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14-letter words containing a, g, l, e, m, i

  • self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
  • selling climax — a brief, abrupt decline in stock prices that is succeeded by a rally.
  • semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
  • semi-malignant — disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred.
  • semiologically — in a semiological manner; in a way that pertains to semiology
  • sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
  • slamming stile — doorstop (def 2).
  • slide magazine — a piece of equipment that holds slides and pushes them into a projector
  • smelling salts — a preparation for smelling, essentially of ammonium carbonate with some agreeable scent, used as a stimulant and restorative.
  • sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
  • terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
  • thermal imager — a piece of equipment used to detect or provide images of people or things
  • thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
  • trial marriage — an arrangement by which a couple live together for a period of time to see if they are compatible for marriage.
  • ujamaa village — communally organized village in Tanzania
  • unmarriageable — suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.
  • wheel clamping — the practice of attaching wheel clamps to vehicles
  • wyoming valley — a valley in NE Pennsylvania, along the Susquehanna River: Indian massacre 1778.
  • yearly meeting — any of several associations of local Quaker congregations.
  • zonal geranium — a widely cultivated plant, Pelargonium hortorum, having white, pink, or red flowers and rounded leaves that are sometimes banded or blotched with contrasting colors.
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