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14-letter words containing l, a, m, e, r, g

  • royal marriage — a meld of the king and queen of trumps, as in pinochle. Compare marriage (def 9).
  • salle a manger — a dining room.
  • samuel gompersSamuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
  • scrambled eggs — scrambled eggs are eggs that are mixed together and then cooked in butter.
  • scrimmage line — line of scrimmage.
  • segmental arch — a shallow arch not including a complete semicircle
  • semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
  • sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
  • 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.
  • sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
  • suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
  • terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
  • 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
  • thermal imager — a piece of equipment used to detect or provide images of people or things
  • thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
  • thermoregulate — to maintain regular temperature, esp regular body temperature
  • trial marriage — an arrangement by which a couple live together for a period of time to see if they are compatible for marriage.
  • unmarriageable — suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.
  • unprogrammable — not able to be programmed
  • west glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 315 sq. mi. (815 sq. km).
  • yearly meeting — any of several associations of local Quaker congregations.
  • zonal geranium — a widely cultivated plant, Pelargonium hortorum, having white, pink, or red flowers and rounded leaves that are sometimes banded or blotched with contrasting colors.
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