13-letter words containing y, a
- arshile gorky — Arshile [ahr-sheel] /ˈɑr ʃil/ (Show IPA), (Vosdanig Adoian) 1904–48, American painter, born in Armenia.
- arteriography — the X-ray examination of an artery or arterial system after injection of a contrast medium into the bloodstream
- arthritically — in an arthritic manner
- artificiality — artificial quality.
- artsy-craftsy — having to do with arts and crafts
- aryepiglottic — pertaining to or connecting the arytenoid cartilage and the epiglottis.
- as is the way — You can use as is the way to say that a particular situation or example of behaviour is typical and you would not expect it to be different.
- as you please — You can use as you please in expressions such as bold as you please or casually as you please or charming as you please in order to emphasize what you are saying.
- ascension day — the 40th day after Easter, when the Ascension of Christ into heaven is celebrated
- ascertainably — In a way that can be ascertained.
- ash wednesday — Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent.
- ashtanga yoga — a vigorous form of yoga involving a sequence of poses
- assembly code — assembly language
- assembly hall — a very large room used to hold public meetings, to stage shows, etc
- assembly line — An assembly line is an arrangement of workers and machines in a factory, where each worker deals with only one part of a product. The product passes from one worker to another until it is finished.
- assembly room — a room used as a public place of entertainment, usually dating from the eighteenth or nineteenth century
- assembly time — the time required for a computer to translate symbolic computer language into machine-language instructions.
- assemblywoman — In the United States, an assemblywoman is a female elected member of an assembly of people who make decisions and laws.
- assemblywomen — Plural form of assemblywoman.
- assertability — The quality of being assertable.
- assessability — The quality of being assessable.
- assignability — The quality of being assignable.
- associability — the condition of or the capacity to be associable or linked or related in thinking
- associatively — in an associative or connective manner
- associativity — the quality of being associative
- assortatively — In an assortative way.
- assortativity — (mathematics) The extent to which nodes of a graph link to others of the same degree.
- assyriologist — A person who studies ancient Assyria.
- aster yellows — a dwarfing and yellowing of asters and various other plants, caused by a mycoplasma transmitted by a leafhopper.
- asthmatically — In an asthmatic manner.
- astonishingly — causing astonishment or surprise; amazing: an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark.
- astrodynamics — the study of the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space
- astrophysical — Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
- asylum seeker — An asylum seeker is a person who is trying to get asylum in a foreign country.
- at every turn — If you say that something happens at every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want.
- atamasco lily — any of a genus (Zephyranthes) of bulbous plants of the lily family, with hollow stems, grassy leaves, and funnel-shaped flowers of yellow, pink, red, or purple-tinged white
- atavistically — In an atavistic manner.
- atheistically — pertaining to or characteristic of atheists or atheism; containing, suggesting, or disseminating atheism: atheistic literature; atheistic people.
- athematically — in an athematic manner
- atlantic city — a resort in SE New Jersey on Absecon Beach, an island on the Atlantic coast. Pop: 40 385 (2003 est)
- atomic energy — nuclear energy
- atomic theory — any theory in which matter is regarded as consisting of atoms, esp that proposed by John Dalton postulating that elements are composed of atoms that can combine in definite proportions to form compounds
- atomistically — Also called atomic theory. Philosophy. the theory that minute, discrete, finite, and indivisible elements are the ultimate constituents of all matter.
- attachability — The quality of being attachable.
- attainability — capable of being attained.
- attitudinally — in a manner expressive of personal attitudes or emotions
- attributively — pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute.
- atypicalities — not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal: atypical behavior; a flower atypical of the species.
- aum shinrikyo — a syncretistic Japanese cult combining elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity, founded by Shoko Asahara in 1986; responsible for a number of murders and in particular a nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo underground in 1995
- australia day — a public holiday in Australia, commemorating the landing of the British in 1788: observed on January 26