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12-letter words containing y, u, a, n

  • invulnerably — In an invulnerable manner.
  • ivy geranium — a trailing geranium, Pelargonium peltatum, of southern Africa, having a fleshy stem that becomes woody with age, glossy, ivy-shaped leaves, and clusters of flowers ranging from white to deep rose in color.
  • john mauchly — (person)   /jon W mok'*-lee/ (rhymes with "broccoli") Dr. John W. Mauchly, one of the developers of ENIAC.
  • journeywoman — The female equivalent of a journeyman.
  • judgment day — the day of the Last Judgment; doomsday.
  • judgmentally — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
  • jury foreman — a member of a jury in a court of law who is chosen by the other members to act as spokesperson for the jury
  • jury-packing — the practice of contriving that the majority of those chosen for a jury will be persons likely to have partialities affecting a particular case.
  • k'ang yu-wei — 1858–1927, Chinese scholar and reformer.
  • k/t boundary — Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary: the time zone comprising the end of the Cretaceous and the beginning of the Tertiary periods
  • landlubberly — Like a landlubber.
  • languorously — characterized by languor; languid.
  • launch party — a party that celebrates the launch of a new magazine, product, etc
  • laundry list — a lengthy, especially random list of items: a laundry list of hoped-for presents; a laundry list of someone's crimes.
  • laundry mark — a symbol on a label on an article of clothing, bed-linen, etc, which specifies how the item should be washed and cared for, for example, at which temperature it should be washed at, whether it should be ironed, dry-cleaned, etc
  • laundry room — utility room
  • laundrywoman — laundress.
  • laundrywomen — Plural form of laundrywoman.
  • lee kuan yew — 1923–2015, Singaporean statesman; prime minister of Singapore 1959–90, during which period his party's authoritarian rule was criticized but the country's economy progressed rapidly
  • lenticularly — in a lenticular manner
  • lieutenantry — the post or commission of a lieutenant
  • life annuity — any annuity that is contingent upon the survival of the annuitant or annuitants, especially an annuity that terminates with the death of a single annuitant.
  • lundy's lane — a road near Niagara Falls, in Ontario, Canada: battle between the British and Americans in 1814.
  • mains supply — electricity, water, or gas supplied to a building through wires or pipes
  • manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
  • manuka honey — honey from the nectar of the manuka tree, often used for medicinal purposes; known as active manuka honey if it has a UMF rating of over 10.
  • maspar unity — A translator from UNITY to MPL by Martin Huber, University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Version 1.0.
  • maundy money — the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, especially commemorating Jesus' washing of His disciples' feet on Maundy Thursday.
  • meaningfully — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
  • mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
  • mockumentary — a movie or television show depicting fictional events but presented as a documentary.
  • monogamously — In a monogamous manner.
  • monumentally — resembling a monument; massive or imposing.
  • mornay sauce — a rich white sauce to which grated cheese, usually Swiss or Parmesan, and seasonings have been added
  • mulligatawny — a curry-flavored soup of East Indian origin, made with chicken or meat stock.
  • multianalyte — Multiple analytes.
  • municipality — a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.
  • mutagenicity — capable of inducing mutation or increasing its rate.
  • mutationally — In a mutational manner.
  • myclobutanil — A triazole fungicide that works by inhibiting ergosterol biosynthesis.
  • myoneuralgia — myalgia.
  • nature study — the study of plants and animals, especially by amateurs.
  • naughty bits — genitals
  • naughty step — a place where a child is made to stand as a punishment for bad behaviour
  • naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
  • nauseatingly — causing sickness of the stomach; nauseous.
  • nautical day — a period from noon of one day to noon of the next, used in reckoning time aboard ship.
  • neuroanatomy — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
  • neuronopathy — A form of polyneuropathy caused by destruction of neurons.
  • neurotically — of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.
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