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15-letter words containing s, t, e, y

  • effort syndrome — an anxiety reaction characterized by quick fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and other cardiac symptoms, but not caused by disease of the heart.
  • effort-syndrome — an anxiety reaction characterized by quick fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and other cardiac symptoms, but not caused by disease of the heart.
  • egyptian jasper — a type of jasper, generally with zones of colour, found in desert regions of Egypt
  • electric system — An electric system consists of all of the elements needed to distribute electrical power, including overhead and underground lines, poles, transformers, and other equipment.
  • electroanalyses — Plural form of electroanalysis.
  • electroanalysis — (physics, chemistry) Any of several electrochemical forms of analysis.
  • electrodialyses — Plural form of electrodialysis.
  • electrodialysis — Dialysis in which the movement of ions is aided by an electric field applied across the semipermeable membrane.
  • electrodynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the interaction of electric currents with magnetic fields or with other electric currents.
  • electromyograms — Plural form of electromyogram.
  • embedded system — (computer)   Hardware and software which forms a component of some larger system and which is expected to function without human intervention. A typical embedded system consists of a single-board microcomputer with software in ROM, which starts running some special purpose application program as soon as it is turned on and will not stop until it is turned off (if ever). An embedded system may include some kind of operating system but often it will be simple enough to be written as a single program. It will not usually have any of the normal peripherals such as a keyboard, monitor, serial connections, mass storage, etc. or any kind of user interface software unless these are required by the overall system of which it is a part. Often it must provide real-time response.
  • erythema solare — inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun
  • escape velocity — great enough speed to escape gravity
  • estuary english — a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England
  • ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
  • ethnopsychology — The scientific study of psychological concepts as they exist across different ethnic groups.
  • ethyl cellulose — an ethyl ether of cellulose obtained as a white granular solid by treating wood pulp soaked in sodium hydroxide (alkali cellulose) with ethyl chloride: used in adhesives, plastics, insulation, etc.
  • ethylene series — the homologous series of unsaturated hydrocarbons that contain one double bond and have the general formula, CnH2n; alkene series
  • euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
  • everly brothers — the. US pop singing duo comprising Don Everly (born 1937) and Phil Everly 1939–2014, noted for their close harmonies
  • excess capacity — unused production capacity
  • fairy footsteps — heavy footsteps
  • family skeleton — a closely guarded family secret
  • fauntleroy suit — a formal outfit for a boy composed of a hip-length jacket and knee-length pants, often in black velvet, and a wide, lacy collar and cuffs, usually worn with a broad sash at the waist and sometimes a large, loose bow at the neck, popular in the late 19th century.
  • ferroelasticity — (physics) A phenomenon, analogous to ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity, in which spontaneous strain arises within a material.
  • fetishistically — in a fetishistic manner
  • field intensity — the vector sum of all forces exerted by a field on a unit mass, unit charge, unit magnetic pole, etc., at a given point within the field.
  • first secretary — The First Secretary of the Welsh Assembly is the leader of the ruling party.
  • first-day cover — a cover marked so as to indicate that it was mailed on the first day of issue of the stamp it bears and from one of the cities at which the stamp was issued on that day.
  • fixed-do system — a system of solmization in which the syllable do is always C, regardless of the key.
  • flying buttress — a segmental arch transmitting an outward and downward thrust to a solid buttress that through its inertia transforms the thrust into a vertical one.
  • flying fortress — a heavy bomber, the B-17, with four radial piston engines, widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Air Force in World War II.
  • food insecurity — an economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.
  • for pity's sake — You can say for pity's sake to add emphasis to what you are saying, especially when you are annoyed or upset.
  • fortysomethings — Plural form of fortysomething.
  • fountains abbey — a ruined Cistercian abbey near Ripon in Yorkshire: founded 1132, dissolved 1539; landscaped 1720
  • free soil party — a former U.S. political party (1848–56) that opposed the extension of slavery in the Territories not yet admitted to statehood.
  • free university — a school run informally by and for college students, organized to offer courses and approaches not usually offered in a college curriculum.
  • gaia hypothesis — a model of the earth as a self-regulating organism, advanced as an alternative to a mechanistic model.
  • geodetic survey — a land area survey in which the curvature of the surface of the earth is taken into account.
  • geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
  • gestalt therapy — holistic psychotherapy
  • gloucester city — a city in W New Jersey, on the Delaware River.
  • goody two shoes — a goody-goody.
  • goody two-shoes — goody-goody
  • goody-two-shoes — a goody-goody.
  • grand serjeanty — serjeanty in which the tenant rendered services of a personal, honorary nature to the king, as carrying his sword or banner.
  • graveyard shift — a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
  • great south bay — an Atlantic Ocean inlet, between the S shore of Long Island and Fire Island and other barrier islands. 45 miles (72 km) long.
  • great synagogue — (according to Jewish tradition) a council of 120 members, established by Ezra, that directed the Jews chiefly in religious matters, c450–c200 b.c., and made significant contributions to the Jewish liturgy and Bible.
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