15-letter words containing y, a, m, p
- sympathy strike — a strike by a body of workers, not because of grievances against their own employer, but by way of endorsing and aiding another group of workers who are on strike or have been locked out.
- symptomatically — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
- symptomological — relating to symptomology
- system operator — a person who maintains a computer system or network, especially one who operates a computer bulletin board.
- temperamentally — having or exhibiting a strongly marked, individual temperament.
- the paralympics — a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors
- theatre company — an organization that produces theatrical performances
- thermogeography — the study of the geographical variation and distribution of temperature.
- to part company — If two or more people part company, they go in different directions after going in the same direction together.
- trading company — a company that is owned by the people who have bought shares in that company
- trypanosomiasis — any infection caused by a trypanosome.
- ultramicroscopy — the use of the ultramicroscope.
- umbrella policy — An umbrella policy is a policy that provides excess limits and gives additional excess coverage over the normal limits and coverage of liability policies.
- uncomplainingly — in an unresentful or resigned manner
- uncomplaisantly — in an uncomplaisant manner
- uncomplementary — forming a complement; completing.
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- unparliamentary — not parliamentary; at variance with or contrary to the methods employed by parliamentary bodies.
- upward mobility — movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility) as by changing jobs or marrying.
- upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- utility company — a company which supplies utilities, such as gas, electricity, phones, etc
- utility program — system software used to perform standard operations, as sorting data or copying data from one file to another, for application programs or other system software.
- white supremacy — the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial groups, especially black people, and are therefore rightfully the dominant group in any society.