12-letter words containing m, e, s, n, g
- monsterizing — Present participle of monsterize.
- mutable sign — any of the four astrological signs, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, or Pisces, that are grouped together because of their placement at the end of the seasons and characterized by the attribute of adaptability to circumstances.
- myringoscope — an instrument for examining the eardrum
- mythogenesis — the creation and development of myths
- nematologist — One who studies nematology.
- nemean games — one of the great national festivals of ancient Greece, held at Nemea in the second and fourth year of each Olympiad.
- newsmagazine — a periodical specializing in reports and commentaries on current events, usually issued weekly.
- noise margin — (electronics) The voltage difference between the guaranteed output level and the required input voltage level of a logic gate.
- noise-making — a person or thing that makes noise, as a reveler on New Year's Eve, Halloween, etc., or a rattle, horn, or similar device used on such an occasion.
- nonsegmental — Not segmental.
- nonsegmented — one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
- numbers game — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- nursing home — a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.
- nutmeg state — Connecticut (used as a nickname).
- or something — You use something in expressions such as 'or something' and 'or something like that' to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact.
- phrasemaking — the making up or coining of memorable phrases or slogans
- phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
- reassignment — something assigned, as a particular task or duty: She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.
- risk manager — A risk manager is a person who works in risk management.
- risk-manager — the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.
- risorgimento — the period of or the movement for the liberation and unification of Italy 1750–1870.
- seam binding — a narrow strip of fabric attached to the unfinished edge of a seam or hem to keep it from raveling.
- segmentalize — to make segmentalized.
- segmentation — division into segments.
- self-damning — causing incrimination: damning evidence.
- self-mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- self-priming — the powder or other material used to ignite a charge.
- semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- seringapatam — a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.
- simon legree — Simon, Simon Legree.
- singing game — a children's game in which the players perform certain actions to the words of a song.
- single cream — dairy product: thin or light cream
- single modal — modal (def 3).
- single rhyme — a rhyme of monosyllables, as in heart, part.
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- slumberingly — in a slumbering manner
- small change — coins of small denomination.
- smoke signal — If someone such as a politician or businessman sends out smoke signals, they give an indication of their views and intentions. This indication is often not clear and needs to be worked out.
- smoking area — a designated area in which smoking is permitted
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- smyth sewing — a method of sewing together folded, gathered, and collated signatures with a single thread sewn through the folds of individual signatures.
- spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
- spermogonium — one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in which the spermatia of certain fungi and red algae are produced.
- sphygmophone — a device by which a pulse may be heard
- splenomegaly — enlargement of the spleen.
- stage-manage — to work as a stage manager for: When he wasn't acting, he stage-managed a repertory theater.
- steam engine — an engine worked by steam, typically one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of the steam generated in a boiler.
- steam-engine — an engine worked by steam, typically one in which a sliding piston in a cylinder is moved by the expansive action of the steam generated in a boiler.