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23-letter words containing o, y, l

  • to outstay your welcome — If you say that someone outstays their welcome or overstays their welcome, you mean that they stay somewhere longer than they are wanted or expected to.
  • to play for high stakes — to gamble on something very important
  • to rest on your laurels — If someone is resting on their laurels, they appear to be satisfied with the things they have achieved and have stopped putting effort into what they are doing.
  • to see the light of day — If something sees the light of day at a particular time, it comes into existence or is made known to the public at that time.
  • tortoiseshell butterfly — any of several nymphalid butterflies of the genus Nymphalis, and related genera, having orange-brown wings with black markings
  • urea-formaldehyde resin — any of a group of resins formed by the interaction of urea and formaldehyde under conditions that include heat and pH control: used chiefly in the manufacture of buttons, baking enamels, and for making fabrics wrinkle-resistant.
  • valera y alcala galianoJuan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), 1824–1905, Spanish novelist, critic, diplomat, and statesman.
  • velocity of circulation — the frequency with which a single unit of currency or the total money supply turns over within the economy in a given year.
  • voyageurs national park — a national park in N Minnesota. 343 sq. mi. (888 sq. km).
  • wholly-owned subsidiary — A wholly-owned subsidiary is a company whose shares are all owned by another company.
  • yellow-headed blackbird — a North American blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, having a yellow head.
  • yellow-throated warbler — a warbler, Dendroica dominica, of the eastern U.S., having a yellow throat and breast.
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