15-letter words containing y, e, a, r
- irreformability — the state or condition of being irreformable
- irrefragability — How irrefragable something is.
- irresolvability — The quality of being irresolvable.
- island grey fox — a similar and related animal, U. littoralis, inhabiting islands off North America
- it's early days — If you say about something that might be true that it is early days, you mean that it is too soon for you to be completely sure about it.
- italian cypress — a tall Eurasian cypress, cupressus sempervirens, native to the eastern Mediterranean region
- japanese oyster — a commercial oyster, Ostrea gigas, of the Pacific coast of North America, introduced from Japan.
- jayhawker state — Kansas (used as a nickname).
- john barleycorn — a personification of barley as used in malt liquor, of malt liquor itself, or of any intoxicating liquor.
- kaleyard school — a group of writers who depicted the sentimental and homely aspects of life in the Scottish Lowlands from about 1880 to 1914. The best known contributor to the school was J. M. Barrie
- kalmyk republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: became subject to Russia in 1646. Capital: Elista. Pop: 292 400 (2002). Area: 76 100 sq km (29 382 sq miles)
- kentish tracery — tracery, originating in Kent in the 14th century, having cusps with split ends.
- keyboard plaque — (jargon) The disgusting buildup of dirt and crud found on computer keyboards. "Are there any other terminals I can use? This one has a bad case of keyboard plaque."
- keyboard skills — ability to input information using a keyboard
- keynote address — a speech, as at a political convention, that presents important issues, principles, policies, etc.
- keynote speaker — sb: gives opening speech
- knight errantry — the behavior, vocation, or character of a knight-errant.
- knight-errantry — the behavior, vocation, or character of a knight-errant.
- ladies' gallery — a gallery in the old House of Commons set aside for women spectators
- lady's bedstraw — a Eurasian rubiaceous plant, Galium verum, with clusters of small yellow flowers
- lady's-earrings — any of several plants having pendent flowers thought to resemble earrings, as the jewelweed or the fuchsia.
- ladybird beetle — ladybug.
- language lawyer — A person, usually an experienced or senior software engineer, who is intimately familiar with many or most of the numerous restrictions and features (both useful and esoteric) applicable to one or more computer programming languages. A language lawyer is distinguished by the ability to show you the five sentences scattered through a 200-page manual that together imply the answer to your question "if only you had thought to look there". Compare wizard, legal, legalese.
- large cranberry — See under cranberry (def 1).
- laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
- laryngotracheal — of, relating to, or involving the larynx and trachea.
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- laser ring gyro — a system of aerial navigation in which rotation is sensed by the measuring of the frequency shift of laser light in a closed circuit in a horizontal plane
- laundry service — clothes-washing business
- lauric aldehyde — a colorless, extremely alcohol-soluble liquid having a strong floral odor, C 12 H 24 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- lay a finger on — to harm
- lead tetraethyl — tetraethyllead.
- leadwort family — the plant family Plumbaginaceae, characterized by shrubs and herbaceous plants of seacoasts and semiarid regions, having basal or alternate leaves, spikelike clusters of tubular flowers, and dry, one-seeded fruit, and including leadwort, sea lavender, statice, and thrift.
- learned society — an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.
- leathery turtle — a large turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, of warm and tropical seas, having a ridged leathery carapace: family Dermochelidae
- legacy software — legacy system
- lending library — Also called circulating library, rental library. a small library that is maintained by a commercial establishment, as a drugstore, and is composed largely of current books that are lent to customers for a fee.
- leonid andreyev — Leonid Nikolaevich [lee-uh-nid nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˈli ə nɪd ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1919, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- lesser dionysia — (in ancient Attica) the wine feasts, processions, and dramatic performances composing one of the festivals honoring Dionysus, held in the middle of December.
- leyland cypress — a fast-growing cypress, Cupressocyparis leylandii, that is a hybrid produced by crossing the macrocarpa with the Nootka cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis): widely grown for hedging
- library edition — an edition of a book prepared for library use, especially with a library binding.
- library science — the study of the organization and administration of a library and of its technical, informational, and reference services.
- light artillery — guns and howitzers of small caliber.
- linear topology — (theory) A linear topology on a left A-module M is a topology on M that is invariant under translations and admits a fundamental system of neighborhood of 0 that consists of submodules of M. If there is such a topology, M is said to be linearly topologized. If A is given a discrete topology, then M becomes a topological A-module with respect to a linear topology.
- literary critic — sb who reviews literature
- literary device — technique used in writing
- literary editor — someone who edits literature and books
- literary theory — the systematic analysis and study of literature using general principles
- lithium battery — A lithium battery is a type of battery used for low-power, high-reliability, long-life applications, such as clocks, cameras and calculators.
- livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.