14-letter words containing a, t, s, o, m
- stealth bomber — a type of US military aircraft using advanced technology to render it virtually undetectable to sight, radar, or infrared sensors
- stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
- stigmatiferous — (of a plant) having a stigma
- stigmatization — to set some mark of disgrace or infamy upon: The crime of the father stigmatized the whole family.
- stigmatophilia — a love for body piercing or tattooing that is accompanied by sexual arousal
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
- stomatogastric — relating to the mouth and stomach or the connections between the mouth and stomach
- stone mountain — a massive, dome-shaped granite outcrop in NW Georgia, near Atlanta: sculptures of Confederate heroes: 825 feet (252 meters) high.
- storming party — a group deployed to make the first assault on a position or building
- strabismometer — an instrument that measures strabismus
- straw mushroom — a small brown mushroom, Volvariella volvacea, used in Asian cookery.
- stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- sub-postmaster — (in Britain) a man who runs a sub-post office
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
- sulphonmethane — a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic. Formula: C7H16O4S2
- superambitious — extremely ambitious, highly ambitious
- superimportant — extremely important
- sweet marjoram — any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Origanum, of the mint family, especially O. majorana (sweet marjoram) having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- symptomatology — the branch of medical science dealing with symptoms.
- synaposematism — the display of common warning colours between different organisms inhabiting the same region
- syntactic foam — any of several buoyant materials made up of tiny hollow spheres embedded in a surrounding plastic
- system program — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
- tailor's dummy — a mannequin used to help tailor or fit clothes
- tam-o'-shanter — a cap of Scottish origin, usually made of wool, having a round, flat top that projects all around the head and has a pompon at its center.
- tasmanian wolf — thylacine.
- telejournalism — the writing and broadcasting of journalism for television
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
- terminus a quo — the end from which; beginning; starting point; earliest limiting point.
- terms of trade — the ratio of export prices to import prices. It measures a nation's trading position, which improves when export prices rise faster or fall slower than import prices
- territorialism — a principle or system that gives predominance to the landed classes.
- testimonialize — to honor (someone) by giving or doing something testimonial.
- tetrachotomous — divided into four parts
- texas hold 'em — a popular variety of poker in which each player can use any or all of five shared cards in combination with either or both of two private cards to form the best possible hand of five cards
- thermoacoustic — pertaining to a method of cooling using air driven with acoustic power.
- thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
- thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
- thermostatting — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thesaurismosis — storage disease.
- thomas aquinas — Saint Thomas ("the Angelic Doctor") 1225?–74, Italian scholastic philosopher: a major theologian of the Roman Catholic Church.
- thomas raffles — Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
- thomas younger — Thomas Coleman ("Cole") 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thymelaeaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Thymelaeaceae, a family of trees and shrubs having tough acrid bark and simple leaves: includes spurge laurel, leatherwood, and mezereon
- time simulator — (simulation) (Tsim) A stack-based simulation language. Contact: ZOLA Technologies.
- to make a fuss — If you make a fuss or kick up a fuss about something, you become angry or excited about it and complain.
- to smell a rat — If you smell a rat, you begin to suspect or realize that something is wrong in a particular situation, for example that someone is trying to deceive you or harm you.