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14-letter words containing m, u, r, a

  • granny dumping — the abandonment of an elderly person, especially a relative, at a hospital, bus station, etc.
  • granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
  • great yarmouth — a city in SE Massachusetts.
  • group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
  • group marriage — (among primitive peoples) a form of marriage in which a group of males is united with a group of females to form a single conjugal unit.
  • guarantee form — a document that spells out the terms of a legally binding guarantee
  • guided imagery — a relaxation technique in which words, sounds, etc., are used to evoke positive mental images, feelings, and thoughts.
  • gulf of mannar — the part of the Indian Ocean between SE India and the island of Sri Lanka: pearl fishing
  • gum tragacanth — tragacanth.
  • gypsum plaster — plaster made primarily of gypsum.
  • half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
  • hammer crusher — A hammer crusher is a crusher in which a hammer hits the material that is being crushed.
  • harbour master — an official in charge of a harbour
  • hardy ageratum — the mistflower.
  • harmoniousness — The characteristic of being harmonious.
  • harriet tubmanHarriet (Araminta) 1820?–1913, U.S. abolitionist: escaped slave and leader of the Underground Railroad; served as a Union scout during Civil War.
  • harry s trumanElizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
  • harz mountains — mountain range in central Germany, extending from Lower Saxony to the Elbe River
  • 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.
  • hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
  • hermann mullerHermann Joseph, 1890–1967, U.S. geneticist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1946.
  • hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
  • hero's formula — the formula for the area of a triangle when the sides are given: for a triangle with sides a, b, and c, the area is equal to , where s is equal to one half the perimeter of the triangle.
  • heterosomatous — (of fish) having an abnormal or asymmetrical body type
  • hiram woodruffHiram, 1817–67, Canadian driver, trainer, and breeder of harness-racing horses.
  • home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
  • homeward bound — going home
  • housing market — property trade
  • human interest — a quality of a story or report, as in a newspaper or on a newscast, that engages attention and sympathy by enabling one to identify readily with the people, problems, and situations described.
  • humoristically — In a humoristic way.
  • humphreys peak — the highest peak in Arizona, in the N, in the San Francisco Mountains: 12,633 feet (3851 meters).
  • hurricane lamp — a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.
  • hydraulic ramp — a movable ramp operated by pressure transmitted through a pipe by a liquid
  • hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
  • hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hyperstimulate — to stimulate excessively
  • hyperuricaemia — an abnormal elevation of uric acid in the blood
  • hyperuricemias — Plural form of hyperuricemia.
  • hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
  • ice-cream suit — a man's lightweight summer suit of white or a finely striped or solid pastel color.
  • Îles marquises — a group of volcanic islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 8712 (2002). Area: 1287 sq km (497 sq miles)
  • imaginary unit — the complex number i.
  • immelmann turn — a maneuver in which an airplane makes a half loop, then resumes its normal, level position by making a half roll: used to gain altitude while turning to fly in the opposite direction.
  • immunoreaction — Immune reaction.
  • immunoreactive — Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
  • imperturbation — freedom from perturbation; tranquillity; calmness.
  • incommensurate — not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.
  • indian mustard — leaf mustard.
  • inharmoniously — In an inharmonious way.
  • innumerability — The state of being innumerable.
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