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14-letter words containing u, t, n, a

  • interpunctuate — to insert punctuation marks in (a written text)
  • interpupillary — between the pupils of the eyes: interpupillary distance.
  • intersexuality — Having the physical features of both sexes.
  • intertextually — In an intertextual way.
  • intestinal flu — influenza with abdominal symptoms, as diarrhea or vomiting.
  • intraarticular — (anatomy) Situated within a joint.
  • intracutaneous — within the skin.
  • intramedullary — located within the spinal cord, the medulla oblongata, or bone marrow
  • intramercurial — within Mercury's orbit
  • intramolecular — existing or occurring within a molecule.
  • intransmutable — incapable of being transmuted into another substance
  • intrapulmonary — (anatomy) Within the material of the lungs.
  • intuitionalism — intuitionism.
  • jackass gunter — a gunter having a wire rope with a traveler in place of the usual upper iron.
  • job evaluation — the analysis of the relationship between jobs in an organization: often used as a basis for a wages structure
  • journal intime — a personal or private diary.
  • journalization — to tell or relate as one would in keeping a journal.
  • judgementalism — Alternative form of judgmentalism.
  • jugurthine war — an unsuccessful war waged against the Romans (112–105 bc) by Jugurtha, king of Numidia (died 104)
  • junior partner — a partner in a law firm or financial organisation who has less responsibility than a senior partner
  • junior varsity — a university, college, or school team that consists of players who lack the qualifications or skill necessary for the varsity and compete against other teams of similar composition or ability.
  • jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
  • justifications — Plural form of justification.
  • justinian code — the body of Roman law that was codified and promulgated under Justinian I.
  • juvenilization — The act or process of juvenilizing.
  • juxtapositions — Plural form of juxtaposition.
  • kaiserslautern — a city in S Rhineland-Palatinate, in SW Germany.
  • kangaroo court — a self-appointed or mob-operated tribunal that disregards or parodies existing principles of law or human rights, especially one in a frontier area or among criminals in prison.
  • karitane nurse — a nurse trained in the care of young babies and their mothers according to the principles of the Plunket Society
  • karnatak music — the classical music of South India
  • khartoum north — a city in E central Sudan, on the Blue Nile River, opposite Khartoum.
  • khirbet qumran — an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
  • kings mountain — a ridge in N South Carolina: American victory over the British 1780.
  • known quantity — Mathematics. a quantity whose value is given: in algebra, frequently represented by a letter from the first part of the alphabet, as a, b, or c.
  • kuznetsk basin — an industrial region in the S Russian Federation in Asia: coal fields.
  • labor unionist — unionist (def 2).
  • lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
  • lady bountiful — a wealthy lady in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, noted for her kindness and generosity.
  • laetare sunday — the fourth Sunday of Lent when the introit begins with “ Laetare Jerusalem ” (Rejoice ye, Jerusalem).
  • lake neuchâtel — a lake in W Switzerland: the largest lake wholly in Switzerland. Area: 216 sq km (83 sq miles)
  • language death — the complete displacement of one language by another in a population of speakers.
  • langue de chat — a flat sweet finger-shaped biscuit
  • lanterne rouge — a notional award given to the competitor who finishes last in a cycle race
  • last judgement — In the Christian religion, the Last Judgement is the last day of the world when God will judge everyone who has died and decide whether they will go to Heaven or Hell.
  • latitudinarian — allowing or characterized by latitude in opinion or conduct, especially in religious views.
  • laughing stock — object of others' amusement
  • laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
  • laughter lines — Laughter lines are the same as laugh lines.
  • laundry basket — container for clothes and linen
  • laurent series — a power series in which the negative as well as the positive powers appear.
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