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

  • tautosyllabic — occurring within the same syllable: The (s) and (t) are tautosyllabic in the word disturb, but not in distaste.
  • taylor series — an approximation of a given function f at a particular point x, in terms of values of the function and its derivatives at a neighboring point x 0 , by a power series in which the terms are given by f (n) (x 0) (x−x 0) n/n !, where f (n) (x 0) is the derivative of order n evaluated at point x 0 .
  • taylor's gold — a variety of pear from New Zealand
  • teasel family — the plant family Dipsacaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having opposite or whorled leaves, dense flower heads surrounded by an involucre, and small, dry fruit, and including the scabious and teasel.
  • temerariously — in an audacious manner
  • tennis player — sportsperson who plays tennis
  • testificatory — related to a person who witnesses or an object used as evidence
  • tetradynamous — having four long and two short stamens, as a cruciferous flower.
  • tetrasyllable — a word or line of verse of four syllables.
  • thalassocracy — dominion over the seas, as in exploration, trade, or colonization.
  • the adversary — Satan
  • the himalayas — a vast mountain system in S Asia, extending 2400 km (1500 miles) from Kashmir (west) to Assam (east), between the valleys of the Rivers Indus and Brahmaputra: covers most of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and the S edge of Tibet; the highest range in the world, with several peaks over 7500 m (25 000 ft). Highest peak: Mount Everest, 8848 m (29 028 ft)
  • the necessary — the money required for a particular purpose
  • the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively
  • this day week — a week (counting backward or forward) from today (or yesterday, etc.)
  • thomas tallys — Thomas, Tallis, Thomas.
  • thoracoplasty — the operation removing selected portions of the ribs to collapse part of the underlying lung or an abnormal pleural space, usually in the treatment of tuberculosis.
  • thousand days — the presidential administration of John F. Kennedy, which lasted 1037 days (January 20, 1961, to November 22, 1963).
  • thysanopteran — Also, thysanopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Thysanoptera, comprising the thrips.
  • thysanopteron — thysanopteran.
  • tiffany glass — Favrile Glass.
  • timothy grass — a coarse grass, Phleum pratense, having cylindrical spikes, used as fodder.
  • touristically — in a touristic or touristy manner
  • tracheophytes — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
  • trachycarpous — having rough-skinned fruit.
  • tract society — a society that publishes and distributes religious pamphlets.
  • transboundary — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
  • transcendency — the quality or state of being transcendent.
  • transfusively — in a transfusive manner
  • transitionary — movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
  • translucently — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
  • transmisogyny — discrimination or prejudice against transgender women.
  • transmittancy — a measure of the extent to which a solution transmits radiation. It is equal to the ratio of the transmittance of the solution to the transmittance of a pure solvent of the same dimensions
  • transparently — having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
  • transportedly — in a passionate or rapturous manner
  • transversally — transverse.
  • traumatonasty — a nastic movement in response to an injury
  • traverse city — a city in NW Michigan.
  • traverse jury — petty jury.
  • treacherously — characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous.
  • treasury bill — an obligation of the U.S. government represented by promissory notes in denominations ranging from $1000 to $1,000,000, with a maturity of about 90 days but bearing no interest, and sold periodically at a discount on the market.
  • treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
  • treasury note — a note or bill issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, receivable as legal tender for all debts except as otherwise expressly provided.
  • trust company — a company or corporation organized to exercise the functions of a trustee, but usually engaging also in other banking and financial activities.
  • tympanoplasty — reconstruction of the eardrum and the bones of the middle ear.
  • tyrannosaurus — any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Tyrannosaurus, common in North America in upper Jurassic and Cretaceous times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)
  • ultraphysical — extremely physical
  • ultraroyalist — a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
  • unambitiously — in an unambitious manner
  • unassertively — in an unassertive manner
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