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14-letter words containing r, e, m, a

  • material cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
  • maternal death — the death of a woman while pregnant or shortly after childbirth or an abortion
  • maternity home — a house in which a pregnant woman can live until her baby is born, esp one for women who became pregnant out of wedlock and whose baby is going to be put up for adoption
  • maternity ward — hospital room for new mothers
  • matjes herring — young herring that have not spawned, often prepared with vinegar, sugar, salt, and spices.
  • matrimony vine — any plant belonging to the genus Lycium, of the nightshade family, species of which are cultivated for their foliage, flowers, and berries.
  • matteo bojardo — Matteo Maria [mah-tey-oh muh-ree-uh;; Italian maht-te-aw mah-ree-ah] /mɑˈteɪ oʊ məˈri ə;; Italian mɑtˈtɛ ɔ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), Boiardo, Matteo Maria.
  • matter in deed — a fact or statement that can be proved or established by a deed or specialty.
  • matter-of-fact — adhering strictly to fact; not imaginative; prosaic; dry; commonplace: a matter-of-fact account of the political rally.
  • matthew walker — a knot formed on the end of a rope by partly unlaying the strands and tying them in a certain way.
  • mattress cover — a cover that can be put over a mattress before a bed sheet, providing further protection
  • mature student — sb enrolled in study after usual age
  • maturity value — The maturity value of a life insurance policy is the amount of money that is paid out when it matures.
  • maturity yield — Finance. the rate of return on a bond expressed as a percentage that accounts for the difference between the interest earned based on current market value and that earned if the bond is held to maturity.
  • mauritius hemp — a tropical American plant, Furcraea foetida, having large, fleshy leaves, cultivated as a source of a hemplike fiber.
  • maxis software — The developers of SimCity and SimCity 2000. Address: 2 Theatre Square, Suite 230, Orinda, CA 94563-3346, USA. Telephone: +1 (800) 33-MAXIS.
  • mazar-e-sharif — a city in N Afghanistan, reputed burial place of the caliph Ali; trading, agricultural, and military centre. Pop: 254 000 (2005 est)
  • mcclure strait — an arm of the Beaufort Sea between Banks Island in the south and Melville Island and Eglinton Island to the north, in the Northwest Territories, Canada. About 170 miles (270 km) long and 60 miles (90 km) wide.
  • meadow parsnip — any North American plant belonging to the genus Thaspium, of the parsley family, having yellow or purple flowers.
  • meadow saffron — autumn crocus.
  • mean free path — the average distance that a particle travels between successive collisions with other particles.
  • mean solar day — day (def 3a).
  • measure swords — to duel with swords
  • 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.
  • meat and drink — a source of pleasure
  • mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
  • medal of honor — The Medal of Honor is a medal that is given to members of the U.S. armed forces who have shown special courage or bravery in battle.
  • medial moraine — a ridge of glacial drift formed by the junction of two converging valley glaciers.
  • medical doctor — a doctor of medicine, as opposed to the holder of a doctorate in any other field
  • medical marker — a trait, condition, etc that indicates the presence of, or a probable increased predisposition towards, a medical or psychological disorder
  • medieval greek — the Greek language of the Middle Ages, usually dated a.d. 700 to 1500. Abbreviation: MGk, MGk., MGr.
  • meet and greet — (of a celebrity, politician, etc) to have a session of being introduced to and questioned by members of the public or journalists
  • meet-and-greet — a planned social occasion or activity at which a person, usually someone well-known, is formally introduced to attendees to socialize with them or answer their questions.
  • megakaryoblast — a cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte.
  • megakaryocytes — Plural form of megakaryocyte.
  • megakaryocytic — Of, pertaining to, or containing megakaryocytes.
  • megasporangium — a sporangium containing megaspores.
  • megasporophyll — a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.
  • megavertebrate — a very big vertebrate, such as a rhinoceros
  • melamine resin — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the interaction of melamine and formaldehyde: used chiefly as adhesives for laminated materials and as coatings for paper, plastics, and textiles.
  • melanospermous — having dark spores, as certain seaweeds.
  • melodramatized — Simple past tense and past participle of melodramatize.
  • melton mowbray — a town in central England, in Leicestershire: pork pies and Stilton cheese. Pop: 25 554 (2001)
  • membranophones — Plural form of membranophone.
  • memorabilities — Plural form of memorability.
  • 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.
  • mensural music — polyphonic music of the 13th century in which each note has a strictly determined value.
  • mental cruelty — behaviour that causes distress to another person but that does not involve physical assault
  • mercalli scale — a measure of earthquake intensity with 12 divisions ranging from I (felt by very few) to XII (total destruction).
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