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14-letter words containing m, e, t, a

  • grammaticalize — to convert (a content word or part of one) into a functor, as in using OE līc, “body,” as a suffix in adjectives and adverbs, such as OE frēondlīc, “friendly.”.
  • grammaticaster — (derogatory) A pedantic, inferior grammarian.
  • great renaming — (history)   The flag day in 1986 on which all of the non-local groups on the Usenet had their names changed from the net.- format to the current multiple-hierarchies scheme. Used especially in discussing the history of newsgroup names. "The oldest sources group is comp.sources.misc; before the Great Renaming, it was net.sources."
  • great yarmouth — a city in SE Massachusetts.
  • great zimbabwe — Formerly Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia. a republic in S Africa: a former British colony and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence 1980. 150,330 sq. mi. (389,362 sq. km). Capital: Harare.
  • guarantee form — a document that spells out the terms of a legally binding guarantee
  • guatemala city — a republic in N Central America. 42,042 sq. mi. (108,889 sq. km).
  • gypsum plaster — plaster made primarily of gypsum.
  • haemagglutinin — Alternative spelling of hemagglutinin.
  • haematogenesis — (physiology) The origin and development of blood.
  • haematological — Alternative spelling of hematological.
  • haematophagous — (of certain animals) feeding on blood
  • haematopoiesis — Alternative spelling of hematopoiesis.
  • haematopoietic — Of or pertaining to haematopoiesis.
  • haemocytometer — an apparatus for counting the number of cells in a quantity of blood, typically consisting of a graduated pipette for drawing and diluting the blood and a ruled glass slide on which the cells are counted under a microscope
  • half-completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
  • half-smothered — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
  • halley's comet — a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986.
  • hamilton inlet — an arm of the Atlantic in SE Labrador, an estuary of the Churchill River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
  • hamito-semitic — denoting or belonging to this family of languages
  • hammer away at — persist
  • hammer thrower — a contestant in a hammer throw
  • hammerstein ii — Oscar. 1895–1960, US librettist and songwriter: collaborated with the composer Richard Rodgers in musicals such as South Pacific (1949) and The Sound of Music (1959)
  • haplostemonous — (of plants) having the stamens arranged in a single whorl
  • harbour master — an official in charge of a harbour
  • hardy ageratum — the mistflower.
  • harriet tubman — Harriet (Araminta) 1820?–1913, U.S. abolitionist: escaped slave and leader of the Underground Railroad; served as a Union scout during Civil War.
  • have a mind to — think about doing
  • have a stomack — to be pregnant
  • have it coming — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • headmastership — The role or position of headmaster.
  • headmistresses — Plural form of headmistress.
  • health problem — ailment or disorder
  • health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
  • heartwarmingly — In a heartwarming manner.
  • heating system — a system that provides heat to a building or number of buildings
  • hemagglutinate — to cause the clumping of red blood cells in
  • hemimetabolism — incomplete metamorphosis.
  • hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
  • hemoflagellate — a flagellate protozoan, especially of the genera Trypanosoma and Leishmania, that is parasitic in the blood.
  • hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
  • hepatectomized — That has undergone hepatectomy.
  • hephthemimeral — of or relating to a hephthemimer
  • heracliteanism — the philosophy of Heraclitus, maintaining the perpetual change of all things, the only abiding thing being the logos, or orderly principle, according to which the change takes place.
  • hermaphrodites — Plural form of hermaphrodite.
  • hermaphroditic — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
  • hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
  • hermit warbler — a common wood warbler (Dendroica occidentalis) of W North America, with a yellow-and-black head, a gray back, and white underparts
  • heteroaromatic — a heterocyclic aromatic compound.
  • heteroromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the opposite gender.
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