13-letter words containing y, t, a, l
- super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- superlatively — of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme: superlative wisdom.
- superloyalist — a fanatically loyal supporter (esp of a political party)
- supplementary — Also, supplemental. of the nature of or forming a supplement; additional.
- survivability — able to be survived: Would an atomic war be survivable?
- sweet alyssum — a garden plant, Lobularia maritima, of the mustard family, having narrow leaves and small, white or violet flowers.
- syllabication — to syllabify.
- syllogistical — relating to a syllogism
- sylvicultural — relating to sylviculture
- symbiotically — living in symbiosis, or having an interdependent relationship: Many people feel the relationship between humans and dogs is symbiotic.
- symbolization — the act or process of symbolizing.
- symmetrically — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- sympatholytic — opposing the effects of stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
- synallagmatic — relating to a reciprocally binding contract
- synarthrodial — synarthrosis.
- synophthalmia — cyclopia.
- syntactically — of or relating to syntax: syntactic errors in English; the syntactic rules for computer source code.
- synthetically — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
- syphilization — the act of syphilizing
- systematology — the science of systems or their formation.
- tachyphylaxis — Medicine/Medical. immediate, temporary immunization against the effects of injection of a toxic extract owing to previous small injections of the same extract.
- tail assembly — the tail part of a plane
- tailorability — capable of being made into clothing: tailorable fabrics.
- takeaway meal — a meal which is ordered and made in a restaurant and is then taken away to be eaten at home or elsewhere
- tangentiality — pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
- tantalizingly — having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire, especially that which remains unobtainable or beyond one's reach: a tantalizing taste of success.
- tautosyllabic — occurring within the same syllable: The (s) and (t) are tautosyllabic in the word disturb, but not in distaste.
- tax liability — legal responsibility to pay taxes
- taxonomically — the science or technique of classification.
- taylor series — an approximation of a given function f at a particular point x, in terms of values of the function and its derivatives at a neighboring point x 0 , by a power series in which the terms are given by f (n) (x 0) (x−x 0) n/n !, where f (n) (x 0) is the derivative of order n evaluated at point x 0 .
- taylor's gold — a variety of pear from New Zealand
- teasel family — the plant family Dipsacaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having opposite or whorled leaves, dense flower heads surrounded by an involucre, and small, dry fruit, and including the scabious and teasel.
- telegenically — having physical qualities or characteristics that televise well; videogenic.
- tell you what — You say 'Tell you what' to introduce a suggestion or offer.
- temerariously — in an audacious manner
- ten-yard rule — the rule allowing a referee, when a player disputes the award of a penalty or free kick, to penalize the offending side further by moving the place from which the kick is to be taken ten yards further forward
- tennis player — sportsperson who plays tennis
- terminatively — in a finalizing manner
- territorially — of or relating to territory or land.
- tetrasyllable — a word or line of verse of four syllables.
- thalassocracy — dominion over the seas, as in exploration, trade, or colonization.
- thankworthily — in a thankworthy way or manner
- thaumatolatry — the worship of or excessive admiration for marvels and miracles
- the artillery — the branch of an army specializing in the use of heavy mounted guns
- the himalayas — a vast mountain system in S Asia, extending 2400 km (1500 miles) from Kashmir (west) to Assam (east), between the valleys of the Rivers Indus and Brahmaputra: covers most of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and the S edge of Tibet; the highest range in the world, with several peaks over 7500 m (25 000 ft). Highest peak: Mount Everest, 8848 m (29 028 ft)
- the hyperreal — that which constitutes hyperreality
- the iron lady — a nickname often used to describe female heads of government around the world, meaning 'strong-willed woman'. Most famously used of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1990) Margaret Thatcher
- the mayflower — the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts in 1620
- theatricality — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- theologically — of, relating to, or involved with theology: a theological student.