun, of spectral type K, M, C, or S
- lateral system — a system of coding navigational aids by shape, color, and number, according to the side of a channel they occupy and their relative position along that side.
- laundry basket — container for clothes and linen
- lawson cypress — Port Orford cedar.
- lay sb to rest — If you say that someone who has died is laid to rest, you mean that they are buried.
- lee's birthday — Jan. 19, Robert E. Lee's birthday, a legal holiday in several Southern states
- leiomyosarcoma — (pathology) A cancerous tumor of smooth muscle.
- leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
- liberty island — a small island in upper New York Bay: site of the Statue of Liberty.
- lifestyle guru — a person hired to give someone advice on various aspects of his or her life, work, and relationships
- longevity risk — Longevity risk is the potential risk attached to the increasing life expectancy of policyholders, which can result in higher than expected payouts for insurance companies.
- lyre-form sofa — a sofa of the early 19th century having a front rail curving upward and outward at either end to form arms and terminating in a downward scroll.
- mean solar day — day (def 3a).
- megakaryoblast — a cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte.
- megasporophyll — a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.
- meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.
- metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
- metrosexuality — The quality of being metrosexual.
- molly maguires — a secret society organized in Ireland in 1843 to terrorize landlords' agents in order to prevent evictions
- monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
- myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
- nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
- new forest fly — a blood-sucking fly, Hippobosca equinus, that attacks horses and cattle
- nonassertively — In a nonassertive way.
- noncrystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
- north-easterly — A north-easterly point, area, or direction is to the north-east or towards the north-east.
- north-westerly — A north-westerly point, area, or direction is to the north-west or towards the north-west.
- norway lobster — a European lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, fished for food