13-letter words containing n, e, c, s
- miscounselled — having bad or incorrect counselling
- mise en place — (in a restaurant kitchen) the preparation of equipment and food before service begins
- mise en scene — the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
- mise-en-scène — the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
- misgovernance — to govern or manage badly.
- misobservance — a failure to observe thoroughly or properly
- misperceiving — Present participle of misperceive.
- misperception — to understand or perceive incorrectly; misunderstand.
- mispronounced — Said wrongly.
- mispronounces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispronounce.
- misrecognized — Simple past tense and past participle of misrecognize.
- misrecognizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misrecognize.
- mission creep — the tendency for a task, esp a military operation, to become unintentionally wider in scope than its initial objectives
- mistranscribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- mnemotechnics — the process or technique of improving or developing the memory.
- moneychangers — Plural form of moneychanger.
- monkey tricks — mischievous behaviour or acts, such as practical jokes
- monochlorides — Plural form of monochloride.
- mononucleosis — the presence of an abnormally large number of mononuclear leukocytes, or monocytes, in the blood.
- monosymmetric — zygomorphic.
- monster truck — a pick-up truck with extremely large tyres, often used for racing over rough terrain
- monstre sacré — a venerable or popular public figure who is considered above criticism or attack despite eccentricity, controversy, etc.
- monte cassino — a monastery at Cassino, Italy: founded a.d. c530 by St. Benedict and destroyed by Allied bombings in 1944.
- monte cenisio — a pass over the Graian Alps in SE France, between Lanslebourg (France) and Susa (Italy): nearby tunnel, opened in 1871. Highest point: 2082 m (6831 ft)
- montefiascone — a town in central Italy: wine-growing area.
- montes claros — a city in E Brazil.
- mooring screw — a broad, augerlike anchor used for securing buoys in soft-bottomed lakes, rivers, etc.
- morris dancer — A morris dancer is a person who takes part in morris dancing.
- mount clemens — a city in SE Michigan.
- mucocutaneous — Of or pertaining to the mucous membranes and the skin.
- multi-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- multipresence — the quality or state of being multipresent
- munsell scale — a standard chromaticity scale used in specifying colour. It gives approximately equal changes in visual hue
- n'est-ce pas? — isn't that so?
- nail clippers — tool for cutting finger- and toenails
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- nanocomposite — Denoting a composite material that has a grain size measured in nanometers.
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- nanostructure — A structure, especially a semiconductor device, that has dimensions of only a few nanometers.
- nascent state — the condition of an element at the instant it is set free from a combination in which it has previously existed.
- nature's call — call of nature.
- necessariness — being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor.
- necessitarian — a person who advocates or supports necessitarianism (distinguished from libertarian).
- necessitating — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- necessitation — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- necessitative — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- necessitously — In a necessitous way.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- nectariferous — producing nectar.
- nectarivorous — feeding on nectar