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14-letter words containing n, e, t, m, a

  • tatterdemalion — a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.
  • tax adjustment — a change to the amount of tax owed by a company or individual
  • taxable amount — the portion of your income or profits that is subject to tax
  • telejournalism — the writing and broadcasting of journalism for television
  • tell el amarna — a group of ruins and rock tombs in Upper Egypt, on the Nile below Asyut: site of the capital of Amenhotep IV, built about 1375 bc; excavated from 1891 onwards
  • telomerization — polymerization in the presence of a chain transfer agent to yield a series of products of low molecular weight
  • temper tantrum — tantrum.
  • temperamentful — full of temperament
  • temperate zone — the part of the earth's surface lying between the tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere or between the tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere, and characterized by having a climate that is warm in the summer, cold in the winter, and moderate in the spring and fall.
  • tenant farming — farming land owned by sb else
  • term insurance — an insurance policy that provides coverage for a limited period, the value payable only if a loss occurs within the term, with nothing payable upon its expiration.
  • terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
  • terminal leave — the final leave granted to a member of the armed forces just before discharge, equal to the total unused leave accumulated during active service.
  • terminal point — the final destination or station of a bus or rail journey
  • terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
  • terminus a quo — the end from which; beginning; starting point; earliest limiting point.
  • test marketing — to offer (a new product) for sale, usually in a limited area, in order to ascertain and evaluate consumer response.
  • testamentarily — in a testamentary manner
  • testimonialize — to honor (someone) by giving or doing something testimonial.
  • tetragrammaton — the Hebrew word for God, consisting of the four letters yod, he, vav, and he, transliterated consonantally usually as YHVH, now pronounced as Adonai or Elohim in substitution for the original pronunciation forbidden since the 2nd or 3rd century b.c.
  • text messaging — sending typed mobile phone messages
  • the hexaemeron — the six-day period of the Creation
  • the human race — mankind
  • the humanities — the study of literature, philosophy, and the arts
  • the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
  • the mabinogion — a collection of Welsh tales based on old Celtic legends and mythology in which magic and the supernatural play a large part
  • the milk train — a very early morning train, that traditionally transported milk, on which passengers also travelled
  • the mujaheddin — (in Afghanistan and Iran) fundamentalist Muslim guerrillas; in Afghanistan in 1992 the mujaheddin overthrew the government but were unable to agree on a constitution due to factional conflict and in 1996 Taliban forces seized power
  • the paranormal — paranormal happenings generally
  • the roman rite — the liturgical rite used in the Diocese of Rome
  • the samaritans — a voluntary organization which offers counselling to people in despair, esp by telephone
  • the surinamese — the people of Surinam collectively
  • the-mabinogion — a collection of medieval Welsh romances that were translated (1838–49) by Lady Charlotte Guest.
  • thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
  • thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
  • thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
  • thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
  • thermoremanent — (of a rock) having a remnant magnetic field after cooling or solidification
  • thermostatting — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
  • thermotolerant — (of plants) able to tolerate, but not thriving in, high temperatures
  • thioantimonate — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of thioantimonic acid
  • thioantimonite — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioantimonious acids
  • thomas younger — Thomas Coleman ("Cole") 1844–1916, U.S. outlaw, associated with Jesse James.
  • ticket machine — automated ticket dispenser
  • time and again — frequently
  • time signature — a numerical or other indication at the beginning of a piece showing the meter.
  • titanium white — a pigment used in painting, consisting chiefly of titanium dioxide and noted for its brilliant white color, covering power, and permanence.
  • to make fun of — If you make fun of someone or something or poke fun at them, you laugh at them, tease them, or make jokes about them in a way that causes them to seem ridiculous.
  • top management — highest level of business leadership
  • trade unionism — the system, methods, or practice of trade or labor unions.
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