15-letter words containing s, e, m, p, t
- superpatriotism — the quality of being superpatriotic
- supplementation — the act or process of supplementing.
- swamp white oak — an oak, Quercus bicolor, of eastern North America, yielding a hard, heavy wood used in shipbuilding, for making furniture, etc.
- symmetric group — the group of all permutations of a finite set.
- sympathetectomy — sympathectomy.
- sympathetic ink — a fluid for producing writing that is invisible until brought out by heat, chemicals, etc.; invisible ink.
- sympathetically — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- sympathomimetic — mimicking stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
- sympathy strike — a strike by a body of workers, not because of grievances against their own employer, but by way of endorsing and aiding another group of workers who are on strike or have been locked out.
- symphony writer — a composer of an extended large-scale orchestral composition, usually with several movements, at least one of which is in sonata form
- system operator — a person who maintains a computer system or network, especially one who operates a computer bulletin board.
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- the black stump — an imaginary marker of the extent of civilization (esp in the phrase beyond the black stump)
- the paralympics — a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors
- theriomorphosis — transformation into an animal form, often associated with mythological characters
- thermoperiodism — the effect on an organism of rhythmic fluctuations in temperature.
- thomas à kempis — Thomas à, 1379?–1471, German ecclesiastic and author.
- to take up arms — If one group or country takes up arms against another, they prepare to attack and fight them.
- ultramicroscope — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
- un-presumptuous — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- un-supplemented — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- uncompassionate — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
- undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- unsportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- visible imports — products that a company or country buys from other countries
- west palm beach — a city in SE Florida: winter resort.
- westphalian ham — a hard German ham with a distinctive flavor derived from being smoked over beechwood and juniper.
- white supremacy — the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial groups, especially black people, and are therefore rightfully the dominant group in any society.
- zapata mustache — a large mustache that curves down the corners of the mouth.