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

  • batement light — a compartment of a window with tracery, the bottom of which is formed by the arched head of a compartment or compartments below.
  • battered woman — See under battered woman syndrome.
  • battered-women — the array of physical and psychological injuries exhibited by women (battered women or battered wives) who have been beaten repeatedly or otherwise abused by their partners or spouses.
  • batting helmet — a rigid plastic cap with a sidepiece extending down over the ear, worn for protection while batting
  • beclomethasone — a potent synthetic corticosteroid, C 28 H 37 ClO 7 , prepared as an inhalant in the treatment of bronchial asthma.
  • bending moment — the algebraic sum of all the moments to one side of a cross-section of a beam or other structural support
  • bertrand meyer — The author of the Eiffel Language and many articles on object-oriented software techniques.
  • beta geminorum — Pollux
  • betterment tax — a tax on an increase in the value of property effected by improvement
  • bible-thumping — an evangelist or other person who quotes the Bible frequently, especially as a means of exhortation or rebuke.
  • big government — a form of government characterized by high taxation and public spending and centralization of political power
  • billy no-mates — a person with no friends
  • biocontainment — the confinement, as by sealed-off chambers, of materials that are harmful or potentially harmful to life.
  • bioluminescent — the production of light by living organisms.
  • bioremediation — the use of plants to extract heavy metals from contaminated soils and water
  • blantyre-limbe — a city in S Malawi: largest city in the country; formed in 1956 from the adjoining towns of Blantyre and Limbe. Pop: 647 000 (2005 est)
  • blue mountains — a mountain range in the US, in NE Oregon and SE Washington. Highest peak: Rock Creek Butte, 2773 m (9097 ft)
  • bornyl formate — a liquid, C 11 H 18 O 2 , having a piny odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of soaps and disinfectants.
  • bottom-feeding — the activities of a bottom feeder.
  • bottomlessness — the quality of being very deep or bottomless
  • bouleversement — an overthrow or reversal; violent turmoil
  • bound moisture — Bound moisture is liquid in a solid, which exerts a vapor pressure that is less than the pure liquid would do at the same temperature.
  • bowel movement — the discharge of faeces; defecation
  • bowstring hemp — a hemplike fibre obtained from the sansevieria
  • boxed comments — (programming)   Comments that occupy several lines by themselves; so called because in assembler and C code they are often surrounded by a box in a style similar to this: /************************************************* * * This is a boxed comment in C style * *************************************************/ Common variants of this style omit the asterisks in column 2 or add a matching row of asterisks closing the right side of the box. The sparest variant omits all but the comment delimiters themselves; the "box" is implied. Opposite of winged comments.
  • breast implant — an object such as a sachet filled with gel introduced surgically into a woman's breast to enlarge it
  • bremsstrahlung — the radiation produced when an electrically charged particle, esp an electron, is slowed down by the electric field of an atomic nucleus or an atomic ion
  • bring onstream — To bring onstream a plant, mine, oilfield, etc. is to start production there.
  • bring sth home — To bring something home to someone means to make them understand how important or serious it is.
  • bring to terms — to reduce to submission; force to agree
  • brown stem rot — a disease of soybeans, characterized by brown discoloration and decay of internal tissues of the stem and leaf, caused by a fungus, Cephalosporium gregatum.
  • by appointment — If something can be done by appointment, people can arrange in advance to do it at a particular time.
  • by the numbers — in prescribed sequence of movements and accompanied by a count
  • cairngormstone — (mineral, rare) A yellow or smoky brown variety of rock crystal, found especially in the mountains of w Cairngorm in Scotland.
  • calendar month — A calendar month is one of the twelve months of the year.
  • camp pendleton — a U.S. Marine Corps base in SW California on the Gulf of Santa Catalina.
  • campaign chest — money collected and set aside for use in a campaign, especially a political one; a campaign fund.
  • caramelisation — (chiefly British) alternative spelling of caramelization.
  • caramelization — the conversion of sugar into caramel, caused by heating
  • carpenter moth — any of various large moths of the family Cossidae, the larvae of which bore beneath and cause damage to tree bark
  • carpet bombing — Carpet bombing is heavy bombing from aircraft, with the intention of hitting as many places as possible in a particular area.
  • carpet muncher — lesbian
  • case statement — switch statement
  • casement cloth — a sheer fabric made of a variety of fibers, used for window curtains and as backing for heavy drapery or decorative fabrics.
  • castrametation — the art of designing and laying out an encampment
  • catchment area — The catchment area of a school, hospital, or other service is the area that it serves.
  • catechumenship — the office or position of a catechumen
  • celto-germanic — having the characteristics of both the Celtic and Germanic peoples.
  • censure motion — a motion in a deliberative body to censure someone
  • centenarianism — the situation or condition of being a centenarian
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