14-letter words containing a, l, g, m
- sales campaign — product promotion and publicity
- salle a manger — a dining room.
- salmon fishing — the sport of angling for salmon
- samuel gompers — Samuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
- scrambled eggs — scrambled eggs are eggs that are mixed together and then cooked in butter.
- scrimmage line — line of scrimmage.
- segmental arch — a shallow arch not including a complete semicircle
- 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).
- slanging match — A slanging match is an angry quarrel in which people insult each other.
- 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.
- smooth-talking — A smooth-talking man talks very confidently in a way that is likely to persuade people, but may not be sincere or honest.
- social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
- stigmatophilia — a love for body piercing or tattooing that is accompanied by sexual arousal
- 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.
- sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
- suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
- symptomatology — the branch of medical science dealing with symptoms.
- terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
- thaumaturgical — pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
- the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
- 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.
- thermoregulate — to maintain regular temperature, esp regular body temperature
- traumatologist — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- 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
- ultra-rightism — the beliefs of extremely right-wing political parties or groups
- ultraglamorous — extremely glamorous
- undogmatically — in an undogmatic manner
- unilluminating — not serving to instruct or give insights
- unmarriageable — suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.
- unprogrammable — not able to be programmed
- vacuum molding — Vacuum molding is a type of molding in which pressure is applied by introducing a vacuum on the side of the mold.
- vaginal condom — a contraceptive for women, being a thin polyurethane pouch, one end of which is inserted into the vagina and the other end spread over the vulva.
- value judgment — an estimate, usually subjective, of the worth, quality, goodness, evil, etc., of something or someone.
- viola da gamba — an old musical instrument of the viol family, held on or between the knees: superseded by the modern violoncello; bass viol.
- west glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 315 sq. mi. (815 sq. km).
- wheel clamping — the practice of attaching wheel clamps to vehicles
- william gibson — (person) Author of cyberpunk novels such as Neuromancer (1984), Count Zero (1986), Mona Lisa Overdrive, and Virtual Light (1993). Neuromancer, a novel about a computer hacker/criminal "cowboy" of the future helping to free an artificial intelligence from its programmed bounds, won the Hugo and Nebula science fiction awards and is credited as the seminal cyberpunk novel and the origin of the term "cyberspace". Gibson does not have a technical background and supposedly purchased his first computer in 1992.
- windmill grass — finger grass.
- 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.