14-letter words containing g, e, n, t, a, m
- pavement light — a windowlike structure set in a pavement or the like to illuminate areas beneath, consisting of thick glass blocks set in a metal frame.
- plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
- plea agreement — an agreement between the prosecution and defence, sometimes including the judge, in which the accused agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for more serious charges being dropped
- prayer meeting — a meeting chiefly for prayer.
- prearrangement — to arrange in advance or beforehand.
- printing frame — a shallow, boxlike device with a glass plate on one side and an opaque, removable back, for holding a negative firmly against printing paper in contact printing.
- pro-management — the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.
- progametangium — Mycology. the hyphal tip of certain fungi that produces the gametangium and subsequent gamete.
- programme note — A programme note is an article written in a programme for a play or concert, which gives information about the performance or production.
- proto-germanic — the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Germanic languages; Germanic.
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- quadrigeminate — made up of four parts
- quaker meeting — a meeting of Quakers, at which all members, except those moved to speak, remain silent.
- random testing — (programming, testing) A black-box testing approach in which software is tested by choosing an arbitrary subset of all possible input values. Random testing helps to avoid the problem of only testing what you know will work.
- reamalgamation — the act or process of amalgamating.
- reassimilating — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- retirement age — law: age sb stops working
- sagging moment — a bending moment that produces concave bending at the middle of a simple supported beam
- segmental arch — a shallow arch not including a complete semicircle
- self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- semi-malignant — disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred.
- semivegetarian — a person who eats mostly plant foods, dairy products, and eggs, and occasionally chicken, fish, and red meat.
- sergeant major — U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps. a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative assistant in a unit headquarters.
- slamming stile — doorstop (def 2).
- smelling salts — a preparation for smelling, essentially of ammonium carbonate with some agreeable scent, used as a stimulant and restorative.
- smoking jacket — a loose-fitting jacket for men, often of a heavy fabric and trimmed with braid, worn indoors, especially as a lounging jacket.
- soft margarine — a soft, spreadable margarine that is made with more liquid oils and less hydrogenated oils than hard, block margarine
- speaking terms — if you are on speaking terms with someone, you are quite friendly with them and often talk to them
- spermatogenous — producing spermatozoa.
- spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
- spit and image — a person who bears a strong physical resemblance to another, esp to a relative
- spitting image — spit1 (def 13).
- steam cracking — Steam cracking is the main method of breaking down large molecules of hydrocarbons, in which a gaseous or liquid hydrocarbon is diluted with steam and then heated.
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- 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.
- summer tanager — a tanager, Piranga rubra, of the south and central U.S., the male of which is rose-red, the female olive-green above and yellow below.
- suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
- take a meeting — to attend a business conference
- tenant farming — farming land owned by sb else
- terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
- test marketing — to offer (a new product) for sale, usually in a limited area, in order to ascertain and evaluate consumer response.
- tetragrammaton — the Hebrew word for God, consisting of the four letters yod, he, vav, and he, transliterated consonantally usually as YHVH, now pronounced as Adonai or Elohim in substitution for the original pronunciation forbidden since the 2nd or 3rd century b.c.
- text messaging — sending typed mobile phone messages
- 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
- the mabinogion — a collection of Welsh tales based on old Celtic legends and mythology in which magic and the supernatural play a large part
- the-mabinogion — a collection of medieval Welsh romances that were translated (1838–49) by Lady Charlotte Guest.
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
- 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.