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14-letter words containing m, e, f

  • self-communion — (often initial capital letter). Also called Holy Communion. Ecclesiastical. the act of receiving the Eucharistic elements. the elements of the Eucharist. the celebration of the Eucharist. the antiphon sung at a Eucharistic service.
  • self-composure — calmness and self-possession
  • self-condemned — to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure.
  • self-criticism — the act or fact of being self-critical.
  • self-dominance — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
  • self-enjoyment — the act of enjoying.
  • self-formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
  • self-impedance — Electricity. the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z.
  • self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
  • self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
  • self-mockingly — in a self-mocking manner
  • self-motivated — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
  • self-performed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
  • self-treatment — an act or manner of treating.
  • semantic field — an area of human experience or perception, as color, that is delimited and subcategorized by a set of interrelated vocabulary items in a language.
  • semiofficially — in a semiofficial manner
  • semper fidelis — always faithful
  • sense of humor — finding things funny
  • shamefacedness — modest or bashful.
  • shortened form — an abbreviated form of a multisyllable word; clipped form.
  • smokeless fuel — fuel which burns without producing smoke
  • sodium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.
  • sodium sulfide — a yellow or brick-red, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, Na 2 S, used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, and rubber, as a depilatory for leather, and in the flotation of powdered lead and copper ores.
  • sodium sulfite — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 3 , used chiefly as a food preservative, as a bleaching agent, and as a developer in photography.
  • soft ice-cream — a softer and lighter-textured ice cream that contains more air than standard ice-cream. It was developed in Britain in the 20th century.
  • soft margarine — a soft, spreadable margarine that is made with more liquid oils and less hydrogenated oils than hard, block margarine
  • somar software — (company)   The distributors of Somar DumpAcl and other utilities for Windows NT. Address: Washington, DC, USA.
  • space platform — space station.
  • spearfisherman — a person who engages in spearfishing.
  • spinning frame — a machine for drawing, twisting, and winding yarn.
  • sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
  • stigmatiferous — (of a plant) having a stigma
  • stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
  • stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
  • stuffed animal — soft toy
  • sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
  • take away from — detract
  • temperamentful — full of temperament
  • tenant farming — farming land owned by sb else
  • terms of trade — the ratio of export prices to import prices. It measures a nation's trading position, which improves when export prices rise faster or fall slower than import prices
  • the full monty — something in its entirety
  • the home front — the civilian population
  • the maple leaf — the national flag of Canada, consisting of a representation of a maple leaf in red on a white central panel with a vertical red bar on either side
  • theory of mind — Psychology, Philosophy. the ability to interpret one’s own and other people’s mental and emotional states, understanding that each person has unique motives, perspectives, etc.: People with autism seem to lack theory of mind. Abbreviation: ToM, TOM.
  • thermoformable — having the ability to be shaped using heat and pressure
  • thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
  • thomas raffles — Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
  • thomson effect — the tendency of unevenly heated segments of a strip of a conductor to increase or decrease in temperature differences when an electric current is passed through the strip.
  • to make a face — If you make a face, you show a feeling such as dislike or disgust by putting an exaggerated expression on your face, for example by sticking out your tongue. In British English, you can also say pull a face.
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