16-letter words containing s, y, a

thanksgiving day — a national holiday celebrated as a day of feasting and giving thanks for divine favors or goodness, observed on the fourth Thursday of November in the U.S. and in Canada on the second Monday of October.
that's as may be — even so
the easter bunny — the rabbit that brings Easter eggs
the easy way out — least demanding solution
the first family — a President's family
the great gatsby — a novel (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
the roaring days — the period of the Australian goldrushes
the years of sth — the period when sth happened or existed
the-card-players — a painting (1892) by Paul Cézanne.
thermal analysis — any analysis of materials in which properties relating to heat, such as freezing and boiling temperatures, the heat of fusion, the heat of vaporization, etc., are measured.
thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
tinnevelly senna — any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
to cut both ways — If you say that something cuts both ways, you mean that it can have two opposite effects, or can have both good and bad effects.
to get your oats — to have sexual intercourse regularly
to pay dividends — If something pays dividends, it brings advantages at a later date.
to say the least — at the minimum
to sow your oats — (of a young person) to behave in a rather uncontrolled way, esp by having a lot of sexual relationships
to spend a penny — If someone says that they are going to spend a penny, they mean that they are going to go to the toilet.
tobacco industry — business of selling smoking products
tokugawa iyeyasu — Tokugawa [taw-koo-gah-wah] /ˈtɔ kuˈgɑ wɑ/ (Show IPA), 1542–1616, Japanese general and public servant.
trans-fatty acid — a polyunsaturated fatty acid that has been converted from the cis-form by hydrogenation: used in the manufacture of margarine
transcendentally — transcendent, surpassing, or superior.
transcrystalline — situated within or passing through the crystals of a substance.
transfer company — a company that transports people or luggage for a relatively short distance, as between terminals of two railroad lines.
transfer payment — any payment made by a government for a purpose other than that of purchasing goods or services, as for welfare benefits.
transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
transmissibility — capable of being transmitted.
two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
two-party system — a political system consisting chiefly of two major parties, more or less equal in strength.
type ii diabetes — diabetes (def 4).
typhoid bacillus — the bacterium Salmonella typhosa, causing typhoid fever.
undiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
unostentatiously — (of a person) in a manner that is not trying to impress people with one's wealth or importance
unsystematically — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
urinary calculus — a calcareous concretion in the urinary tract.
utility software — system software that manages and optimizes the performance of hardware
vegetable oyster — salsify.
videodisc player — an electronic device for playing videodiscs through a television set.
voluntary muscle — muscle whose action is normally controlled by an individual's will; mainly skeletal muscle, composed of parallel bundles of striated, multinucleate fibers.
voluntary school — a school that promotes specific religious beliefs and which is funded by a local education authority but was not established by the authority
voluntary sector — the part of the economy that consists of non-profit-making organizations, as opposed to the public and private sectors
way of all flesh — a novel (1903) by Samuel Butler.
way of the cross — stations of the cross.
weather advisory — advisory (def 5).
welfare payments — government benefits
west valley city — city in NC Utah, near Salt Lake City: pop. 109,000
whole nine yards — a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
woody nightshade — bittersweet (def 3).
yah-boo politics — adversarial politics in which politicians constantly deride their opponents and dismiss everything suggested by them
yellowstone lake — a lake in NW Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park. 20 miles (32 km) long; 140 sq. mi. (363 sq. km).

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