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14-letter words containing n, o, r, g

  • mangold-wurzel — mangel-wurzel.
  • mangrove swamp — a coastal marine swamp of tropical or subtropical regions that is dominated by mangrove trees.
  • manuel noriega — Manuel Antonio, born 1934, military leader of Panama 1983–89: captured by U.S. forces and sentenced to prison for drug trafficking 1992.
  • marathon group — an encounter group that meets for an extended period of time, as eight hours to a week, in the belief that the resultant intensity and intimacy will lead to a more open expression of feelings.
  • margin account — an account opened by a customer with a brokerage house in which listed securities can be purchased on margin.
  • marine biology — science of sea life
  • marine geology — the branch of geology dealing with the rocks, sediments, and processes of the floors and margins of the oceans.
  • marriage bonds — the strong feeling of being united that is associated with marriage
  • marrons glaces — chestnuts cooked in syrup and glazed
  • measuring worm — the larva of any geometrid moth, which progresses by bringing the rear end of the body forward and then advancing the front end.
  • megasporangium — a sporangium containing megaspores.
  • memory mapping — a technique whereby computer peripherals may be addressed as though they formed part of the main memory of the computer
  • menage a trois — a domestic arrangement in which three people having sexual relations occupy the same household.
  • merry-go-round — Also called carousel, carrousel. (in amusement parks, carnivals, etc.) a revolving, circular platform with wooden horses or other animals, benches, etc., on which people may sit or ride, usually to the accompaniment of mechanical or recorded music.
  • metamorphizing — Present participle of metamorphize.
  • metamorphosing — to change the form or nature of; transform.
  • mexican orange — an aromatic, evergreen citrus shrub, Choisya ternata, of Mexico, having fragrant, white flowers, grown as an ornamental.
  • micro-organism — any organism too small to be viewed by the unaided eye, as bacteria, protozoa, and some fungi and algae.
  • microcomputing — the use of microcomputers.
  • microfortnight — One millionth of the fundamental unit of time in the Furlong/Firkin/Fortnight system of measurement; 1.2096 sec. (A furlong is 1/8th of a mile; a firkin is 1/4th of a barrel; the mass unit of the system is taken to be a firkin of water). The VMS operating system has a lot of tuning parameters that you can set with the SYSGEN utility, and one of these is TIMEPROMPTWAIT, the time the system will wait for an operator to set the correct date and time at boot if it realises that the current value is bogus. This time is specified in microfortnights! Multiple uses of the millifortnight (about 20 minutes) and nanofortnight have also been reported.
  • micromagnetism — (physics) The study of magnetism at the sub-micrometre scale.
  • micromarketing — the marketing of products or services designed to meet the needs of a very small section of the market
  • microorganisms — any organism too small to be viewed by the unaided eye, as bacteria, protozoa, and some fungi and algae.
  • microsporangia — Plural form of microsporangium.
  • migrant-worker — migrating, especially of people; migratory.
  • milking parlor — a room in or attached to a barn on a modern dairy farm maintained exclusively for the mechanical milking of cows.
  • miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
  • minority group — minority (defs 3, 4).
  • mirror writing — backward writing that resembles a mirror image of ordinary script.
  • mirror-writing — backward writing that resembles a mirror image of ordinary script.
  • misgovernaunce — misgovernment
  • mispronouncing — Present participle of mispronounce.
  • misrecognition — Incorrect recognition.
  • misrecognizing — Present participle of misrecognize.
  • missing person — sb who has disappeared
  • modern english — the English language since c1475.
  • money-grubbing — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
  • mongrelization — to subject (a breed, group, etc.) to crossbreeding, especially with one considered inferior.
  • monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
  • morgain le fay — Morgan le Fay.
  • morganatically — In a morganatic manner.
  • morning coffee — a mid-morning snack with a cup of coffee drunk during a short break at work, or in your house, when you might invite someone in
  • morning prayer — matin (def 1c).
  • morris dancing — Morris dancing is a type of old English country dancing which is performed by people wearing special costumes.
  • mother-fucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
  • moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
  • mount wrangell — a mountain in S Alaska, in the W Wrangell Mountains. Height: 4269 m (14 005 ft)
  • mountain range — series or chain of mountains
  • mountaineering — The sport or activity of climbing mountains.
  • mourning bride — a plant, Scabiosa atropurpurea, native to Europe, cultivated for its purple, reddish, or white flowers.
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