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13-letter words containing s, a, l, y

  • assessability — The quality of being assessable.
  • assignability — The quality of being assignable.
  • associability — the condition of or the capacity to be associable or linked or related in thinking
  • associatively — in an associative or connective manner
  • assortatively — In an assortative way.
  • assyriologist — A person who studies ancient Assyria.
  • aster yellows — a dwarfing and yellowing of asters and various other plants, caused by a mycoplasma transmitted by a leafhopper.
  • asthmatically — In an asthmatic manner.
  • astonishingly — causing astonishment or surprise; amazing: an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark.
  • astrophysical — Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
  • asylum seeker — An asylum seeker is a person who is trying to get asylum in a foreign country.
  • atamasco lily — any of a genus (Zephyranthes) of bulbous plants of the lily family, with hollow stems, grassy leaves, and funnel-shaped flowers of yellow, pink, red, or purple-tinged white
  • atavistically — In an atavistic manner.
  • atheistically — pertaining to or characteristic of atheists or atheism; containing, suggesting, or disseminating atheism: atheistic literature; atheistic people.
  • atomistically — Also called atomic theory. Philosophy. the theory that minute, discrete, finite, and indivisible elements are the ultimate constituents of all matter.
  • atypicalities — not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal: atypical behavior; a flower atypical of the species.
  • australia day — a public holiday in Australia, commemorating the landing of the British in 1788: observed on January 26
  • autocatalyses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autocatalyse.
  • autocatalysis — the catalysis of a reaction in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction
  • autostability — the property of being stable either as a result of inherent characteristics or of built-in devices
  • bacteriolysin — an antibody which, when it combines with bacterial cells, causes lysis of those cells, thus destroying them
  • bacteriolysis — the destruction or disintegration of bacteria
  • baily's beads — the brilliant points of sunlight that appear briefly around the moon, just before and after a total eclipse
  • ballistically — of or relating to ballistics.
  • balsam family — the plant family Balsaminaceae, typified by succulent stems, alternate, opposite, or whorled simple leaves, and irregular solitary or clustered flowers, including the balsam and jewelweed.
  • barley stripe — a disease of barley, characterized by blighted heads and chlorotic, brown, or frayed stripes on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Helminthosporium gramineum.
  • bay of naples — an inlet of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the SW coast of Italy
  • bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
  • binary pulsar — a pulsar in a binary system.
  • bisectionally — from a bisectional point of view
  • blarney stone — a stone in Blarney Castle, in the SW Republic of Ireland, said to endow whoever kisses it with the gift of the gab and skill in flattery
  • blasphemously — uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane.
  • blastomycosis — a fungal infection particularly affecting the lungs
  • bloody caesar — a drink consisting of vodka, juice made from clams and tomatoes, and usually Worcester sauce and hot pepper sauce
  • bloody sunday — (in Northern Ireland) 30th January 1972, when British soldiers shot dead thirteen marchers in Londonderry who were protesting against the UK government's policy of internment
  • blot analysis — a technique for analysing biological molecules, such as proteins (Western blot analysis), DNA (Southern blot analysis), and RNA (Northern blot analysis), involving their separation by gel electrophoresis, transfer to a nitrocellulose sheet, and subsequent analysis by autoradiography
  • body and soul — You use body and soul to mean every part of you, including your mind and your emotions.
  • bombastically — (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.
  • bouncy castle — A bouncy castle is a large object filled with air, often in the shape of a castle, which children play on at a fairground or other outdoor event.
  • broadly based — Something that is broadly based involves many different kinds of things or people.
  • burglariously — in the manner of a burglar or buglary
  • butler's tray — a tray resting on or attached to an X-shaped, often folding stand, on which are kept drink bottles and glasses
  • by (all) odds — by far; unquestionably
  • cacophonously — In a cacophonous manner.
  • calisaya bark — the bark of any of several tropical trees of the rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, from which quinine is extracted
  • calvary cross — a Latin cross with a representation of three steps beneath it
  • carnivorously — In a carnivorous manner.
  • cashew family — the plant family Anacardiaceae, typified by trees, shrubs, or vines having resinous and sometimes poisonous juice, alternate leaves, small flowers, and a nut or fleshy fruit, and including the cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy, and sumac.
  • cassel yellow — a lemon-yellow color.
  • castro valley — a town in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
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