14-letter words containing a, s, m, n
- galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
- gambling debts — debts acquired as a result of money spent gambling
- gambling house — a building for gambling, especially for a large number of betting games.
- gaussian image — the point in an optical system with spherical aberration at which the paraxial rays meet.
- generalissimos — Plural form of generalissimo.
- gerald sussman — (person) (Gerald J. Sussman, Jerry) A noted hacker at MIT and one of the developers of SCHEME and 6.001.
- german measles — rubella.
- german speaker — a person who speaks German
- ginseng family — the plant family Araliaceae, characterized by often prickly herbaceous plants, trees, and shrubs having alternate leaves and dense clusters of small, whitish or greenish flowers, and including the devil's-club, ginseng, ivy, schefflera, and wild sarsaparilla.
- glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
- golden hamster — a small light-colored hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, native to Asia Minor and familiar as a laboratory animal and pet.
- good samaritan — a person who gratuitously gives help or sympathy to those in distress. Luke 10:30–37.
- gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
- gosling, james — James Gosling
- granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
- grassman's law — an observation, made by H. G. Grassman, that when aspirated consonants occurred in successive syllables in Sanskrit and classical Greek, one, usually the first, was unaspirated, becoming a voiced stop in Sanskrit and a voiceless stop in Greek.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- gynandromorphs — Plural form of gynandromorph.
- haematogenesis — (physiology) The origin and development of blood.
- ham-handedness — clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- hamilton basso — Hamilton, 1904–64, U.S. journalist and novelist.
- hamiltonianism — the political principles or doctrines held by or associated with Alexander Hamilton, especially those stressing a strong central government and protective tariffs.
- hammerstein ii — Oscar. 1895–1960, US librettist and songwriter: collaborated with the composer Richard Rodgers in musicals such as South Pacific (1949) and The Sound of Music (1959)
- hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- handicraftsman — a person skilled in a handicraft; craftsman.
- hangman's knot — a slip noose for hanging a person, usually having eight or nine turns around the rope.
- haplostemonous — (of plants) having the stamens arranged in a single whorl
- harmoniousness — The characteristic of being harmonious.
- harry s truman — Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- harz mountains — mountain range in central Germany, extending from Lower Saxony to the Elbe River
- heating system — a system that provides heat to a building or number of buildings
- hemingwayesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ernest Hemingway or his works.
- heracliteanism — the philosophy of Heraclitus, maintaining the perpetual change of all things, the only abiding thing being the logos, or orderly principle, according to which the change takes place.
- hexosaminidase — the enzymes that catalyse the metabolism of gangliosides
- highland games — a meeting in which competitions in sport, piping, and dancing are held: originating in the Highlands of Scotland
- hold to ransom — to keep (prisoners, property, etc) in confinement until payment for their release is made or received
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- home and hosed — definitely safe or successful
- home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
- homogenisation — Alternative spelling of homogenization.
- homotransplant — allograft.
- household name — a person or thing that is very well known
- housing market — property trade
- human interest — a quality of a story or report, as in a newspaper or on a newscast, that engages attention and sympathy by enabling one to identify readily with the people, problems, and situations described.
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- humane studies — educational subjects or courses, or texts, that are, or were historically, considered to have a civilizing influence on those who read or studied them
- humanistically — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- huntsman's-cup — a common pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.