20-letter words containing t, o, a, l, y

polyanthus narcissus — a Eurasian amaryllidaceous plant, Narcissus tazetta, having clusters of small yellow or white fragrant flowers
portal-to-portal pay — payment, as to a miner or factory worker, that includes compensation for time spent on the employer's premises in preparation for a work shift, in travel from the entrance to the assigned work area and back, etc.: Because workers must change their clothes and pick up tools prior to the work shift, they are demanding portal-to-portal pay.
postal delivery zone — zone (def 10).
primary optical area — a point in or toward the upper left-hand corner of a printed page, advertisement, or the like, looked at first in reading. Abbreviation: POA.
primitive polynomial — a polynomial that has content equal to 1. Compare content1 (def 11a).
probability function — the function the values of which are probabilities of the distinct outcomes of a discrete random variable
property speculation — the buying or selling of property in the hope of deriving capital gains
propylphenyl acetate — phenylpropyl acetate.
prothonotary warbler — a wood warbler, Protonotaria citrea, of the eastern U.S., having an orange-yellow head and underparts, and bluish-gray wings and tail.
psychiatric hospital — institution treating mental disorders
psychological moment — the proper or critical time for achieving a desired result: She found the right psychological moment to make her request.
quantum field theory — any theory in which fields are treated by the methods of quantum mechanics; each field can then be regarded as consisting of particles of a particular kind, which may be created and annihilated.
recreational therapy — therapy by means of recreational activities engaged in by the patient
relative probability — a measure or estimate of the degree of confidence one may have in the occurrence of an event, defined as the limit of the proportion observed in a sample as the sample size tends to infinity
royal air force list — an official list of all serving commissioned officers of the RAF and reserve officers liable for recall
royal british legion — an organization founded in 1921 to provide services and assistance for former members of the armed forces
royal leamington spa — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
schizoid personality — sb with identity disorder
secure sockets layer — (networking, security) (SSL) A protocol designed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide secure communications over the Internet using asymmetric key encryption. SSL is layered beneath application protocols such as HTTP, SMTP, Telnet, FTP, Gopher and NNTP and is layered above the connection protocol TCP/IP. It is used by the HTTPS access method.
see the light of day — come into being
shareholders' equity — Shareholders' equity is the total amount of ownership investment in a company.
silicon tetrahydride — silane (def 1).
small craft advisory — a U.S. National Weather Service advisory of sustained winds, over coastal and inland waters, with speeds of 20–33 knots (23–38 mph, 10–17 m/sec). Regional NWS offices have discretion over the choice of the lower limit.
social security card — a card that contains details of a person's social security number
software methodology — (programming) The study of how to navigate through each phase of the software process model (determining data, control, or uses hierarchies, partitioning functions, and allocating requirements) and how to represent phase products (structure charts, stimulus-response threads, and state transition diagrams).
solitary confinement — the confinement of a prisoner in a cell or other place in which he or she is completely isolated from others.
south orkney islands — an uninhabited group of islands in the S Atlantic, southeast of Cape Horn: formerly a dependency of the Falkland Islands; part of the British Antarctic Territory since 1962 (claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty). Area: 621 sq km (240 sq miles)
spanish oyster plant — a composite plant, Scolymus hispanicus, of southern Europe, having spiny, thistlelike leaf margins, small yellow flowers, and an edible root.
state highway patrol — a state's road traffic police
subscription library — a commercial lending library
surveillance society — a society where surveillance technology is widely used to monitor people's everyday activities
system international — Système International d'Unités
systemic circulation — the circulatory system in general.
technology agreement — a framework designed by trade unions for negotiating changes in employment caused by the introduction of new technology
teletype corporation — (company) The company which made Teletype teletypewriters. Address: Skokie, Illinois, USA.
tetrahydrocannabinol — a compound, C 21 H 30 O 2 , that is the physiologically active component in cannabis preparations (marijuana, hashish, etc.) derived from the Indian hemp plant or produced synthetically. Abbreviation: THC.
the whole nine yards — everything that is required; the whole thing
the-lady-of-the-lake — a narrative poem (1810) by Sir Walter Scott.
theory of relativity — relativity (def 2).
theosophical society — a society founded by Madame Blavatsky and others, in New York in 1875, advocating a worldwide eclectic religion based largely on Brahmanic and Buddhistic teachings.
thermal conductivity — the amount of heat per unit time per unit area that can be conducted through a plate of unit thickness of a given material, the faces of the plate differing by one unit of temperature.
three-dimensionality — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
to clean up your act — If someone who has been behaving badly cleans up their act, they start to behave in a more acceptable or responsible way.
to clear your throat — If you clear your throat, you cough once in order to make it easier to speak or to attract people's attention.
to fall on your feet — If you say that someone always falls or lands on their feet, you mean that they are always successful or lucky, although they do not seem to achieve this by their own efforts.
to keep your balance — If you keep your balance, for example, when standing in a moving vehicle, you remain steady and do not fall over. If you lose your balance, you become unsteady and fall over.
to land on your feet — If you say that someone always lands on their feet, you mean that they are always successful or lucky, although they do not seem to achieve this by their own efforts.
to leave your/a mark — If someone or something leaves their mark or leaves a mark, they have a lasting effect on another person or thing.
treaty of versailles — the treaty of 1919 imposed upon Germany by the Allies (except for the US and the Soviet Union): the most important of the five peace treaties that concluded World War I
tribromoacetaldehyde — bromal.

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