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14-letter words containing o, a, r, s, m

  • fragmentations — Plural form of fragmentation.
  • frontierswoman — A woman living in the region of a frontier, especially that between settled and unsettled country.
  • gallows humour — sinister and ironic humour
  • galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
  • generalissimos — Plural form of generalissimo.
  • glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
  • golden hamster — a small light-colored hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, native to Asia Minor and familiar as a laboratory animal and pet.
  • good samaritan — a person who gratuitously gives help or sympathy to those in distress. Luke 10:30–37.
  • grammar school — an elementary school.
  • granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
  • grease remover — a substance that removes grease
  • group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
  • gynandromorphs — Plural form of gynandromorph.
  • half-smothered — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
  • hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
  • harbour master — an official in charge of a harbour
  • harmoniousness — The characteristic of being harmonious.
  • harz mountains — mountain range in central Germany, extending from Lower Saxony to the Elbe River
  • health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
  • hemerocallises — Plural form of hemerocallis.
  • hermaphrodites — Plural form of hermaphrodite.
  • hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
  • hero's formula — the formula for the area of a triangle when the sides are given: for a triangle with sides a, b, and c, the area is equal to , where s is equal to one half the perimeter of the triangle.
  • heterosomatous — (of fish) having an abnormal or asymmetrical body type
  • hold to ransom — to keep (prisoners, property, etc) in confinement until payment for their release is made or received
  • holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
  • home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
  • home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
  • homotransplant — allograft.
  • hors de combat — disabled or injured
  • horse mackerel — bluefin tuna.
  • horsehair worm — any long, slender worm of the phylum Nematomorpha, developing parasitically on insects and crustaceans, and free-living as adults in streams and ponds.
  • hospital drama — a TV programme or series based on events in a hospital
  • housing market — property trade
  • humoristically — In a humoristic way.
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
  • hypermicrosoma — dwarfishness.
  • hypernephromas — Plural form of hypernephroma.
  • hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
  • iatrochemistry — (in the 16th and 17th centuries) the study of chemistry in relation to the physiology, pathology, and treatment of disease.
  • ice-cream soda — An ice-cream soda is a dessert made from ice cream, fruit-flavoured syrup, and soda water. It is usually served in a tall glass.
  • immiserisation — the process of immiserising
  • immiserization — the process of immiserizing
  • immoderateness — The quality of being immoderate, lack of moderation or temperance.
  • impersonalised — to make impersonal: The dial system impersonalized the telephone.
  • impersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of impersonalize.
  • impersonations — Plural form of impersonation.
  • impressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
  • impressionably — In an impressionable manner.
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