14-letter words containing m, e, s, n, g
- self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- self-mockingly — in a self-mocking manner
- selling climax — a brief, abrupt decline in stock prices that is succeeded by a rally.
- semi-evergreen — retaining green, unwithered leaves for part of the winter or through comparatively mild winters.
- semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
- semi-malignant — disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred.
- semiconducting — of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a semiconductor.
- semivegetarian — a person who eats mostly plant foods, dairy products, and eggs, and occasionally chicken, fish, and red meat.
- send a message — to convey or communicate one's feelings, desires, etc. in a subtle or indirect manner
- send a message — to convey or communicate one's feelings, desires, etc. in a subtle or indirect manner
- sergeant major — U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps. a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative assistant in a unit headquarters.
- serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
- sewing machine — any of various foot-operated or electric machines for sewing or making stitches, ranging from machines with a shuttle for a spool of thread and a needle for sewing garments to industrial machines for sewing leather, book pages together, etc.
- single bedroom — a bedroom that is intended to accommodate a single bed and occupancy of one person
- single premium — a single payment that covers the entire cost of an insurance policy.
- sitting member — a current member of parliament
- slamming stile — doorstop (def 2).
- slide magazine — a piece of equipment that holds slides and pushes them into a projector
- smear campaign — a campaign to tarnish the reputation of a public figure, especially by vilification or innuendo.
- smelling salts — a preparation for smelling, essentially of ammonium carbonate with some agreeable scent, used as a stimulant and restorative.
- smoking jacket — a loose-fitting jacket for men, often of a heavy fabric and trimmed with braid, worn indoors, especially as a lounging jacket.
- smooth-tongued — fluent or convincing in speech; glib.
- soft margarine — a soft, spreadable margarine that is made with more liquid oils and less hydrogenated oils than hard, block margarine
- something else — sth different
- something like — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- something's up — something is amiss
- sowing machine — a machine that scatters seeds on land so that they may grow
- speaking terms — if you are on speaking terms with someone, you are quite friendly with them and often talk to them
- spending money — money for small personal expenses.
- spermatogenous — producing spermatozoa.
- spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
- spermiogenesis — the development of a spermatozoon from a spermatid.
- spinning frame — a machine for drawing, twisting, and winding yarn.
- spit and image — a person who bears a strong physical resemblance to another, esp to a relative
- spitting image — spit1 (def 13).
- steam cracking — Steam cracking is the main method of breaking down large molecules of hydrocarbons, in which a gaseous or liquid hydrocarbon is diluted with steam and then heated.
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
- styling mousse — a light foamy substance applied to the hair before styling in order to retain the shape of the style
- sub-government — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- submachine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
- sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
- summer pudding — a pudding made by filling a bread-lined basin with a purée of fruit, leaving it to soak, and then turning it out
- summer tanager — a tanager, Piranga rubra, of the south and central U.S., the male of which is rose-red, the female olive-green above and yellow below.
- summit meeting — a meeting or conference of heads of state, especially to conduct diplomatic negotiations and ease international tensions.
- suprasegmental — above, beyond, or in addition to a segment.
- test marketing — to offer (a new product) for sale, usually in a limited area, in order to ascertain and evaluate consumer response.
- text messaging — sending typed mobile phone messages
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- thermostatting — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.