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15-letter words containing m, a, t, r, s

  • quartermistress — the female equivalent of a quartermaster
  • quasi-permanent — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
  • question master — quizmaster.
  • quotation marks — one of the marks used to indicate the beginning and end of a quotation, in English usually shown as “ at the beginning and ” at the end, or, for a quotation within a quotation, of single marks of this kind, as “He said, ‘I will go.’ ” Frequently, especially in Great Britain, single marks are used instead of double, the latter being then used for a quotation within a quotation.
  • radar astronomy — the branch of astronomy that uses radar to map the surfaces of planetary bodies, as the moon and Venus, and to determine periods of rotation.
  • radial symmetry — a basic body plan in which the organism can be divided into similar halves by passing a plane at any angle along a central axis, characteristic of sessile and bottom-dwelling animals, as the sea anemone and starfish.
  • radio astronomy — the branch of astronomy that utilizes extraterrestrial radiation in radio wavelengths rather than visible light for the study of the universe.
  • ramrod straight — having a very straight figure
  • re-demonstrated — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
  • readvertisement — the act or process of advertising something again
  • redemonstration — the act or circumstance of proving or being proved conclusively, as by reasoning or a show of evidence: a belief incapable of demonstration.
  • refreshment bar — a bar or stall that offers a variety of drinks for sale
  • registered mail — prepaid first-class mail that has been recorded at a post office prior to delivery for safeguarding against loss, theft, or damage during transmission.
  • registered name — the official or trademark name of something such as a product or company
  • relational dbms — relational database
  • remonstratingly — in an remonstrating or dissenting manner
  • remonstratively — in a remonstrative or expostulatory manner
  • reverse transom — a surface forming the stern of a vessel, canted forwards at the upper side
  • rheumatism-root — spotted wintergreen.
  • right of asylum — the right of alien fugitives to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
  • rime suffisante — full rhyme.
  • risk assessment — the evaluation of the possible risks in a product,situation, activity or course of action
  • risk management — the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.
  • rocky mountains — mountain range in USA and Canada
  • rudimentariness — the state or quality of being rudimentary
  • saccharomycetes — a collective name for yeasts
  • salem secretary — a tall cabinet having a recessed upper part fitted with drawers and shelves and a lower part with doors and a section falling or pulling out to serve as a writing surface.
  • sales promotion — the methods or techniques for creating public acceptance of or interest in a product, usually in addition to standard merchandising techniques, as advertising or personal selling, and generally consisting of the offer of free samples, gifts made to a purchaser, or the like.
  • sam browne belt — a sword belt having a supporting strap over the right shoulder, formerly worn by officers in the U.S. Army, now sometimes worn as part of the uniform by police officers, guards, and army officers in other nations.
  • samuel prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
  • sanatana dharma — the name used by Hindus for Hinduism
  • sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
  • sarcoptic mange — mange caused by burrowing mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
  • sb's trump card — Your trump card is something powerful that you can use or do, which gives you an advantage over someone.
  • scatter diagram — a graphic representation of bivariate data as a set of points in the plane that have Cartesian coordinates equal to corresponding values of the two variates.
  • schola cantorum — an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
  • sclerodermatous — Zoology. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales.
  • second mortgage — a mortgage the lien of which is next in priority to a first mortgage.
  • secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
  • security camera — closed-circuit TV camera
  • self-admiration — a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
  • seller's market — commerce: greater demand than supply
  • sellers' market — a market in which goods and services are scarce and prices relatively high.
  • semantic memory — the recollection of facts and concepts
  • semi-articulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
  • semi-figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
  • semi-illiterate — unable to read and write: an illiterate group.
  • semi-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • semi-vegetarian — a person who eats mostly plant foods, dairy products, and eggs, and occasionally chicken, fish, and red meat.
  • semiabstraction — a work of art whose subject matter is semi-abstract
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