14-letter words containing o, l, a, m
- tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
- tropical storm — a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force.
- tunny emulator — (hardware, cryptography) A special-purpose computer designed at Bletchley Park (UK) based upon the reverse engineering of the Lorenz Cypher. The Lorenz Cypher was used by the German army to encrypt high command orders for transmission via teleprinter (the Enigma was a field-use cypher). Once the key to a message was discovered (by the computer Colossus) the Tunny machine would be set to decrypt the message. The process took about four days from intercept to printout. The original Tunny machine was built about 1943 and scrapped after the war. In 2011 a working model was re-built at Bletchley Park where it is on display.
- ultracompetent — extremely competent
- ultraglamorous — extremely glamorous
- ultramicrotome — a microtome capable of producing very fine slices of tissue or cellular specimens for electron microscopic examination.
- ultramicrotomy — the practice of using an ultramicrotome
- ultramontanism — the policy of the party in the Roman Catholic Church that favors increasing and enhancing the power and authority of the pope.
- umbilical cord — Anatomy. a cord or funicle connecting the embryo or fetus with the placenta of the mother and transporting nourishment from the mother and wastes from the fetus.
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- unaccustomedly — in an unaccustomed manner
- uncommunicable — incommunicable.
- uncontemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
- undecomposable — indecomposable or unable to be decomposed
- undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
- undogmatically — in an undogmatic manner
- unidimensional — one-dimensional.
- unmentionables — not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unprogrammable — not able to be programmed
- unromantically — in an unromantic manner
- unsurmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- ural mountains — a mountain system in W central Russia, extending over 2000 km (1250 miles) from the Arctic Ocean towards the Aral Sea: forms part of the geographical boundary between Europe and Asia; one of the richest mineral areas in the world, with many associated major industrial centres. Highest peak: Mount Narodnaya, 1894 m (6214 ft)
- vacuum molding — Vacuum molding is a type of molding in which pressure is applied by introducing a vacuum on the side of the mold.
- vaginal condom — a contraceptive for women, being a thin polyurethane pouch, one end of which is inserted into the vagina and the other end spread over the vulva.
- valve trombone — a trombone equipped with three or four valves in place of a slide.
- vibratory mill — A vibratory mill is a machine for grinding something, in which the feed and grinding medium are between two surfaces which vibrate against each other.
- viola da gamba — an old musical instrument of the viol family, held on or between the knees: superseded by the modern violoncello; bass viol.
- virtual memory — a system whereby addressable memory is extended beyond main storage through the use of secondary storage managed by system software in such a way that programs can treat all of the designated storage as addressable main storage.
- volumetrically — of or relating to measurement by volume.
- volunteer army — a military force composed entirely of enlistees.
- vowel mutation — umlaut (def 2).
- walk away from — to outdistance easily; defeat handily
- waltham forest — a borough of Greater London, England.
- welfare mother — the mother of dependent children who receives government welfare benefits.
- well motivated — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- well-modulated — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- well-motivated — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales
- west glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 315 sq. mi. (815 sq. km).
- william bowman — William Scott ("Scotty") born 1933, Canadian hockey coach.
- william gibson — (person) Author of cyberpunk novels such as Neuromancer (1984), Count Zero (1986), Mona Lisa Overdrive, and Virtual Light (1993). Neuromancer, a novel about a computer hacker/criminal "cowboy" of the future helping to free an artificial intelligence from its programmed bounds, won the Hugo and Nebula science fiction awards and is credited as the seminal cyberpunk novel and the origin of the term "cyberspace". Gibson does not have a technical background and supposedly purchased his first computer in 1992.
- woolly mammoth — a large extinct elephant
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- world champion — someone who has won a competition open to people throughout the whole world
- wyoming valley — a valley in NE Pennsylvania, along the Susquehanna River: Indian massacre 1778.
- xanthomelanous — of or relating to olive-skinned and dark-haired peoples, belonging to the Xanthomelanoi division
- yellow jasmine — Carolina jessamine.
- yosemite falls — a series of falls in Yosemite National Park: upper falls, 1436 feet (438 meters) high; middle falls, 626 feet (190 meters) high; lower falls, 320 feet (98 meters) high. Total height (including rapids), 2526 feet (770 meters).
- zonal geranium — a widely cultivated plant, Pelargonium hortorum, having white, pink, or red flowers and rounded leaves that are sometimes banded or blotched with contrasting colors.