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13-letter words containing m, a

  • antismuggling — acting to prevent or reduce smuggling
  • antisocialism — the quality of being antisocial
  • antispasmodic — preventing or arresting spasms, esp in smooth muscle
  • antisubmarine — (of weapons, missiles, etc) designed to combat or destroy submarines
  • antisymmetric — (of a relation) never holding between a pair of arguments x and y when it holds between y and x except when x = y, as "…is no younger than…"
  • antiterrorism — opposed to or acting against terrorism; counterterrorist
  • any number of — several or many
  • anywhere from — any quantity, time, degree, etc, above a specified limit
  • aperture mask — a perforated metal plate situated behind the faceplate of a color television picture tube and having holes aligned to insure that each of three electron beams strikes only its corresponding red, green, or blue phosphor dot.
  • apicomplexans — Plural form of apicomplexan.
  • apogeotropism — negative geotropism, as shown by plant stems
  • apologeticism — An instance of the use of apologetics.
  • apomictically — in an apomictic manner
  • apophlegmatic — having the ability to remove phlegm
  • apoplectiform — of or resembling apoplexy or stroke.
  • apothegmatise — to speak in apothegms
  • apparent time — Astronomy. local time measured by the hour angle of the sun.
  • apparentement — a coalition formed between political parties during an election.
  • apple blossom — the blossom of an apple tree
  • apportionment — the act of apportioning
  • approximately — close to; around; roughly or in the region of
  • approximating — Present participle of approximate.
  • approximation — An approximation is a fact, object, or description which is similar to something else, but which is not exactly the same.
  • approximative — (of a method, description, etc.) giving only an approximation to something.
  • aqua ammoniae — ammonia (def 2).
  • aqueous humor — a watery fluid in the space between the cornea and the lens of the eye
  • arab-american — a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Arab birth or descent.
  • arabian camel — a domesticated camel, Camelus dromedarius, having one hump on its back and used as a beast of burden in the hot deserts of N Africa and SW Asia
  • arable farmer — a farmer who grows arable crops
  • araeometrical — relating to araeometry
  • archaeometric — relating to archaeometry
  • archaic smile — a conventional representation of the mouth characterized by slightly upturned corners of the lips, found especially on Greek sculpture produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
  • archeptolemus — (in the Iliad) the son of Iphitus who served as a charioteer for Hector.
  • archimandrite — the head of a monastery or a group of monasteries
  • argumentation — Argumentation is the process of arguing in an organized or logical way, for example in philosophy.
  • argumentative — Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.
  • aristocratism — the principles of aristocrats
  • arithmetician — a person skilled in arithmetic
  • arithmophobia — the fear of numbers
  • arm and a leg — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
  • arm wrestling — a contest in which two people sit facing each other each with one elbow resting on a table, clasp hands, and each tries to force the other's arm flat onto the table while keeping his own elbow touching the table
  • armamentarium — the items that comprise the material and equipment used by a physician in his professional practice
  • armed robbery — a robbery that is carried out by people carrying guns
  • armistice day — the anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War I, on Nov 11, 1918, now kept on Remembrance Sunday
  • armor-plating — The armor-plating on a vehicle or building is the hard metal covering that is intended to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
  • armored cable — an electric cable having a metal protective covering
  • armored scale — any of a family (Diaspididae) of scale insects characterized by a hard, waxy secretion that covers the body: many armored scales are serious pests of trees and shrubs
  • armour-bearer — a retainer who carried the arms or armour of a warrior
  • armour-plated — An armour-plated vehicle or building has a hard metal covering in order to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
  • armstand dive — a dive starting from a handstand at the end of a springboard or a platform with the diver's back to the water.
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