13-letter words containing s, g, r, a, m
- grass sorghum — any of several varieties of sorghum, as Sudan grass, grown for pasturage and hay.
- grease monkey — a mechanic, especially one who works on automobiles or airplanes.
- great grimsby — seaport in Humberside, NE England, at the mouth of the Humber estuary: county district pop. 91,000
- gresham's law — the tendency of the inferior of two forms of currency to circulate more freely than, or to the exclusion of, the superior, because of the hoarding of the latter.
- grimes graves — an area of Neolithic flint mines in Suffolk, England, comprising more than 300 mine shafts and galleries.
- gross anatomy — the branch of anatomy that deals with structures that can be seen with the naked eye.
- gyrocompasses — Plural form of gyrocompass.
- gyromagnetism — the condition or state of being gyromagnetic
- heart massage — rhythmic manual compression of the sternum or heart to restore normal heartbeat, as after cardiac arrest.
- hellgrammites — Plural form of hellgrammite (Alternative spelling of hellgramites).
- heterogametes — Plural form of heterogamete.
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- histogramming — (mathematics) The construction of histograms.
- home straight — the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
- house manager — a business manager responsible for managing a theater and its staff.
- house-warming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- housewarmings — Plural form of housewarming.
- hypermegasoma — gigantism.
- image formats — (graphics, file format) There are many formats used to store images in files. GIF, TIFF and JPEG are very common. Others are BIFF, bmp, Clear, FITS, IFF, NFF, OFF, PCX, PNG, TGA, XBM. Some of these are documented on-line at the following sites:
- imaginariness — The state of being imaginary.
- impersonating — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- isoamyl group — the univalent group C 5 H 11 .
- king's ransom — an extremely large amount of money: The painting was sold for a king's ransom.
- lane markings — white lines on the road that mark lanes
- laryngotomies — Plural form of laryngotomy.
- lump of sugar — lump1 (def 4).
- 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.
- magnesiferous — (geology) Containing magnesium.
- magnetic star — a star having a strong magnetic field.
- magnetiferous — (dated) Producing or conducting magnetism.
- magnetographs — Plural form of magnetograph.
- magnetometers — Plural form of magnetometer.
- 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.
- 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.
- managerialism — Belief in or reliance on the use of professional managers in administering or planning an activity.
- manganiferous — containing manganese.
- manrikigusari — a Japanese chain weapon with weighted ends, intended to strike or ensnare the enemy
- 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