16-letter words containing s, h, a, m

import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
in heaven's name — You can use in heaven's name in questions beginning with 'what', 'when', 'who', 'why', 'when', and 'how' to add emphasis in a way that shows that you are very angry or surprised.
in the same boat — a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
inharmoniousness — The quality of being inharmonious.
insurance scheme — a scheme that provides insurance
jacques bonhomme — the contemptuous title given by the nobles to the peasants in the revolt of the Jacquerie in 1358 and adopted by the peasants in subsequent revolts.
james oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
jerusalem cherry — an Old World plant, Solanum pseudocapsicum, of the nightshade family, having white flowers and bearing cherrylike scarlet or yellow fruits, cultivated as an ornamental.
john of damascus — Saint, a.d. c675–749, priest, theologian, and scholar of the Eastern Church, born in Damascus.
kamerlingh onnes — Heike [hahy-kuh] /ˈhaɪ kə/ (Show IPA), 1853–1926, Dutch physicist: Nobel Prize 1913.
kamerlingh-onnes — Heike (ˈhaɪkə). 1853–1926, Dutch physicist: a pioneer of the physics of low-temperature materials and discoverer (1911) of superconductivity. Nobel prize for physics 1913
karelian isthmus — a narrow strip of land between Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland, in the NW Russian Federation.
keratoacanthomas — Plural form of keratoacanthoma.
knights of malta — the order of Hospitalers.
lachryma christi — a table wine produced from grapes grown near Vesuvius, in Italy.
league champions — the team that has come top of the league
leasehold reform — reform of the law relating to leasehold property
lithium stearate — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, LiC 18 H 35 O 2 , used chiefly in cosmetics, in plastics, and as a lubricant in powder metallurgy.
lumberjack shirt — a thick checked shirt, as worn by lumberjacks
lymphangiectasia — (medicine) dilation of the lymphatic vessels.
lymphangiectasis — Alt form lymphangiectasia.
lymphatic system — an extensive network of capillary vessels that transports the interstitial fluid of the body as lymph to the venous blood circulation
lymphatic tissue — tissue, such as the lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, and thymus, that produces lymphocytes
mach's principle — the proposition that there is no absolute space and that the inertia and acceleration of a body are determined by all of the matter of the universe.
machado de assiz — Joaquim Maria [zhaw-ah-kim mah-ree-ah] /ˈʒɔ ɑ kɪm mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1839–1908, Brazilian writer.
machiavellianism — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
machine washable — suitable for washing in a washing machine
machinist's mate — a petty officer trained to operate, repair, etc. ships' engines
macpherson strut — an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.
magnesiochromite — (mineral) A chromite species with the formula MgCr2O4.
magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
mail-order house — a retail firm that conducts its business by receiving orders and shipping its merchandise through the mail and that supplies its customers with catalogs, circulars, etc.
make a go of sth — If you say that someone is making a go of something such as a business or relationship, you mean that they are having some success with it.
make the best of — do what you can
make the most of — in the greatest quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: to win the most votes.
malchus-porphyry — (Malchus) a.d. c233–c304, Greek philosopher.
man of the house — the male head of a household.
man on horseback — a military leader who presents himself as the savior of the country during a period of crisis and either assumes or threatens to assume dictatorial powers.
man-eating shark — any shark known to attack humans, especially the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
mandarin chinese — the official language of China since 1917; the form of Chinese spoken by about two thirds of the population and taught in schools throughout China
manhood suffrage — the right of adult male citizens to vote
maremma sheepdog — a large strongly-built sheepdog of a breed with a long, slightly wavy, white coat
marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
marshall islands — a republic, consisting of a group of 34 coral islands in the W central Pacific: formerly part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1947–87); status of free association with the US from 1986; consists of two parallel chains, Ralik and Ratak. Official languages: Marshallese and English. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: US dollar. Capital: Delap-Uliga-Djarrit, on Majuro atoll. Pop: 69 747 (2013 est). Area: (land) 181 sq km (70 sq miles); (lagoon) 11 655 sq km (4500 sq miles)
marshalling yard — a place or depot where railway wagons are shunted and made up into trains and where engines, carriages, etc, are kept when not in use
matrix mechanics — a formulation of non-relativistic quantum mechanics in which physical quantities are represented by matrices and matrix algebra is used to predict the outcome of physical measurements.
matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
mayfield heights — a city in N Ohio, near Cleveland.
mcnaughten rules — (in English law) a set of rules established by the case of Regina v. McNaughten (1843) by which legal proof of insanity in the commission of a crime depends upon whether or not the accused can show either that he did not know what he was doing or that he is incapable of realizing that what he was doing was wrong

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