15-letter words containing n, a, y
- anisotropically — Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes. Compare isotropic (def 1).
- ankylostomiasis — ancylostomiasis
- annapolis royal — a town in SE Canada in W Nova Scotia on an arm of the Bay of Fundy: the first settlement in Canada (1605). Pop: 550 (2001)
- anniversary day — a day for celebrating the foundation date of one of the former Provinces
- annuity certain — an annuity payable for a certain number of years regardless of any contingency.
- annuity payment — a payment that the investor receives at regular intervals from an annuity
- anomalistically — In an anomalistic manner; with irregularity.
- anthony burgess — Anthony, 1917–93, English novelist and critic.
- anthony hawkins — Sir Anthony Hope ("Anthony Hope") 1863–1933, English novelist and playwright.
- anthony vandyke — Sir Anthony, Van Dyck, Sir Anthony.
- anthropobiology — the biological study of the human species
- anthropopsychic — the attribution of consciousness to divine beings and nature
- anti-patriarchy — a form of social organization in which the father is the supreme authority in the family, clan, or tribe and descent is reckoned in the male line, with the children belonging to the father's clan or tribe.
- anti-technology — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
- antiaristocracy — Opposed to the aristocracy.
- antiarrhythmics — Plural form of antiarrhythmic.
- antibureaucracy — Opposed to bureaucracy.
- antichristianly — in an Antichristian manner
- antihypotensive — An antihypotensive is any drug that raises low blood pressure.
- antimony glance — stibnite
- antimony yellow — a poisonous pigment used in painting and enameling, consisting chiefly of lead antimoniate and characterized by its fugitive yellow color, rapid drying rate, and strong film-forming properties.
- antipornography — opposed to or acting against pornography
- antirationality — the opposition to rationality
- anybody's guess — a person of some importance: If you're anybody, you'll receive an invitation.
- archaeastronomy — (astronomy, archaeology) The historical, especially archeological, study of astronomy; the study of the astronomical systems and methods of ancient cultures often embracing the astrology and cosmology of the past.
- archeoastronomy — the branch of archaeology that deals with the apparent use by prehistoric civilizations of astronomical techniques to establish the seasons or the cycle of the year, especially as evidenced in the construction of megaliths and other ritual structures.
- argumentatively — fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
- argyll and bute — a council area in W Scotland on the Atlantic Ocean: in 1975 the historical counties of Argyllshire and Bute became part of Strathclyde region; in 1996 they were reinstated as a single unitary authority. Argyll and Bute is mountainous and includes the islands of Bute, Mull, Islay, and Jura. Administrative centre: Lochgilphead. Pop: 91 300 (2003 est). Area: 6930 sq km (2676 sq miles)
- army-navy store — a retail store selling a stock of surplus army, naval, and other military apparel and goods, often at bargain rates.
- artillery plant — any of various tropical urticaceous plants of the genus Pilea, such as P. microphylla, all having stamens that discharge their pollen explosively
- as you go along — If you do something as you go along, you do it while you are doing another thing, without preparing it beforehand.
- assemblypersons — Plural form of assemblyperson.
- assign a policy — If you assign a policy, you transfer legal ownership of an insurance policy to another person.
- assured tenancy — an agreement between a government-approved body such as a housing association and a tenant for occupation of a newly-built house or flat at an agreed market rent, under which the tenant has security of tenure
- astrodynamicist — a person who studies astrodynamics
- astronautically — In an astronautic way.
- atlantic ridley — ridley (def 1).
- atlantic-ridley — ridley (def 1).
- attorney-at-law — a lawyer qualified to represent in court a party to a legal action
- audio frequency — a frequency in the range 20 hertz to 20 000 hertz. A sound wave of this frequency would be audible to the human ear
- audubon society — a North American organization devoted to the conservancy of birds
- austria-hungary — the Dual Monarchy established in 1867, consisting of what are now Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, and parts of Poland, Romania, Ukraine, and Italy. The empire was broken up after World War I
- away-going crop — a crop planted by a tenant that matures after the expiration of the tenancy and is rightfully the tenant's to harvest.
- baconian theory — the theory attributing the authorship of Shakespeare's plays to Francis Bacon.
- balloon payment — a large payment that concludes a series of smaller payments, for example in order to repay a loan
- banyana banyana — the South Africa women's national soccer team
- barley sandwich — a drink of beer, esp at lunch time
- barry mountains — a mountain range in SE Australia, in E Victoria: part of the Australian Alps
- barycentrically — In a barycentric manner.
- base technology — (company) The company which developed and distributes Liana. E-mail: Jack Krupansky <[email protected]> (owner). Address: Base Technology, Attn: Jack Krupansky, 1500 Mass. Ave. NW #114 Washington, DC 2005, USA. 800-786-9505 Telephone: +1 800 876 9505.