16-letter words containing e, m, u

summation method — a method for associating a sum with a divergent series.
summational tone — a musical sound sometimes heard when two loud notes are sounded together, higher in pitch than either
summer complaint — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
summer lightning — distant sheet lightning without audible thunder, which typically occurs on a summer evening
sumo (wrestling) — a highly stylized Japanese form of wrestling engaged in by large, extremely heavy men
sun-dried tomato — tomato dried in the sun
sunray treatment — treatment using a sunray lamp
super-patriotism — a person who is patriotic to an extreme.
supernationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
surrogate mother — a person who acts in the place of another person's biological mother.
swash plate pump — a collar or face plate on a shaft that is inclined at an oblique angle to the axis of rotation and imparts reciprocating motion to push rods parallel to the shaft axis
swimming costume — A swimming costume is the same as a swimsuit.
swiss tournament — (in certain games and sports) a tournament system in which players are paired in each round according to the scores they then have, playing a new opponent each time. More players can take part than in an all-play-all tournament of the same duration
synthetic cubism — the late phase of cubism, characterized chiefly by an increased use of color and the imitation or introduction of a wide range of textures and material into painting.
taimyr peninsula — a peninsula in the N Russian Federation in Asia, between the Kara and Laptev seas.
take one's lumps — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
tandem computers — (company) A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994).
telecommunicator — to transmit (data, sound, images, etc.) by telecommunications.
telephone number — digits dialled to reach sb by phone
temperature spot — a sensory area in the skin that selectively responds to increased or decreased temperature; a warm spot or a cold spot.
tequendama falls — a waterfall in central Colombia, on the Bogota River, SW of Bogota. 515 feet (157 meters) high.
terminus ad quem — the end to which; aim; goal; final or latest limiting point.
texture modifier — a substance that is added to food products to increase viscosity
thallium sulfate — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, Tl 2 SO 4 , used chiefly as an insecticide and rodenticide.
the caine mutiny — a novel by Herman Wouk, later made into a film
the common touch — If you say that someone has the common touch, you mean that they have the natural ability to have a good relationship with ordinary people and be popular with them.
the human comedy — French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.
thermal neutrons — a neutron with low kinetic energy, especially one slowed by the moderator in a nuclear reactor.
thermoregulation — the regulation of body temperature.
three musketeers — French Les Trois Mousquetaires. a historical novel (1844) by Alexandre Dumas père.
through the mill — a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles.
through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
thumb one's nose — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
tiananmen square — a large plaza in central Beijing, China: noted especially as the site of major student demonstrations in 1989 suppressed by the government.
tibetan buddhism — the form of Mahayana Buddhism that developed and is practiced primarily in Tibet and some nearby nations: its spiritual leader is the Dalai Lama
tienanmen square — Tiananmen Square.
time out of mind — time immemorial (def 1).
titanium dioxide — a white, water-insoluble powder, TiO 2 , used chiefly in white pigments, plastics, ceramics, and for delustering synthetic fibers.
to a/the minimum — If you say that someone keeps something to a minimum, or to the minimum, you mean that they keep the amount of it as small as possible.
to come a gutzer — to make an error or blunder
to mean business — If you say that someone means business, you mean they are serious and determined about what they are doing.
to move a muscle — If you say that someone did not move a muscle, you mean that they stayed absolutely still.
to pass judgment — If you pass judgment on someone or something, you give your opinion about it, especially if you are making a criticism.
to speak volumes — If something such as an action speaks volumes about a person or thing, it gives you a lot of information about them.
topless swimsuit — swimsuit which has no covering for the breasts
torsion pendulum — a pendulum the weight of which is rotated alternately in opposite directions through a horizontal plane by the torsion of the suspending rod or spring: used for clocks intended to run a long time between windings.
transport number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
tsushima current — a warm ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Japan.
two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.

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