15-letter words containing r, o, y, a, l, i
- uninformatively — in an uninformative manner
- unpatriotically — in a manner that is not enthusiastically supporting one's country and its ways of life
- unrevolutionary — not revolutionary, progressive, or radical
- untraditionally — in an untraditional fashion; not traditionally
- upward mobility — movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility) as by changing jobs or marrying.
- upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- urban sociology — the sociological study of cities and their role in the development of society.
- uropygial gland — a gland opening on the back at the base of the tail in most birds that secretes an oily fluid used by the bird in preening its feathers.
- utility program — system software used to perform standard operations, as sorting data or copying data from one file to another, for application programs or other system software.
- varicocelectomy — the surgical removal or ligation of varicose veins in the scrotal sac.
- vector analysis — the branch of calculus that deals with vectors and processes involving vectors.
- vegetable ivory — ivory (def 9).
- vine phylloxera — a homopterous insect, Phylloxera vitifolia, typically feeding on vine juices
- voltaic battery — battery (def 1a).
- voyeuristically — of, relating to, or characteristic of a voyeur or of voyeurism.
- winter holidays — a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter
- working holiday — trip combining vacation with job experience
- xerographically — In a xerographic way; by xerography.
- xylotypographic — involving or pertaining to xylotypography
- yellow mandarin — (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
- yorke peninsula — a peninsula in S Australia between Spencer Gulf and the Gulf of St. Vincent. 160 miles (257 km) long and 20–35 miles (32–56 km) wide.
- yorkshire dales — the valleys of the rivers flowing from the Pennines in W Yorkshire: chiefly Ribblesdale, Swaledale, Nidderdale, Wharfedale, and Wensleydale; tourist area