15-letter words containing n, y, a, s
- fully fashioned — (of stockings, knitwear, etc) shaped and seamed so as to fit closely
- fungistatically — in a fungistatic manner
- funny handshake — an elaborate handshake, indicating that someone belongs to a certain social group, etc
- gastronomically — the art or science of good eating.
- gesneria family — the plant family Gesneriaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having a basal rosette of usually toothed leaves, tubular two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the African violet, gloxinia, and streptocarpus.
- give a monkey's — to care about or regard as important
- go on one's way — If you go on your way, you continue with your journey.
- grand serjeanty — serjeanty in which the tenant rendered services of a personal, honorary nature to the king, as carrying his sword or banner.
- grandstand play — an ostentatious play, as in a sport, overemphasized deliberately to elicit applause from spectators.
- great synagogue — (according to Jewish tradition) a council of 120 members, established by Ezra, that directed the Jews chiefly in religious matters, c450–c200 b.c., and made significant contributions to the Jewish liturgy and Bible.
- guidance system — The guidance system of a missile or rocket is the device which controls its course.
- hamersley range — a mountain range in N Western Australia: iron-ore deposits. Highest peak: 1236 m (4056 ft)
- hautes-pyrenees — a department in SW France. 1751 sq. mi. (4535 sq. km). Capital: Tarbes.
- hazard analysis — risk assessment
- hendecasyllabic — having 11 syllables.
- hendecasyllable — a word or line of verse of 11 syllables.
- henry cavendish — Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.
- holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
- holyhead island — former name of Holy Island (def 2).
- horse-and-buggy — of or relating to the last few generations preceding the invention of the automobile: vivid recollections of horse-and-buggy days.
- house physician — a house officer working in a medical as opposed to a surgical discipline
- hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
- hyperactiveness — The state or quality of being hyperactive.
- hyperadrenalism — a glandular disorder caused by the overactivity of the adrenal glands and often resulting in obesity
- hyperanakinesia — abnormally active mechanical movement, especially of the stomach or intestine.
- hyperovarianism — precocious sexuality in girls due to abnormally heavy ovarian secretion.
- hypersalivation — the act or process of salivating.
- hypnotisability — Alternative spelling of hypnotizability.
- hypochondriases — Plural form of hypochondriasis.
- hypochondriasis — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
- hypoinsulinemia — (medicine) An abnormally low level of insulin in the blood.
- hypomagnesaemia — the condition of having too little magnesium in the blood, particularly in cattle, in which it is also known as lactation tetany
- hypostatization — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
- hypovitaminosis — Insufficiency of one or more essential vitamins in the body.
- identity papers — law: legal documents
- idiosyncratical — Alternative form of idiosyncratic.
- ignatius loyola — Saint Ignatius of (Iñigo López de Loyola) 1491–1556, Spanish soldier and ecclesiastic: founder of the Society of Jesus.
- immensurability — The quality of being immensurable.
- immunoassayable — Suitable for immunoassay.
- in the old days — a long time ago
- in the same way — similarly
- in your dreams! — You say `In your dreams!' when you think that what someone wants is never going to happen or be true.
- in/into ecstasy — If you are in ecstasy about something, you are very excited about it. If you go into ecstasies, you become very excited.
- inaccessibility — not accessible; unapproachable.
- inadmissibility — not admissible; not allowable: Such evidence would be inadmissible in any court.
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- inconsiderately — In an inconsiderate manner.
- inconsolability — not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.
- indefeasibility — The state or quality of being indefeasible, of being incapable of being defeated.