15-letter words containing on
- (one's) regrets — a polite expression of regret, as at declining an invitation
- (out) on strike — striking
- (upon) my word! — indeed! really!
- a false economy — If you describe an attempt to save money as a false economy, you mean that you have not saved any money as you will have to spend a lot more later.
- a moot question — something having no practical relevance; an academic question
- a stone's throw — If you say that one place is a stone's throw from another, you mean that the places are close to each other.
- ab urbe condita — from the founding of the city (Rome, about 753 b.c.). Abbreviation: A.U.C.
- abortion clinic — a place where abortions are conducted legally by doctors
- above suspicion — in such a position that no guilt may be thought or implied, esp through having an unblemished reputation
- above-mentioned — used in a text to refer back to a person or thing that has already been mentioned
- abscission zone — the zone at the base of a leaf petiole, fruit stalk, or branch in which the abscission layer develops.
- absorption band — a dark band in the absorption spectrum of a substance, corresponding to a range of wavelengths for which the substance absorbs more strongly than at adjacent wavelengths.
- absorption edge — a discontinuity in the graph of the absorption coefficient of a substance plotted against the wavelength of x-rays being absorbed, representing the minimum energy necessary to free electrons from particular shells of the atoms of the substance.
- accelerationist — a person, especially an economist, who advocates or promotes the acceleration principle.
- accepted masons — a member of a widely distributed secret order (Free and Accepted Masons) having for its object mutual assistance and the promotion of brotherly love among its members.
- accessorization — to fit or equip with accessories: to accessorize a car with special seat covers.
- acclimatisation — Alternative spelling of acclimatization.
- acclimatization — The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
- accommodational — relating to accommodation
- accordion pleat — one of a series of narrow, evenly spaced parallel pleats with alternating raised and recessed folds set into cloth or other material, usually by a commercial pleating machine.
- accrued alimony — an amount of alimony that has not been paid
- acculturational — relating to acculturation
- achilles tendon — Your Achilles tendon or your Achilles is the tendon inside the back of your leg just above your heel.
- acrimoniousness — The quality of being resentful or cynical.
- act of congress — a law that has been passed by both houses of the US Congress and signed by the president; if the president has chosen to veto the bill, it can be passed by a two-thirds majority in Congress
- action painting — a development of abstract expressionism evolved in the 1940s, characterized by broad vigorous brush strokes and accidental effects of thrown, smeared, dripped, or spattered paint
- action reporter — a news reporter who reports to the public on matters of special interest to the consumer.
- action stations — the positions taken up by individuals in preparation for or during a battle
- adjectivization — Grammar. to make into an adjective, as by adding a suffix: The noun mirth can be adjectivized by adding -ful or -less to form the adjectives mirthful and mirthless.
- adlai stevenson — Adlai Ewing [ad-ley yoo-ing] /ˈæd leɪ ˈyu ɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1914, vice president of the U.S. 1893–97.
- administrations — Plural form of administration.
- adoption agency — an agency that matches children needing adoption with people willing to adopt
- adoption papers — documentation relating to the adoption of a particular child
- adult education — Adult education is education for adults in a variety of subjects, most of which are practical, not academic. Classes are often held in the evenings.
- aerial pingpong — Australian Rules football
- after a fashion — If you say that something was done after a fashion, you mean that it was done, but not very well.
- afternoon watch — the watch from noon until 4 p.m.
- air conditioned — If a room or vehicle is air conditioned, the air in it is kept cool and dry by means of a special machine.
- air conditioner — An air conditioner is a machine which keeps the air in a building cool and dry.
- airconditioning — Alternative spelling of air conditioning.
- airmail edition — an edition of a newspaper that is printed on very thin paper so it is easier and cheaper to distribute
- albany congress — a meeting of delegates from seven American colonies, held in 1754 at Albany, New York, at which Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan (Albany Plan of Union) for unifying the colonies.
- alcohol content — the amount of alcohol that is present in an alcoholic drink
- all-or-none law — the principle that under given conditions the response of a nerve or muscle fiber to a stimulus at any strength above the threshold is the same: the muscle or nerve responds completely or not at all.
- allorecognition — The ability of an individual organism to distinguish its own tissues from those of another.
- alpha radiation — alpha particles emitted from a radioactive isotope
- alphabetisation — The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
- alphabetization — Alternative form of alphabetisation.
- aluminum bronze — any of several alloys containing a high percentage of copper with from 5 to 11 percent aluminum and varying amounts of iron, nickel, manganese, and other elements.
- american cotton — upland cotton.
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