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15-letter words containing s, e, m, i, g, l

  • measuring glass — a graduated glass container used to measure quantities of liquid
  • messier catalog — a catalog of nonstellar objects compiled by Charles Messier in 1784 and later slightly extended, now known to contain nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters.
  • metalinguistics — the study of the relation between languages and the other cultural systems they refer to.
  • miles gloriosus — a braggart soldier, esp as a stock figure in comedy
  • miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
  • misintelligence — incorrect information or intelligence
  • morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
  • moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
  • multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
  • musical evening — a social evening with a musical programme
  • neo-hegelianism — Hegelianism as modified by various philosophers of the latter half of the 19th century.
  • nigger minstrel — a performer who puts on blackface (exaggerated negro-like make-up) usually to perform songs associated with the American South
  • oligomerisation — Alternative spelling of oligomerization.
  • palaeomagnetism — the study of the fossil magnetism in rocks, used to determine the past configurations of the continents and to investigate the past shape and magnitude of the earth's magnetic field
  • palaeomagnetist — a student of or expert in palaeomagnetism
  • phenomenologies — the study of phenomena.
  • phenomenologist — the study of phenomena.
  • pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
  • pilgrimage site — a shrine or other sacred place that people travel to as an act of religious devotion
  • plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
  • pragmaticalness — the quality of being pragmatical or meddlesome
  • primary sealing — Primary sealing is devices used for sealing tanks, to reduce emissions, often made of foam.
  • problem-solving — skills, process: of finding solutions
  • pyramid selling — Pyramid selling is a method of selling in which one person buys a supply of a particular product direct from the manufacturer and then sells it to a number of other people at an increased price. These people sell it on to others in a similar way, but eventually the final buyers are only able to sell the product for less than they paid for it.
  • registered mail — prepaid first-class mail that has been recorded at a post office prior to delivery for safeguarding against loss, theft, or damage during transmission.
  • remonstratingly — in an remonstrating or dissenting manner
  • rolling meadows — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • saguia el hamra — the N part of Western Sahara.
  • self-committing — to give in trust or charge; consign.
  • self-immolating — of, relating to, or tending toward self-immolation.
  • self-monitoring — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
  • semilogarithmic — (of graphing) having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation.
  • serial marriage — a form of monogamy characterized by several successive, short-term marriages over the course of a lifetime.
  • serial monogamy — a form of monogamy characterized by several successive, short-term marriages over the course of a lifetime.
  • siege mentality — a state of mind whereby one believes that one is being constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated.
  • sigmoid flexure — Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.
  • smelling bottle — a small bottle or vial for holding smelling salts or perfume.
  • smoking-related — (of a disease, illness, etc) caused by smoking tobacco, etc
  • spelling reform — an attempt to change the spelling of English words to make it conform more closely to pronunciation.
  • spread sampling — the selection of a corpus for statistical analysis by selecting a number of short passages at random throughout the work and considering their aggregation
  • spread-eagleism — boastfulness or bombast, especially in the display of patriotic or nationalistic pride in the U.S.; flag-waving.
  • steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
  • summer triangle — a group of three first-magnitude stars (Deneb, Vega, and Altair) visible during the summer in the N skies
  • system building — a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings
  • tamarisk gerbil — gerbil (def 2).
  • wrestling match — sport: contention by grappling opponent
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