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13-letter words containing s, a, g, m

  • last judgment — judgment (def 8).
  • legacy system — (jargon)   A computer system or application program which continues to be used because of the cost of replacing or redesigning it and often despite its poor competitiveness and compatibility with modern equivalents. The implication is that the system is large, monolithic and difficult to modify. If legacy software only runs on antiquated hardware the cost of maintaining this may eventually outweigh the cost of replacing both the software and hardware unless some form of emulation or backward compatibility allows the software to run on new hardware.
  • lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
  • lump of sugar — lump1 (def 4).
  • lymphangiomas — Plural form of lymphangioma.
  • macías nguema — a former name of Bioko.
  • macro-segment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.
  • macroorganism — an organism that can be seen with the naked eye.
  • magic realism — a style of painting and literature in which fantastic or imaginary and often unsettling images or events are depicted in a sharply detailed, realistic manner.
  • magisterially — In a magisterial manner; authoritatively.
  • magistratical — Of, pertaining to, or proceeding from, a magistrate; having the authority of a magistrate.
  • magnanimities — Plural form of magnanimity.
  • magnanimously — In a magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.
  • magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
  • magnet school — a public school with special programs and instruction that are not available elsewhere in a school district and that are specially designed to draw students from throughout a district, especially to aid in desegregation.
  • magnetic axis — the straight line joining the two poles of a magnet, as the poles of the earth
  • magnetic disk — Also called disk, hard disk. a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
  • magnetic lens — Physics. an electron lens using magnetic fields for focusing an electron beam.
  • magnetic star — a star having a strong magnetic field.
  • magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
  • magnetisation — Alternative spelling of magnetization.
  • magnetographs — Plural form of magnetograph.
  • magnetometers — Plural form of magnetometer.
  • magnetooptics — the branch of physics that deals with magnetooptic phenomena.
  • magnetosheath — the region between the magnetopause of the earth or of some other planet and the shock front caused by the solar wind.
  • magnetosphere — the outer region of the earth's ionosphere, where the earth's magnetic field controls the motion of charged particles, as in the Van Allen belts. Compare magnetopause.
  • magnetostatic — Of or pertaining to magnetostatics.
  • magnitudinous — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
  • magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
  • magnus effect — the thrust on a cylinder rotating about its axis while in motion in a fluid, the thrust being perpendicular to the relative motion of the cylinder in the fluid.
  • mainstreaming — the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture.
  • mainstreeting — the practice of a politician walking about the streets of a town or city to gain votes and greet supporters
  • malariologist — An expert in malaria.
  • manage a risk — If you manage a risk, you analyze how much you are in danger from a particular risk or hazard, and decide how to best deal with it.
  • managed bonds — investment in a combination of fixed interest securities, equities, gilts, and property, in which an investment manager, acting on a client's behalf, varies the amount invested in each according to the returns expected
  • managed funds — funds which are managed by a mutual fund manager on behalf of investors
  • managerialism — Belief in or reliance on the use of professional managers in administering or planning an activity.
  • manganiferous — containing manganese.
  • mango madness — the irrational behaviour of a person suffering from the effects of living in tropical heat
  • manrikigusari — a Japanese chain weapon with weighted ends, intended to strike or ensnare the enemy
  • maple heights — a city in NE Ohio.
  • marching song — a song with the rhythm of a march, esp sung by marching soldiers
  • marcus garvey — Marcus (Moziah) [moh-zahy-uh] /moʊˈzaɪ ə/ (Show IPA), 1887–1940, Jamaican black-rights activist in the U.S. (1916–27): advocated emigration of black Americans to Africa.
  • mare frigoris — (Sea of Cold) a dark plain in the northern hemisphere, in the first and second quadrants of the face of the moon: about 55 miles (90 km) wide at its narrowest width and 750 miles (1200 km) long: about 67,000 sq. mi. (174,000 sq. km).
  • margaret rose — 1930–2002, English princess (daughter of George VI; sister of Elizabeth II).
  • marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
  • marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
  • marginalising — Present participle of marginalise.
  • marriage vows — promises made as part of wedding ceremony
  • martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
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