13-letter words containing s, e, m, t, r, h
- metamorphoses — a series of mythological tales or legends in verse (a.d. 7–8) by Ovid.
- metamorphosis — Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa and from the pupa to the adult butterfly. Compare complete metamorphosis.
- meteor shower — the profusion of meteors observed when the earth passes through a meteor swarm.
- meths drinker — a person who drinks methylated spirits
- michelin star — a mark of distinction awarded by the Michelin travel guides to a restaurant in recognition of the high quality of its cooking. A restaurant may receive one, two, or three stars, representing very good, exceptional, or exquisite cuisine, respectively
- microswitches — Plural form of microswitch.
- miner's right — a licence to prospect for minerals, esp gold
- minstrel show — a once popular type of stage show featuring comic dialogue, song, and dance in highly conventionalized patterns, performed by a troupe of actors traditionally comprising two end men, a chorus in blackface, and an interlocutor. Developed in the U.S. in the 19th century, this entertainment portrayed negative racial stereotypes and declined in popularity in the 20th century.
- mirthlessness — The state or condition of being mirthless.
- miss the mark — to fail in achieving one's aim; be unsuccessful in one's attempt
- missel thrush — mistle thrush.
- mistle thrush — a large, European thrush, Turdus viscivorus, that feeds on the berries of the mistletoe.
- mittelschmerz — dull abdominal pain occurring at the time of ovulation, attributed to the presence of free blood in the peritoneal cavity from the ruptured ovarian follicle.
- moderatorship — The position or office of a moderator.
- mohave desert — a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).
- monmouthshire — a historic county in E Wales, now part of Gwent, Mid Glamorgan, and South Glamorgan.
- monotherapies — Plural form of monotherapy.
- morphometrics — a technique of taxonomic analysis using measurements of the form of organisms
- moshe shertok — Moshe [moh-shuh] /ˈmoʊ ʃə/ (Show IPA), Sharett, Moshe.
- mother abbess — the female head of a religious house of nuns
- mother teresa — Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- mother's help — a woman employed to help look after children and help the mother in other ways
- music theatre — a modern musical-dramatic work that is performed on a smaller scale than, and without the conventions of, traditional opera
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- nanochemistry — (chemistry) The synthesis, analysis and characterization of chemical compounds at the nanoscale.
- nephelometers — Plural form of nephelometer.
- nephrectomies — Plural form of nephrectomy.
- north olmsted — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- orchiectomies — Plural form of orchiectomy.
- over-shipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- parma heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- phalansterism — a model of society in which members of a community live in the same space and share common belongings
- pharmaceutics — a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
- photocomposer — a machine for setting type photographically.
- platform shoe — a shoe with a platform.
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- potato-masher — a kitchen implement used to crush or mash potatoes
- pre christmas — the annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus: celebrated on December 25 and now generally observed as a legal holiday and an occasion for exchanging gifts.
- pre-christmas — the annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus: celebrated on December 25 and now generally observed as a legal holiday and an occasion for exchanging gifts.
- premonishment — a forewarning
- primrose path — a way of life devoted to irresponsible hedonism, often of a sensual nature: The evangelist exhorted us to avoid the primrose path and stick to the straight and narrow.
- protest march — public demonstration
- psychometrics — the measurement of mental traits, abilities, and processes.
- psychrometric — relating to psychrometry
- refashionment — the act or state of being refashioned
- refurbishment — to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
- replenishment — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- rosebud mouth — a mouth that resembles the unopened flower of a rose in shape
- saccharimeter — an optical instrument for determining the strength of sugar solutions by measuring the rotation of the plane of polarized light they produce.