Words containing ency

efficiency expert means: an expert in increasing the efficient use of machines and personnel

emergency means: a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage

emergency means: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

emergency means: a state in which martial law applies

emergency alert system means: a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events

emergency brake means: a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage

emergency exit means: a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency

emergency landing means: an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control

emergency medicine means: the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness

emergency procedure means: (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)

aircraft means: a vehicle that can fly

baal merodach means: the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu

booty means: goods or money obtained illegally

calliopsis means: North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis

dithyramb means: (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus)

dithyramb means: a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing

easterner means: an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S.

frank harris means: Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)

gymnastic exercise means: a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility

gymnastic exercise means: (gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus)

high horse means: an attitude of arrogant superiority

indistinct means: not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand

insurmountable means: impossible to surmount

insurmountable means: not capable of being surmounted or overcome

millirem means: a dosage of ionizing radiation equivalent to one thousandth (1/1000) of a rem

nnrti means: an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs

pipe major means: the chief piper in a band of bagpipes

punishingly means: in a punishing manner

republic of ecuador means: a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes

rough means: the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short