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14-letter words containing m, s, i, e, u

  • measuring worm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
  • megasporangium — a sporangium containing megaspores.
  • mendaciousness — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
  • mensural music — polyphonic music of the 13th century in which each note has a strictly determined value.
  • mercury switch — an especially quiet switch that opens and closes an electric circuit by shifting a vial containing a pool of mercury so as to cover or uncover the contacts.
  • meretriciously — In a meretricious manner.
  • messier number — a number (preceded by M) designating the 109 double stars, clusters, nebulae, and galaxies in the Messier catalog.
  • metalinguistic — Pertaining to metalinguistics.
  • meticulousness — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
  • metrosexuality — The quality of being metrosexual.
  • microaneurysms — Plural form of microaneurysm.
  • microcephalous — Microcephalic.
  • microcomputers — Plural form of microcomputer.
  • microinsurance — (insurance) A type of microfinancial service aimed at low-income people and communities, and typified by low premiums and coverage limits.
  • micronutrients — Plural form of micronutrient.
  • micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
  • microstructure — the structure of a metal or alloy as observed, after etching and polishing, under a high degree of magnification.
  • middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
  • miller's thumb — any of several small, freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus, of Europe and North America.
  • miller's-thumb — any of several small, freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus, of Europe and North America.
  • minucius felixMarcus, Roman writer of the 2nd century a.d. whose dialogue Octavius is the earliest known work of Latin-Christian literature.
  • miraculousness — performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure.
  • misadventurous — (obsolete) unfortunate.
  • miscommunicate — (ambitransitive) To communicate incorrectly.
  • misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
  • miscounselling — the act of giving bad or incorrect counselling
  • misgovernaunce — misgovernment
  • mismeasurement — an inaccurate or incorrect measurement
  • missouri river — a state in the central United States. 69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). Capital: Jefferson City. Abbreviation: MO (for use with zip code), Mo.
  • misunderstands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misunderstand.
  • mixed foursome — a foursome of two teams, each comprised of a man and a woman.
  • mockumentaries — Plural form of mockumentary.
  • modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
  • molly maguires — a secret society organized in Ireland in 1843 to terrorize landlords' agents in order to prevent evictions
  • mosquito fleet — a group or fleet of PT boats or other small, armed boats.
  • mound builders — a member of any of the early American Indian peoples who built the burial mounds, fortifications, and other earthworks found in the Midwest and the Southwest
  • mountain avens — either of two trailing evergreen white-flowered rosaceous shrubs of the genus Dryas that grow on mountains in N temperate regions and in the Arctic
  • mountain sheep — wild sheep in mountainous area
  • mountain state — any of the eight states of the W U.S. through which the Rocky Mountains pass; Mont., Ida., Wyo., Nev., Utah, Colo., Ariz., or N.Mex.
  • multi-cultures — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
  • multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • multiple store — chain store.
  • multiplicities — Plural form of multiplicity.
  • multiprocessor — parallel processing
  • multireligious — belonging to or following more than one religion
  • multisectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
  • multispecialty — (US) Exhibiting or possessing multiple specialties (especially medical specialties).
  • multiversities — Plural form of multiversity.
  • murrhine glass — glassware believed to resemble the murrhine cups of ancient Rome.
  • muscle spindle — Cell Biology. a proprioceptor in skeletal muscle, composed of striated muscle fibers and sensory nerve endings in a connective tissue sheath, that conveys information via the spinal nerves on the state of muscle stretch, important in the reflex mechanism that maintains body posture.
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