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15-letter words containing s, o, l, y

  • kailyard school — a school of writers describing homely life in Scotland, with much use of Scottish dialect: in vogue toward the close of the 19th century.
  • kaleyard school — a group of writers who depicted the sentimental and homely aspects of life in the Scottish Lowlands from about 1880 to 1914. The best known contributor to the school was J. M. Barrie
  • keyboard skills — ability to input information using a keyboard
  • keyhole surgery — operation done by laparoscopy
  • kinesthesiology — The medical and therapeutic study of the movement of muscles and joints.
  • labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
  • laser ring gyro — a system of aerial navigation in which rotation is sensed by the measuring of the frequency shift of laser light in a closed circuit in a horizontal plane
  • 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.
  • legacy software — legacy system
  • 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.
  • let yourself go — If you let yourself go, you relax and behave much more freely than usual.
  • leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
  • lifestyle block — a semi-rural property comprising a house and land for small-scale farming
  • look-say method — a method of teaching beginners to read by memorizing and recognizing whole words, rather than by associating letters with sounds
  • lopez y fuentes — Gregorio [gre-gaw-ryaw] /grɛˈgɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1966, Mexican writer.
  • lord privy seal — a cabinet minister without portfolio.
  • lose your heart — If you lose your heart to someone, you fall in love with them.
  • 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).
  • luminous energy — light1 (def 2a).
  • lymphoid tissue — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
  • macro-sociology — the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.
  • macroscopically — visible to the naked eye. Compare microscopic (def 1).
  • 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.
  • masochistically — Psychiatry. having a condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation.
  • mass psychology — the study of the behavior of large groups of people.
  • medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
  • mesometeorology — the study of atmospheric phenomena of relatively small size, as thunderstorms or tornadoes, and of the detailed structure of larger disturbances.
  • methylcellulose — a grayish-white powder prepared from cellulose that swells to a highly viscous colloidal solution in water: used as a food additive and in water paints, leather tanning, and cosmetics.
  • microcosmically — in a microcosmic manner
  • microphysically — in a microphysical manner
  • microscopically — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
  • microsporophyll — a leaflike organ bearing microsporangia.
  • military school — military academy.
  • miscellaneously — In a miscellaneous manner.
  • modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
  • monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
  • 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.
  • multitudinously — In a multitudinous way.
  • myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
  • myofibroblastic — Relating to myofibroblasts.
  • nanocrystalline — Of, pertaining to, or composed of nanocrystals.
  • 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.
  • neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
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