15-letter words containing u, a
- (at) full blast — at full speed or capacity
- a full-time job — If you describe a regular activity or task as a full-time job, you mean that it takes up so much of your time it is like doing a paid job.
- a moot question — something having no practical relevance; an academic question
- a small fortune — a very high price or cost
- ab urbe condita — from the founding of the city (Rome, about 753 b.c.). Abbreviation: A.U.C.
- above suspicion — in such a position that no guilt may be thought or implied, esp through having an unblemished reputation
- absence seizure — petit mal.
- abstentiousness — The state or quality of being abstentious.
- abstract number — a number that does not designate the quantity of any particular kind of thing.
- abundant number — a positive number that is less than the sum of all positive integers that are submultiples of it, as 12, which is less than the sum of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6.
- acanthus family — the plant family Acanthaceae, typified by tropical herbaceous plants and shrubs having simple opposite leaves, clusters of tubular bracted flowers, and seeds sometimes dispersed by exploding fruit, including the acanthus, caricature, and shrimp plant.
- accepting house — a financial institution that guarantees a bill of exchange, as a result of which it can be discounted on more favourable terms
- accessory fruit — a fruit having enlarged accessory structures in addition to those formed from the ovary, as the strawberry, in which the fleshy tissue is the enlarged receptacle and the true fruits are the small, dry achenes borne on its surface
- account balance — a figure stating how much money is in a bank account; it can be in debit or in credit
- account current — a record of business transactions that shows the total amount of money owed as of the date of the summarizing statement
- account payable — a current liability account showing amounts payable by a firm to suppliers for purchases of materials, stocks, or services on credit
- accountableness — the condition of being answerable or accountable
- accounting file — (operating system) A file which holds records of the resources used by individual jobs. These records are used to regulate, and calculate charges for, resources. An entry is opened in the accounting file as each job begins.
- accrued alimony — an amount of alimony that has not been paid
- accrued charges — charges incurred in one accounting period that have not been paid by the end of it
- accrued expense — an expense incurred but not yet paid, as accrued interest on notes payable.
- acculturational — relating to acculturation
- achieved status — the social position a person gains as a result of personal effort.
- achlorophyllous — containing no chlorophyll.
- acoustic guitar — an ordinary guitar, which produces its normal sound through the sounding board and is not amplified in any way
- acoustic screen — a fabric-covered, double-sided screen used in open areas such as offices to absorb noise
- acoustical tile — tile made in various sizes and textures from soft, usually fibrous, sound-absorbing material, as wood, cork, or metal, and typically applied to ceilings or walls.
- acousticophobia — Fear of noise.
- acoustoelectric — electroacoustic.
- acquisitiveness — tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; acquisitive societies.
- acrimoniousness — The quality of being resentful or cynical.
- actinium series — a radioactive decay series that starts with uranium-235 and ends with lead-207
- active immunity — immunity (to a disease) due to the production of antibodies by the body
- actual argument — (programming) A value, expression, or reference passed to a function or subroutine when it is called and which replaces or is bound to the corresponding formal argument. See: argument.
- acute bisectrix — See under bisectrix (def 1).
- added-value tax — value-added tax.
- adjective group — An adjective group or adjectival group is a group of words based on an adjective, such as 'very nice' or 'interested in football'. An adjective group can also consist simply of an adjective.
- adjustable-rate — designating or of a debt obligation, esp. a mortgage on real property, having terms which allow the interest rate to change over time
- admiralty court — the court that has jurisdiction in matters relating to maritime law
- admiralty house — the official residence of the Governor General of Australia, in Sydney
- adrenal medulla — the inner part of the adrenal gland from which adrenaline is secreted
- adrenaline rush — a feeling of excitement, stimulation and enhanced physical ability produced when the body secretes large amounts of adrenaline in response to a sudden perceived or induced stress situation
- adult education — Adult education is education for adults in a variety of subjects, most of which are practical, not academic. Classes are often held in the evenings.
- advantage court — the receiver's left-hand service court, into which the ball is served when one side has the advantage.
- adventuresomely — In an adventuresome manner.
- adventurousness — the quality of being adventurous
- advocate depute — a Scottish law officer with the functions of public prosecutor
- adygei republic — a constituent republic of SW Russia, bordering on the Caucasus Mountains: chiefly agricultural but with some mineral resources. Capital: Maikop. Pop: 447 000 (2002). Area: 7600 sq km (2934 sq miles)
- aegyptopithecus — a genus of extinct anthropoid ape of the Oligocene Period known from remains found in Egypt.
- affaire d'amour — a love affair
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