13-letter words containing m, u, s, r
- film industry — all the companies, studios, people etc involved in making commercial films collectively
- fish geranium — zonal geranium.
- fluorochromes — Plural form of fluorochrome.
- formicivorous — ant-eating.
- formularising — Present participle of formularise.
- formularistic — relating to formularization
- four horsemen — four riders on white, red, black, and pale horses symbolizing pestilence, war, famine, and death, respectively. Rev. 6:2–8.
- foursome reel — a lively Scottish dance for two couples who combine in square and circular formations
- fractocumulus — low ragged slightly bulbous cloud, often appearing below nimbostratus clouds during rain
- frumentaceous — of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.
- frumentarious — of or relating to wheat or a similar grain
- fusarium wilt — a disease of plants, characterized by damping-off, wilting, and a brown dry rot, caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium.
- gallimaufries — Plural form of gallimaufry.
- gallows humor — humor that treats serious, frightening, or painful subject matter in a light or satirical way.
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- geminiflorous — having flowers arranged in pairs.
- gemmuliferous — producing or reproducing by gemmules.
- glamour stock — a popular stock that rises quickly or continuously in price and attracts large numbers of investors.
- gnu assembler — (GAS) A Unix assembler for the GNU project. Many CPU types are handled and COFF and IEEE-695 formats are supported as well as standard a.out. Current version 2.2 ported to Sun-3, Sun-4, i386, 386BSD, BSD/386, Linux, PS/2-AIX, VAX, Ultrix, BSD, VMS. The assembler has been merged with GNU Binutils. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- gourmandizers — Plural form of gourmandizer.
- grain sorghum — any of several varieties of sorghum, as durra or milo, having starchy seeds, grown for grain and forage.
- graminicolous — (esp of parasitic fungi) living on grass
- graminivorous — feeding or subsisting on grass: a graminivorous bird.
- granulomatous — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- grass sorghum — any of several varieties of sorghum, as Sudan grass, grown for pasturage and hay.
- gross premium — A gross premium is the total premium of an insurance contract before brokerage or discounts have been deducted.
- gymnospermous — of or relating to a gymnosperm; having exposed or naked seeds.
- half measures — inadequate measures or actions
- harbourmaster — (British, Canada, nautical) An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.
- harvest mouse — an Old World field mouse, Micromys minutus, that builds a spherical nest among the stems of grains and other plants.
- he's your man — he's the person needed (for a particular task, role, job, etc)
- hermit thrush — a North American thrush, Hylocichla guttata, noted for its complex and appealing song.
- homeomorphous — similarity in crystalline form but not necessarily in chemical composition.
- homeothermous — remaining at an almost constant temperature
- horse's mouth — horse (def 36).
- host computer — the main computer in a network: controls or performs certain functions for other computers.
- house manager — a business manager responsible for managing a theater and its staff.
- house-warming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- housemistress — A female teacher in charge of a dormitory at a boarding school.
- housewarmings — Plural form of housewarming.
- humanitarians — Plural form of humanitarian.
- humorlessness — The state, quality, or condition of lacking humor.
- hunter's moon — the first full moon following the harvest moon in late September or early October.
- hydromedusoid — a jellyfish or something resembling a jellyfish that lives in water
- hymenopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hymenoptera, an order of insects having, when winged, four membranous wings, and comprising the wasps, bees, ants, ichneumon flies, and sawflies.
- hyperurbanism — a pronunciation or grammatical form or usage produced by a speaker of one dialect according to an analogical rule formed by comparison of the speaker's own usage with that of another, more prestigious, dialect and often applied in an inappropriate context, especially in an effort to avoid sounding countrified, rural, or provincial, as in the pronunciation of the word two (to̅o̅) as (tyo̅o̅).
- illustrissimo — most illustrious (esp as belonging to the Italian aristocracy)
- immunosorbent — an insoluble surface to which a specific antibody is attached for the purpose of removing the corresponding antigen from a solution or suspension.
- imperiousness — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- importunities — Plural form of importunity.