16-letter words containing i, s, o, n, m, e
- point estimation — the process of determining a single estimated value (point estimate) of a parameter of a given population.
- policy statement — a declaration of the plans and intentions of an organization or government
- post-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
- postremogeniture — a system of inheritance under which the estate of a deceased person goes to his youngest son. Also called ultimogeniture. Compare primogeniture (def 2).
- premier division — a football or soccer league division consisting of the top ten Scottish football teams
- presence of mind — a calm state of mind that allows one to think clearly or act effectively in an emergency.
- price commission — (in Britain) a commission established by the government in 1973 with authority to control prices as a measure against inflation. It was abolished in 1980
- price comparison — Price comparison is comparing the price of the same product in different outlets.
- primary consumer — (in the food chain) an animal that feeds on plants; a herbivore.
- primrose jasmine — an evergreen shrub, Jasminum mesnyi, of China, having thick, shiny leaflets and yellow flowers with a darker eye.
- proboscis monkey — a reddish, arboreal monkey, Nasalis larvatus, of Borneo, the male of which has a long, flexible nose: an endangered species.
- professionalisms — professional character, spirit, or methods.
- pulse modulation — a type of modulation in which a train of pulses is used as the carrier wave, one or more of its parameters, such as amplitude, being modulated or modified in order to carry information
- put someone wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
- queen's champion — a hereditary official at British coronations, representing the king (King's Champion) or the queen (Queen's Champion) who is being crowned, and having originally the function of challenging to mortal combat any person disputing the right of the new sovereign to rule.
- rambunctiousness — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rectus abdominis — a long flat muscle that extends along the whole length of both sides of the abdomen. It flexes the vertebral column, particularly the lumbar portion; it also tenses the anterior abdominal wall and assists in compressing the abdominal contents
- repossession man — someone employed to take back or repossess property, esp due to nonpayment of money due under a hire-purchase agreement
- residential home — a home with social-work supervision for people who need more than just housing accommodation, such as esp the elderly, and also children in care or mentally handicapped adults
- richmond heights — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- run-time support — run-time system
- sales automation — Sales Force Automation
- sales commission — Sales commission is the percentage of the value of a sale that a sales associate or sales representative may earn.
- scheme of things — Someone's scheme of things is the way in which they think that things in their life should be organized.
- schlieren method — a method for detecting regions of differing densities in a clear fluid by photographing a beam of light passed obliquely through it.
- sedimentary rock — rock formed from compacted minerals
- self-affirmation — the act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed.
- self-confinement — the act of confining.
- self-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- self-containment — the state of being self-contained.
- self-examination — examination into one's own state, conduct, motives, etc.
- self-humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
- self-improvement — improvement of one's mind, character, etc., through one's own efforts.
- self-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- self-proclaiming — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- self-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
- self-stimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- semi-hibernation — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- semi-mountainous — abounding in mountains: a mountainous wilderness.
- semiconservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
- semiprofessional — actively engaged in some field or sport for pay but on a part-time basis: semiprofessional baseball players.
- senate committee — a committee formed from the upper chamber of the legislature in, for example, the US, Canada, Australia, etc
- sendero luminoso — Spanish. a Maoist guerrilla movement active in Peru since 1980.
- session musician — a studio musician, esp one who works freelance
- severance motion — an application made to a judge or court for the division into separate parts of a joint estate, contract, etc
- shopping complex — a shopping centre
- shotgun marriage — a wedding occasioned or precipitated by pregnancy.
- siberian mammoth — a shaggy-coated mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, that lived in cold regions across Eurasia and North America during the Ice Age, known from fossils, cave paintings, and well-preserved frozen carcasses.
- simeon ben yohai — flourished 2nd century a.d, Palestinian rabbi.
- simon boccanegra — an opera (1857) by Giuseppe Verdi.