15-letter words containing g, e, m, s
- palaeomagnetism — the study of the fossil magnetism in rocks, used to determine the past configurations of the continents and to investigate the past shape and magnitude of the earth's magnetic field
- palaeomagnetist — a student of or expert in palaeomagnetism
- parish magazine — a magazine containing news and articles of interest to the people of a particular parish church or the local area
- passive smoking — the inhaling of cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoke of others, especially by a nonsmoker in an enclosed area.
- pematangsiantar — a city on NE Sumatra, in Indonesia.
- performing arts — dance, drama, music
- pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
- phenomenologies — the study of phenomena.
- phenomenologist — the study of phenomena.
- phrasemongering — the act of coining memorable phrases
- pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
- pilgrimage site — a shrine or other sacred place that people travel to as an act of religious devotion
- plethysmography — the tracking of changes measured in bodily volume
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
- pragmaticalness — the quality of being pragmatical or meddlesome
- primary sealing — Primary sealing is devices used for sealing tanks, to reduce emissions, often made of foam.
- primary storage — main memory
- problem-solving — skills, process: of finding solutions
- programme music — music that is intended to depict or evoke a scene or idea
- programme notes — notes designed to act as guide to an audience listening to live (esp classical) music. They will inform about the sequence of music played and may give some information about the music
- pyramid selling — Pyramid selling is a method of selling in which one person buys a supply of a particular product direct from the manufacturer and then sells it to a number of other people at an increased price. These people sell it on to others in a similar way, but eventually the final buyers are only able to sell the product for less than they paid for it.
- quite something — a remarkable or noteworthy thing or person
- registered mail — prepaid first-class mail that has been recorded at a post office prior to delivery for safeguarding against loss, theft, or damage during transmission.
- registered name — the official or trademark name of something such as a product or company
- remonstratingly — in an remonstrating or dissenting manner
- risk management — the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.
- rolling meadows — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- saguia el hamra — the N part of Western Sahara.
- sarcoptic mange — mange caused by burrowing mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
- sausage machine — a machine for making sausages
- scatter diagram — a graphic representation of bivariate data as a set of points in the plane that have Cartesian coordinates equal to corresponding values of the two variates.
- schmitt trigger — a bistable circuit that gives a constant output when the input voltage is above a specified value
- school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate
- second mortgage — a mortgage the lien of which is next in priority to a first mortgage.
- seeding machine — a machine for sowing seeds
- self-committing — to give in trust or charge; consign.
- self-government — control of the government of a state, community, or other body by its own members; democratic government.
- self-immolating — of, relating to, or tending toward self-immolation.
- self-management — the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.
- self-monitoring — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- semi-figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- semi-vegetarian — a person who eats mostly plant foods, dairy products, and eggs, and occasionally chicken, fish, and red meat.
- semilogarithmic — (of graphing) having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation.
- semipornography — partial pornography; material that is almost pornographic
- serial marriage — a form of monogamy characterized by several successive, short-term marriages over the course of a lifetime.
- serial monogamy — a form of monogamy characterized by several successive, short-term marriages over the course of a lifetime.
- sharing economy — a system in which people rent, borrow, or share commodities, services, and resources owned by individuals, usually with the aid of online technology, in an effort to save money, cut costs, and reduce waste.
- siege mentality — a state of mind whereby one believes that one is being constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated.
- sigmoid flexure — Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.