16-letter words containing yo
- above and beyond — in addition to
- aratus of sicyon — 271–213 b.c, Greek general: leader of the Achaean League.
- at bayonet point — done while having a bayonet pointed at one
- baltimore canyon — a submarine valley cut into the continental shelf and slope seaward of Chesapeake Bay.
- bayonet practice — drill in the use of a bayonet
- be off your food — If you are off your food, you do not want to eat, usually because you are ill.
- before your time — If you say that something was before your time, you mean that it happened or existed before you were born or before you were able to know about it or remember it.
- bite your tongue — either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech.
- bob's your uncle — everything is or will turn out all right
- can you beat it? — an expression of utter amazement or surprise
- canyon de chelly — a canyon in NE Arizona, in the Navajo reservation: site contains prehistoric cliff dwellings.
- caryophyllaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caryophyllaceae, a family of flowering plants including the pink, carnation, sweet william, and chickweed
- cryoprecipitates — Plural form of cryoprecipitate.
- cryopreservation — the storage of blood or living tissues at extremely cold temperatures, often -196 degrees Celsius.
- dacryocystectomy — The surgical removal of a part of the lacrimal sac.
- dimethylglyoxime — (organic compound) The oxime 2,3-butanedione dioxime that is used as a reagent in the analysis of nickel and palladium.
- do-it-yourselfer — an advocate or enthusiast of do-it-yourself
- electromyographs — Plural form of electromyograph.
- electromyography — The recording of the electrical activity of muscle tissue, or its representation as a visual display or audible signal, using electrodes attached to the skin or inserted into the muscle.
- get on your wick — If you say that someone or something gets on your wick, you mean that they annoy and irritate you.
- go for your life — an expression of encouragement
- grind your teeth — If you grind your teeth, you rub your upper and lower teeth together as though you are chewing something.
- ichthyophthirius — ich.
- if you must know — You say 'if you must know' when you tell someone something that you did not want them to know and you want to suggest that you think they were wrong to ask you about it.
- in your own time — If you do something in your own time, you do it at the speed that you choose, rather than allowing anyone to hurry you.
- karyokinetically — In a karyokinetic manner; by means of karyokinesis.
- leveraged buyout — the purchase of a company with borrowed money, using the company's assets as collateral, and often discharging the debt and realizing a profit by liquidating the company. Abbreviation: LBO.
- lose your memory — If you lose your memory, you forget things that you used to know.
- macapagal arroyo — Gloria
- megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
- not on your life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- on your doorstep — If a place is on your doorstep, it is very near to where you live. If something happens on your doorstep, it happens very close to where you live.
- out of your mind — If you say that someone is out of their mind, you mean that they are mad or very foolish.
- pay-as-you-throw — denoting a system for waste collection in which households are charged according to the amount of refuse they leave
- put your feet up — If you put your feet up, you relax or have a rest, especially by sitting or lying with your feet supported off the ground.
- rhabdomyosarcoma — a malignant tumor made up of striated muscle tissue.
- save as you earn — (in Britain) a savings scheme which offers a tax-free bonus and allows employees to buy shares in the company they work for at a fixed price
- simeon ben yohai — flourished 2nd century a.d, Palestinian rabbi.
- surveyor's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- surveyor's level — level (def 8a).
- the hitler youth — a Nazi paramilitary youth organization (1922-45)
- there you are/go — You say 'there you are' or 'there you go' when you are offering something to someone.
- to bite your lip — If you bite your lip or your tongue, you stop yourself from saying something that you want to say, because it would be the wrong thing to say in the circumstances.
- to blow your top — If someone blows their top, they become very angry about something.
- to dip your toes — If you dip your toes into something or dip your toes into the waters of something, you start doing that thing slowly and carefully, because you are not sure whether it will be successful or whether you will like it.
- to get your oats — to have sexual intercourse regularly
- to hold your own — If you hold your own, you are able to resist someone who is attacking or opposing you.
- to sow your oats — (of a young person) to behave in a rather uncontrolled way, esp by having a lot of sexual relationships
- to try your hand — If you try your hand at an activity, you attempt to do it, usually for the first time.
- to try your luck — If someone tries their luck at something, they try to succeed at it, often when it is very difficult or there is little chance of success.
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