14-letter words containing y, a, u, n, d
- greyhound race — a race in which greyhounds chase a dummy hare around a track
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- gulf of anadyr — an inlet of the Bering Sea, off the coast of NE Russia
- haul your wind — to sail closer to the wind
- heavy industry — bulk materials manufacturing
- hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- indian country — (especially during the U.S. westward migration) any region where one was likely to encounter Indians, especially hostile Indians.
- indubitability — that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.
- induction year — the first year of a newly qualified teacher's career, in which he or she has a lighter workload and follows a programme of professional development and support provided by an experienced mentor; at the end of this year, the teacher is formally assessed against the core professional standards
- intramedullary — located within the spinal cord, the medulla oblongata, or bone marrow
- kidney failure — loss of renal function
- 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).
- laundry basket — container for clothes and linen
- laundry worker — sb who washes clothes for a living
- left-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the left or port side.
- liqueur brandy — sweetened flavoured brandy
- longitudinally — of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
- lymphoglandula — (anatomy) An alternative name for a lymph node.
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- mandibulohyoid — (anatomy) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch.
- neuroradiology — the branch of radiology dealing with the central nervous system
- non-subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
- numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- painted beauty — a butterfly, Vanessa virginiensis, having brownish-black and orange wings, the hind wings each having two eyespots.
- paper industry — the industry of manufacturing and selling paper
- passion sunday — the fifth Sunday in Lent, being the second week before Easter.
- pay one's dues — owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due.
- penalty double — business double.
- penny dreadful — a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel.
- penny-dreadful — a cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, or violence; dime novel.
- pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
- quadrangularly — in a quadrangular manner
- quoted company — a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange
- radiofrequency — the frequency of the transmitting waves of a given radio message or broadcast.
- read-only user — (jargon) Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or electronic mail, rather than writing code or purveying useful information. See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
- redundancy pay — severance pay.
- refund annuity — an annuity providing for a lump-sum payment or installment payments to the beneficiary for the amount remaining of the purchase price at the death of the annuitant.
- roundaboutedly — in a roundabout manner
- ryukyu islands — a chain of 55 islands in the W Pacific, extending almost 650 km (400 miles) from S Japan to N Taiwan: an ancient kingdom, under Chinese rule from the late 14th century, invaded by Japan in the early 17th century, under full Japanese sovereignty from 1879 to 1945, and US control from 1945 to 1972; now part of Japan again. They are subject to frequent typhoons. Chief town: Naha (on Okinawa). Pop: 1 318 220 (2000). Area: 2196 sq km (849 sq miles)
- sodium cyanide — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble, poisonous powder, NaCN, prepared by heating sodium amide with charcoal: used chiefly in casehardening alloys, in the leaching and flotation of ore, and in electroplating.
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- sunday morning — a poem (1923) by Wallace Stevens.
- sunday opening — the act of allowing shops and businesses to open on a Sunday
- sunday painter — a nonprofessional painter, usually unschooled and generally painting during spare time.
- sunday trading — the fact of opening a shop or business on a Sunday
- trinity sunday — the Sunday after Pentecost, observed as a festival in honor of the Trinity.
- unacademically — in an unacademic manner