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15-letter words containing m, e, t, s

  • self-government — control of the government of a state, community, or other body by its own members; democratic government.
  • self-immolating — of, relating to, or tending toward self-immolation.
  • self-immolation — voluntary sacrifice or denial of oneself, as for an ideal or another person.
  • self-management — the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.
  • self-medication — the use of medicine without medical supervision to treat one's own ailment.
  • self-monitoring — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
  • self-motivation — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
  • self-mutilation — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
  • self-punishment — the act of punishing.
  • self-refinement — fineness or elegance of feeling, taste, manners, language, etc.
  • self-resentment — the feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act, remark, person, etc., regarded as causing injury or insult.
  • selfabandonment — absence or lack of personal restraint.
  • seller's market — commerce: greater demand than supply
  • sellers' market — a market in which goods and services are scarce and prices relatively high.
  • semantic memory — the recollection of facts and concepts
  • semi-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
  • semi-articulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
  • semi-autonomous — acting independently to some degree
  • semi-conductive — Semi-conductive describes a component which conducts electricity less well than a good conductor but better than an insulator.
  • semi-figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
  • semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • semi-illiterate — unable to read and write: an illiterate group.
  • semi-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  • semi-vegetarian — a person who eats mostly plant foods, dairy products, and eggs, and occasionally chicken, fish, and red meat.
  • semiabstraction — a work of art whose subject matter is semi-abstract
  • semicrystalline — partly or imperfectly crystalline.
  • semidocumentary — a film or television programme that is fictional but includes many factual events or details
  • semilogarithmic — (of graphing) having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation.
  • semimanufacture — a product which forms an intermediate stage in the manufacture of another, often more complex product
  • semiterrestrial — living mostly on land but requiring a moist environment or nearby water, especially as a breeding site: Most amphibians are semiterrestrial.
  • semitranslucent — imperfectly or almost translucent.
  • semitransparent — imperfectly or almost transparent.
  • senile dementia — a syndrome of progressive, irreversible impairment of cognitive function, caused by organic factors and having its onset late in life.
  • sentinel animal — an animal that is placed in a given environment and then monitored to find out if an infectious disease or other harmful agent is present in that environment
  • september rains — rainy weather during the month of September
  • serum hepatitis — hepatitis B.
  • settlement date — day by which payment must be made
  • shadow minister — a member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power
  • shemini atseres — the festival which follows upon Sukkoth on Tishri 22 (and 23 outside Israel), and includes Simchat Torah
  • ship's manifest — a list of the shipments or cargo that a vessel is carrying
  • shock treatment — electroconvulsive therapy
  • shot in the arm — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
  • side impact bar — A side impact bar is a long beam in a car door that is designed to protect passengers during a crash.
  • siege mentality — a state of mind whereby one believes that one is being constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated.
  • silent majority — the U.S. citizens who supported President Nixon's policies but who were not politically vocal, outspoken, or active: considered by him to constitute a majority.
  • simeon stylites — Saint, a.d. 390?–459, Syrian monk and stylite.
  • simple equation — linear equation
  • simple fraction — a ratio of two integers.
  • simple fracture — a fracture in which the bone does not pierce the skin.
  • simple interest — interest payable only on the principal; interest that is not compounded.
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