16-letter words containing u, l, n
- undenominational — free from religious sects or denominationalism; not limited or belonging to any particular religious group or groups.
- under bare poles — (of a sailing vessel) with no sails set
- under one's belt — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- under sb's spell — If you are under someone 's spell, you are so fascinated by them that you cannot think about anything else.
- under the plough — If an area of land is under the plough, it is used for growing crops. If land is brought or put under the plough, it is ploughed for the first time and is then used for growing crops.
- under-employment — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- under-modulation — to reproduce (a sound or signal) at below the optimal output level in a recording or broadcasting system, causing it to be distorted.
- undercapitalized — having insufficient capital for the efficient operation of a commercial enterprise
- underpitch vault — a construction having a central vault intersected by vaults of lower pitch.
- underutilization — to fail to utilize fully: to underutilize natural resources.
- undifferentiable — capable of being differentiated.
- unenforceability — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
- unfair dismissal — wrongful firing from a job
- ungava peninsula — a peninsula in NW Ungava region, in N Quebec, in E Canada.
- unimpressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
- unimproved value — the valuation of land for rating purposes, disregarding the value of buildings or other development
- uninhabitability — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- unissued capital — authorized capital that has not yet been issued as shares
- universalization — to make universal.
- unix manual page — (operating system) (Or "man page") A part of Unix's extensive on-line documentation. To read a manual page from the Unix command line, type: man [-s
] e.g. "man ftp" (the section number can usually be omitted). Pages are traditionally referred to using the notation "page(section)", e.g. ftp(1). Under SunOS (which is fairly typical), Section 1 covers commands, 2 system calls, 3 C library routines, 4 devices and networks, 5 file formats, 6 games and demos, 7 miscellaneous, 8 system administration. Each section has an introduction which can be obtained with, e.g., "man 2 intro". Manual pages are stored as nroff source files. Formatted versions are also usually cached. Man pages for most versions of Unix are available on-line in HTML. - unlawful killing — Unlawful killing is used to refer to crimes which involve one person killing another.
- unostentatiously — (of a person) in a manner that is not trying to impress people with one's wealth or importance
- unparticularized — to make particular.
- unpredictability — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- unproportionally — having due proportion; corresponding.
- unpublished work — a literary work that has not been reproduced for sale or publicly distributed.
- unrealized gains — Unrealized gains are gains from the increase in value of an asset that you still own.
- unreasonableness — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
- unscrupulousness — not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.
- unskilled worker — a worker who does not have any special skill or training
- unsystematically — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- unter den linden — the main street of Berlin, extending to the Brandenburg Gate
- ununderstandable — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- upland sandpiper — a large, field-inhabiting sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, of eastern North America, resembling a plover: now protected and increasing in numbers.
- upper lough erne — a lough in Northern Ireland, fed by the river Erne
- upper palatinate — See under Palatinate (def 1).
- upsilon particle — the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- urinary calculus — a calcareous concretion in the urinary tract.
- utility function — a function relating specific goods and services in an economy to individual preferences
- utilization rate — The utilization rate is the percentage of the total equipment or refinery which is involved in producing something.
- vancouver island — an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
- variable annuity — an annuity in which the premiums are invested chiefly in common stocks or other securities, the annuitant receiving payments based on the yield of the investments instead of in fixed amounts.
- vaughan williams — Ralph, 1872–1958, English composer.
- vauxhall gardens — a public garden at Vauxhall, laid out in 1661; a fashionable meeting place and site of lavish entertainments. Closed in 1859
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- verneuil process — a process for making synthetic rubies, sapphires, spinels, etc., by the fusion at high temperatures of powdered compounds.
- vertebral column — spinal column.
- vestibular nerve — the part of the auditory nerve in the inner ear that carries sensory information related to body equilibrium.
- victorian values — qualities considered to characterize the Victorian period, including enterprise and initiative and the importance of the family
- video journalism — the techniques, methods, etc., of preparing and broadcasting informational, social, political, and other nonfiction subjects via news and documentary programs.