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13-letter words containing i, m, e, t, h

  • semi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
  • semisynthetic — derived synthetically from one or more substances of natural origin.
  • sex chromatin — Barr body.
  • short-termism — If you accuse people of short-termism, you mean that they make decisions that produce benefits now or soon, rather than making better decisions that will produce benefits in the future.
  • silver-y moth — a brownish noctuid moth, Plusia gamma, having a light Y-shaped marking on each forewing; it migrates in large flocks
  • single mother — a mother who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
  • slàinte mhath — a drinking toast; cheers
  • smooth collie — a breed of short-haired collie with a smooth, thick coat.
  • somersetshire — a county in SW England. 1335 sq. mi. (3455 sq. km).
  • south america — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
  • south vietnam — a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.
  • stamen blight — a disease of blackberries, characterized by a gray, powdery mass of spores covering the anthers, caused by a fungus, Hapalosphaeria deformans.
  • stamp machine — a machine used for stamping documents, as with the time, etc
  • statesmanship — the ability, qualifications, or practice of a statesman; wisdom and skill in the management of public affairs.
  • steam heating — a heating system utilizing steam circulated through radiators and pipes.
  • steam whistle — a type of whistle sounded by a blast of steam, as used formerly in factories, on locomotives, etc
  • steamer chair — deck chair.
  • steinheim man — a human of the middle Pleistocene Epoch known from a skull found in Germany and considered to be archaic Homo sapiens.
  • stem christie — a turn made by stemming one ski and then bringing the other parallel to it during the turn.
  • stem the tide — prevent sth increasing
  • stoichiometry — the calculation of the quantities of chemical elements or compounds involved in chemical reactions.
  • straight time — the time or number of hours established as standard for a specific work period in a particular industry, usually computed on the basis of a workweek and fixed variously from 35 to 40 hours.
  • team teaching — a system whereby two or more teachers pool their skills, knowledge, etc, to teach combined classes
  • telemechanics — the science or practice of operating mechanisms by remote control.
  • tell the time — to read the time from a clock
  • the big smoke — a large city, esp London
  • the hermitage — an art museum in St Petersburg, originally a palace built by Catherine the Great
  • the high jump — an athletic event in which a competitor has to jump over a high bar set between two vertical supports
  • the himalayas — a vast mountain system in S Asia, extending 2400 km (1500 miles) from Kashmir (west) to Assam (east), between the valleys of the Rivers Indus and Brahmaputra: covers most of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and the S edge of Tibet; the highest range in the world, with several peaks over 7500 m (25 000 ft). Highest peak: Mount Everest, 8848 m (29 028 ft)
  • the limelight — a position of public attention or notice (esp in the phrase in the limelight)
  • the multitude — the common people
  • the-alchemist — a comedy (1610) by Ben Jonson.
  • theanthropism — the doctrine of the union of the divine and human natures, especially the manifestation of God as man in Christ.
  • theatricalism — conduct suggesting theatrical actions or mannerisms, especially of an extravagant or exhibitionist sort.
  • thematization — the mental act or process of selecting particular topics as themes in discourse or words as themes in sentences
  • theriomorphic — (of deities) thought of or represented as having the form of beasts.
  • thermal noise — a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
  • thermesthesia — ability to perceive or sense cold or heat; sensitiveness to heat.
  • thermic fever — sunstroke.
  • thermodynamic — of or relating to thermodynamics.
  • thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
  • thermogenesis — the production of heat, especially in an animal body by physiological processes.
  • thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
  • thermosetting — pertaining to a type of plastic, as the urea resins, that sets when heated and cannot be remolded.
  • thermospheric — pertaining to the thermosphere
  • thermostatics — the branch of science concerned with thermal equilibrium
  • thermostating — 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.
  • thermotensile — of or relating to tensile strength in so far as it is affected by temperature
  • thermotropism — oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.
  • think more of — to have a higher opinion of
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