13-letter words containing n, e, i, m
- mimeographing — Present participle of mimeograph.
- mind-altering — causing marked changes in patterns of mood and behavior, as a hallucinogenic drug.
- mindanao deep — an area in the Pacific Ocean W of the Philippines: one of deepest points in any ocean. 34,440 feet (10,497 meters).
- mindblindness — The inability to deduce or make educated guesses about another person's mental state.
- mine detector — an electromagnetic device for locating buried or concealed land mines.
- mine disposal — the removal, disarming, or destruction of explosive mines
- mine examiner — an official who inspects a mine to ensure compliance with safety requirements.
- mine-clearing — the process of disarming and removing explosive mines from an area
- miner's right — a licence to prospect for minerals, esp gold
- mineral jelly — a gelatinous product made from petroleum, used to stabilize certain explosives.
- mineral pitch — asphalt.
- mineral water — water containing dissolved mineral salts or gases, especially such water considered healthful to drink.
- mineral wells — a city in N central Texas.
- mineralizable — Capable of being mineralized.
- mineralogical — Relating to mineralogy.
- mingle-mangle — a jumbled or confused mixture; hodgepodge.
- minicomponent — a hi-fi component considerably smaller than a standard-size component and larger than a microcomponent.
- minicomputers — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- minimum order — A minimum order is the smallest amount or number that may be ordered in one delivery, usually to spread delivery costs over an economical number of units.
- minimumweight — a boxer of the lightest competitive class, especially a boxer weighing up to 104 pounds (47.2 kg).
- ministerially — In the character or capacity of a minister.
- minisubmarine — A small submarine.
- minor element — Geology. any chemical element found in small quantities in the rocks of the earth's crust. Compare major element.
- minor penalty — a penalty consisting of the removal of a player from play for two minutes, no substitute for the player being permitted.
- minor premise — Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”.
- minor prophet — any of a group of Old Testament prophets, including Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
- minor-leaguer — a member of a minor-league team.
- minstrel show — a once popular type of stage show featuring comic dialogue, song, and dance in highly conventionalized patterns, performed by a troupe of actors traditionally comprising two end men, a chorus in blackface, and an interlocutor. Developed in the U.S. in the 19th century, this entertainment portrayed negative racial stereotypes and declined in popularity in the 20th century.
- mirthlessness — The state or condition of being mirthless.
- mis-explained — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- mis-reference — an act or instance of referring.
- mis-shipments — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- misadjustment — Wrong or unsuitable adjustment.
- misadventured — (obsolete) unfortunate.
- misadventurer — a person who experiences misadventure or misfortune
- misadventures — Plural form of misadventure.
- misadvertence — inadvertence
- misapprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misapprehend.
- misassessment — the act of assessing; appraisal; evaluation.
- miscegenation — marriage or cohabitation between two people from different racial groups, especially, in the U.S., between a black person and a white person: In 1968 the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state laws prohibiting miscegenation were unconstitutional.
- miscegenative — (rare) Miscegenous.
- miscegenistic — Miscegenous.
- miscellaneous — consisting of members or elements of different kinds; of mixed character: a book of miscellaneous essays on American history.
- miscomprehend — Misunderstand.
- misconceiving — Present participle of misconceive.
- misconception — an erroneous conception; mistaken notion.
- misconfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of misconfigure.
- misconjecture — the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
- misconnecting — Present participle of misconnect.
- misconnection — the act or state of connecting.