16-letter words containing m, e, s, a, t

the first family — a President's family
the home nations — the countries that make up the United Kingdom: England, N. Ireland, Scotland & Wales
the marseillaise — the French national anthem. Words and music were composed in 1792 by C. J. Rouget de Lisle as a war song for the Rhine army of revolutionary France
the tamil tigers — a Sri Lankan Tamil separatist movement founded in the early 1970s that sought to establish an independent Tamil homeland (Tamil Eelam) in northern Sri Lanka; they waged a military campaign until defeated in 2009 by the Sri Lankan army
thermal analysis — any analysis of materials in which properties relating to heat, such as freezing and boiling temperatures, the heat of fusion, the heat of vaporization, etc., are measured.
thermal constant — a quantity that is considered invariable throughout a series of calculations relating to the heat of bodies
thermal neutrons — a neutron with low kinetic energy, especially one slowed by the moderator in a nuclear reactor.
thermoanesthesia — thermanesthesia.
thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
thesis statement — a short statement, usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc., and is developed, supported, and explained in the text by means of examples and evidence.
thomas jefferson — Joseph, 1829–1905, U.S. actor.
thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
tiananmen square — a large plaza in central Beijing, China: noted especially as the site of major student demonstrations in 1989 suppressed by the government.
tibetan buddhism — the form of Mahayana Buddhism that developed and is practiced primarily in Tibet and some nearby nations: its spiritual leader is the Dalai Lama
tienanmen square — Tiananmen Square.
tiger salamander — a salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum, common in North America, having a dark body marked with yellowish spots or bars.
to compare notes — If you compare notes with someone on a particular subject, you talk to them and find out whether their opinion, information, or experience is the same as yours.
to let off steam — If you let off steam, you get rid of your energy, anger, or strong emotions with physical activity or by behaving in a noisy or violent way.
to mean business — If you say that someone means business, you mean they are serious and determined about what they are doing.
to miss the boat — If you say that someone has missed the boat, you mean that they have missed an opportunity and may not get another.
to move a muscle — If you say that someone did not move a muscle, you mean that they stayed absolutely still.
to pass judgment — If you pass judgment on someone or something, you give your opinion about it, especially if you are making a criticism.
to pass the time — If you do something to pass the time you do it because you have some time available and not because you really want to do it.
to speak volumes — If something such as an action speaks volumes about a person or thing, it gives you a lot of information about them.
to stake a claim — If you stake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.
to waste no time — If you waste no time in doing something, you take the opportunity to do it immediately or quickly.
transfer company — a company that transports people or luggage for a relatively short distance, as between terminals of two railroad lines.
transfer molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic in which the plastic enters a closed mold from an adjoining chamber in which it has been softened.
transfer payment — any payment made by a government for a purpose other than that of purchasing goods or services, as for welfare benefits.
transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
transport number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
trim one's sails — an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
tsushima current — a warm ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Japan.
twin-lens camera — a camera having two separately mounted lenses coordinated to eliminate parallax errors or for making stereoscopic photographs.
two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
two-party system — a political system consisting chiefly of two major parties, more or less equal in strength.
two-pot screamer — a person easily influenced by alcohol
ultra-liberalism — extremely liberal, especially in politics.
undercompensated — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
unsystematically — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
upper atmosphere — the portion of the atmosphere above the troposphere.
visiting fireman — an influential person accorded special treatment while visiting an organization, industry, city, etc.
visual magnitude — Astronomy. magnitude (def 5a).
visual-magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
voluntary muscle — muscle whose action is normally controlled by an individual's will; mainly skeletal muscle, composed of parallel bundles of striated, multinucleate fibers.
wages settlement — an agreement over wages following negotiations between workers and employers
walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
warminster broom — a European shrub, Cytisus praecox, of the legume family, having yellowish-white or yellow, pealike flowers.
waste management — disposal and treatment of waste
welfare payments — government benefits

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