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14-letter words containing m, r, s

  • fencing master — an expert in, and teacher of, the art and sport of fencing
  • fermentescible — capable of causing fermentation
  • ferrimagnetism — (physics) a form of antiferromagnetism in which some magnetization remains below a critical temperature (the Neel temperature).
  • ferromagnesian — (of minerals and rocks) containing iron and magnesium.
  • ferromagnetism — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
  • ferromanganese — a ferroalloy containing up to 90 percent manganese.
  • field mushroom — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
  • fireman's lift — a method of carrying a person, in which you put one shoulder into the person's midriff, lift them and carry them with their head arms and upper torso hanging down your back while you grip their legs with one hand (leaving your other hand free to hold the ladder as you climb down)
  • fireworks mode — The mode a machine is sometimes said to be in when it is performing a crash and burn operation.
  • first classman — a fourth-year student at a U.S. military academy.
  • first minister — In the Scottish Assembly and the Northern Ireland Assembly, the First Minister is the leader of the ruling party.
  • first mortgage — a mortgage having priority over other mortgages on property.
  • fishing permit — an official document which allows you to fish in a particular area of water
  • flame arrester — A flame arrester is a device which stops a flame from spreading along a pipe or tube.
  • flash spectrum — the emission spectrum of the chromosphere of the sun, which dominates the solar spectrum in the seconds just before and after a total solar eclipse.
  • flavorsomeness — The quality of being flavorsome.
  • flemish scroll — a scroll, as on a chair leg, having the form of two intersecting and oppositely curved C-scrolls.
  • florists' foam — a rigid, deformable, spongelike plastic used in floral arrangements to secure the stems of flowers.
  • flowering moss — pyxie.
  • foraminiferans — Plural form of foraminiferan.
  • foraminiferous — Having small openings, or foramina.
  • forisfamiliate — to free from paternal authority
  • form criticism — a method of textual analysis, applied especially to the Bible, in which the origin and history of certain passages are traced by isolating their literary forms, as miracle story, saying, or apothegm, on the assumption that they were fixed by oral tradition prior to compilation in written form.
  • formal methods — (mathematics, specification)   Mathematically based techniques for the specification, development and verification of software and hardware systems.
  • formidableness — The quality of being formidable.
  • formosa strait — an arm of the Pacific Ocean between China and Taiwan, connecting the East and South China Seas.
  • fortysomething — A person whose age is between forty and forty-nine years, inclusive; someone in his or her forties.
  • fragmentations — Plural form of fragmentation.
  • fragmentedness — The quality of being fragmented.
  • fragrant sumac — a sprawling shrub, Rhus aromatica, of the cashew family, native to eastern North America, having aromatic foliage and greenish-yellow flowers in small spikes.
  • framing chisel — a woodworking chisel for heavy work and deep cuts, often having a handle reinforced to withstand blows from a metal hammer head.
  • framing square — a steel square usually having on its faces various tables and scales useful to the carpenter.
  • freedom riders — (especially in the 1960s) a bus trip made to parts of the southern U.S. by persons engaging in efforts to integrate racially segregated public facilities.
  • french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
  • friar's balsam — a compound containing benzoin, mixed with hot water, and used as an inhalant to relieve colds and sore throats
  • frolicsomeness — The quality of being frolicsome; playfulness.
  • from the first — From the first means ever since something started.
  • frontierswoman — A woman living in the region of a frontier, especially that between settled and unsettled country.
  • frontierswomen — Plural form of frontierswoman.
  • futures market — a market in which futures contracts in commodities are traded.
  • gallows humour — sinister and ironic humour
  • galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
  • games mistress — a woman who teaches games and sports in a school
  • garlic mustard — a plant, Alliaria petiolata, of N temperate regions, with small white flowers and an odour of garlic: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • generalissimos — Plural form of generalissimo.
  • gerald sussman — (person)   (Gerald J. Sussman, Jerry) A noted hacker at MIT and one of the developers of SCHEME and 6.001.
  • german measles — rubella.
  • german speaker — a person who speaks German
  • glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
  • go to extremes — do sth drastic
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