15-letter words containing s, a, y, o, n
- lay oneself out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
- lesser dionysia — (in ancient Attica) the wine feasts, processions, and dramatic performances composing one of the festivals honoring Dionysus, held in the middle of December.
- loyalty islands — a group of coral islands in the S Pacific belonging to the French territory of New Caledonia. 761 sq. mi. (1970 sq. km).
- main royal mast — the part of the mainmast situated immediately above, and generally formed as a single spar with, the main topgallantmast.
- manorial system — manorialism.
- marfan syndrome — a hereditary disorder characterized by abnormally elongated bones, especially in the extremities, hypermotility of the joints, and circulatory and eye abnormalities.
- marine surveyor — a person who carries out surveys of ships to determine seaworthiness, etc
- meantone system — a system for tuning keyboard instruments, used before the development of tuning by equal temperament and considered practical only for tonalities of not more than two sharps or flats.
- mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
- miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
- monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
- monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
- monospaced type — a typeface in which the width of all letters, including the space around them, is the same
- monosyllabicity — The state or characteristic of being monosyllabic.
- morelos y pavon — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1765–1815, Mexican priest and revolutionary leader.
- moreton bay ash — an Australian eucalyptus tree, E. tessellaris, having drooping branches and grey bark
- morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
- morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
- moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
- nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
- nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
- natural history — the sciences, as botany, mineralogy, or zoology, dealing with the study of all objects in nature: used especially in reference to the beginnings of these sciences in former times.
- nearly-new shop — a shop that sells secondhand clothes and other objects
- necessary stool — close-stool.
- needless to say — of course, obviously
- net.personality — Someone who has made a name for him or herself on Usenet, through either longevity or attention-getting posts, but doesn't meet the other requirements of net.godhood.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
- nicholas ridley — Nicholas, c1500–55, English bishop, reformer, and martyr.
- non-conveyances — the act of conveying; transmission; communication.
- non-crystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- non-feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- non-syncopation — Music. a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats.
- nonautonomously — In a manner that is not autonomous, or that lacks autonomy.
- nonclassicality — The condition of being nonclassical.
- noncompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- nondisciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
- nonpsychiatrist — a person who is not a psychiatrist
- nonpsychoactive — Not psychoactive.
- nonspecifically — in a nonspecific way
- nonstationarity — The condition of being nonstationary.
- normally-closed — Normally-closed switch contacts are in a closed state at rest.
- north bay shore — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- northeastwardly — Towards the northeast.
- northwestwardly — Towards the northwest.
- not necessarily — If you reply 'Not necessarily', you mean that what has just been said or suggested may not be true.
- observationally — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
- oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
- oppositionality — Quality of being oppositional.