15-letter words containing m, e, s, r
- miles gloriosus — a braggart soldier, esp as a stock figure in comedy
- millionairesses — Plural form of millionairess.
- miner's lettuce — winter purslane.
- mineral spirits — a volatile distillation product of petroleum, used as a thinner for paints and varnishes. Compare naphtha (def 1).
- minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
- ministerialists — Plural form of ministerialist.
- mirror symmetry — symmetry about a plane (mirror plane) that divides the object or system into two mutual mirror images
- mis-categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- mis-informative — to give false or misleading information to.
- mis-measurement — the act of measuring.
- misappreciation — failure to appreciate something fully or properly
- misappreciative — not fully or properly appreciative
- misapprehending — Present participle of misapprehend.
- misapprehension — misunderstanding.
- misappropriated — to put to a wrong use.
- misappropriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misappropriate.
- mischaracterize — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- miscomprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of miscomprehend.
- mishnaic hebrew — the Hebrew language as used from about a.d. 70 to 500.
- misinterpreting — Present participle of misinterpret.
- misproportioned — Having incorrect or distorted proportions.
- misrecollection — the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
- misregistration — the act of registering.
- misrepresenting — Present participle of misrepresent.
- missile address — ICBM address
- mistrustfulness — Quality of being mistrustful.
- mitigate a risk — If something or someone mitigates a risk, they make the effects of a loss or risk less unpleasant, harmful, or serious.
- mitral stenosis — abnormal narrowing of the mitral valve usually resulting from disease, as rheumatic fever, and obstructing the free flow of blood from the atrium to the ventricle.
- moccasin flower — the lady's-slipper.
- modestly priced — moderately priced; not overly expensive
- mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
- mole salamander — ambystomid.
- molecular sieve — a compound with molecule-size pores, as some sodium aluminum silicates, that chemically locks molecules in them: used in purification and separation processes.
- monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
- monosaccharides — Plural form of monosaccharide.
- monounsaturated — of or noting a class of fats that lack a hydrogen bond at one point on the carbon chain and that are associated with a low cholesterol content of the blood.
- montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.
- montgomeryshire — a historic county in Powys, in central Wales.
- morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
- more's the pity — If you add more's the pity to a comment, you are expressing your disappointment or regret about something.
- morelos y pavon — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1765–1815, Mexican priest and revolutionary leader.
- moreton bay ash — an Australian eucalyptus tree, E. tessellaris, having drooping branches and grey bark
- morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
- morning service — a regular church service in the mornng
- morphophonemics — Also called morphonology, morphophonology. the study of the relations between morphemes and their phonological realizations, components, or mappings.
- mortiferousness — deadliness
- most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
- mother superior — the head of a Christian religious community for women.
- mother's helper — a person who is hired to assist in household chores, especially caring for children.
- motor insurance — insurance for a motor vehicle such as a car, which provides protection against loss in the event of an accident, theft, etc