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13-letter words containing y, e, s, i

  • bible society — a Christian organization devoted to the printing and distribution of the Bible.
  • binary search — (algorithm)   A search algorithm which repeatedly divides an ordered search space in half according to how the required (key) value compares with the middle element. The following pseudo-C routine performs a binary search return the index of the element of vector "thing[first..last]" equal to "target": if (target < thing[first] || target > thing[last]) return NOT_FOUND; while (first < last) { mid = (first+last)/2; /* truncate to integer */ if (target == thing[mid]) return mid; if (target < thing[mid]) last = mid-1; else first = mid+1; } if (target == thing[last]) return last; return NOT_FOUND; (2003-01-14)
  • binary system — a system involving only two elements, as 0 and 1 or yes and no.
  • biospeleology — the study of organisms that live in caves.
  • biosystematic — relating to biosystematics
  • bisectionally — from a bisectional point of view
  • bittersweetly — in a bittersweet manner
  • box jellyfish — any of various highly venomous jellyfishes of the order Cubomedusae, esp Chironex fleckeri, of Australian tropical waters, having a cuboidal body with tentacles hanging from each of the lower corners
  • boys' brigade — (in Britain) an organization for boys, founded in 1883, with the aim of promoting discipline and self-respect
  • brain surgery — operation on the brain
  • butterflyfish — any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
  • by contraries — contrary to what is expected
  • by its nature — If you say that something has a particular characteristic by its nature or by its very nature, you mean that things of that type always have that characteristic.
  • bypass engine — a gas turbine in which a part of the compressor delivery bypasses the combustion zone, flowing directly into or around the main exhaust gas flow to provide additional thrust
  • cambyses (ii) — died 522 b.c.; king of Persia (529-522): son of Cyrus the Great
  • candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital
  • candy-striped — (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background
  • candy-striper — a person, often a teenager, who works as a volunteer in a hospital.
  • cashew family — the plant family Anacardiaceae, typified by trees, shrubs, or vines having resinous and sometimes poisonous juice, alternate leaves, small flowers, and a nut or fleshy fruit, and including the cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy, and sumac.
  • cayenne-whist — a seaport in and the capital of French Guiana.
  • ceremoniously — If someone does something ceremoniously, they do it in an extremely formal way.
  • cerumenolysis — (medicine) The process of softening cerumen (earwax) for removal.
  • cesky terrier — a sturdy long-bodied short-legged variety of terrier with a wavy grey or light brown coat
  • chastity belt — a locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse
  • chemistry set — equipment and chemicals that enable a child to do experiments
  • chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
  • chimney stack — A chimney stack is the brick or stone part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building.
  • chimney sweep — A chimney sweep is a person whose job is to clean the soot out of chimneys.
  • chimney swift — a North American swift, Chaetura pelagica, that nests in chimneys and similar hollows
  • chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
  • chimneypieces — Plural form of chimneypiece.
  • chinese money — funny money (def 3).
  • cholecystitis — inflammation of the gall bladder, due to bacterial infection or the presence of gallstones
  • chrysophenine — a bright yellow dye derived from stilbene, used chiefly for dyeing leather and textiles.
  • chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
  • circumspectly — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
  • city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
  • civic society — an organization founded to promote the interests of a local community
  • civil society — the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society
  • clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.
  • clandestinity — secrecy; the quality of being clandestine
  • class society — a society in which class distinctions are influential
  • co-presidency — the state or act of being co-president
  • coextensively — To the same extent.
  • compendiously — of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise: a compendious history of the world.
  • concessionary — A concessionary price is a special price which is lower than the normal one and which is often given to old people, students, and the unemployed.
  • confessionary — of or relating to confession, especially auricular confession of sins.
  • consecutively — following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive: six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
  • considerately — showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.: a very considerate critic.
  • consideringly — in a considering manner
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