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14-letter words containing m, a, r, s, u

  • sanctuary lamp — a lamp, usually red, placed in a prominent position in the sanctuary of a church, that when lit indicates the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
  • scapular medal — a medal that has been blessed and may be substituted for a scapular (sense 3)
  • scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
  • seaman recruit — a noncommissioned enlisted person of the lowest rank. Abbreviation: SR.
  • semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
  • semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
  • semimembranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.
  • semper paratus — always prepared
  • simaroubaceous — belonging to the Simaroubaceae, the quassia family of plants.
  • simple measure — rhythm characterized by two or three beats or pulses to a measure.
  • situation room — a room at a military or political headquarters where the latest information on a military or political situation is channeled.
  • slum clearance — the removal for rehousing, by the state, of those people who previously lived in slum areas, to prepare the area for demolition and rebuilding
  • sodium citrate — a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble, odorless solid, Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, having a cool, saline taste: used in photography, in soft drinks, and in medicine chiefly to prevent the coagulation of blood.
  • sodium nitrate — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, NaNO 3 , that occurs naturally as soda niter: used in fertilizers, explosives, and glass, and as a color fixative in processed meats.
  • somali current — a current of the Indian Ocean, flowing northward along the coast of Somalia in summer and southwestward the rest of the year.
  • source program — an original computer program written by a programmer that is converted into the equivalent object program, written in machine language, by the compiler or assembler
  • south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
  • spark spectrum — a spectrum formed from the light produced by an electric spark, characteristic of the gas or vapor through which the spark passes.
  • spectator pump — a woman's spectator shoe, closed at the front and back, usually having a medium or medium-high heel.
  • spermatogenous — producing spermatozoa.
  • spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
  • sphaeristerium — an ancient Roman handball court.
  • sports stadium — an arena where sports are played
  • square measure — a system of units for the measurement of surfaces or areas.
  • staghorn sumac — a sumac, Rhus typhina, of eastern North America, having leaves that turn scarlet, orange, and purple in the autumn.
  • start-up money — money that is spent on setting up a new business or other project
  • stigmatiferous — (of a plant) having a stigma
  • straw mushroom — a small brown mushroom, Volvariella volvacea, used in Asian cookery.
  • stream capture — piracy (def 3).
  • struck measure — a measure, especially of grain, level with the top of a receptacle.
  • stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
  • 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.
  • sub-postmaster — (in Britain) a man who runs a sub-post office
  • subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
  • subject matter — the substance of a discussion, book, writing, etc., as distinguished from its form or style.
  • submetacentric — referring to chromosomes which have one long arm and one short arm
  • subminiaturize — to design or manufacture (equipment, especially electronic equipment) of a greatly reduced scale.
  • sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
  • summer sausage — dried or smoked sausage that keeps without refrigeration.
  • 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.
  • summer theater — a theater that operates during the summer, especially in a suburban or resort area, usually offering a different play or musical comedy each week.
  • sunday morning — a poem (1923) by Wallace Stevens.
  • superambitious — extremely ambitious, highly ambitious
  • superimportant — extremely important
  • superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
  • supermasculine — highly masculine
  • superstimulate — to stimulate excessively
  • supramaxillary — of or relating to the upper jaw
  • supramolecular — having an organization more complex than that of a molecule.
  • suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
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