15-letter words containing s, h, m, a, t
- monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
- montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.
- moreton bay ash — an Australian eucalyptus tree, E. tessellaris, having drooping branches and grey bark
- morphosyntactic — involving both morphology and syntax.
- most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
- mount suribachi — a volcanic hill in the Volcano Islands, on Iwo Jima: site of a US victory (1945) over the Japanese in World War II
- multiphase flow — Multiphase flow is a type of flow that involves more than one fluid, for example a liquid and a gas, or two liquids that do not mix.
- multnomah falls — a waterfall on Multnomah Creek in NW Oregon, E of Portland. 611 feet (186 meters) high.
- naismith's rule — a rule of thumb for calculating the time needed for a climbing expedition, allowing 1 hour for every 3 miles of distance plus 1 hour for every 2000 feet of height
- neo-lutheranism — a movement begun in the 19th century in Germany and Scandinavia to revive the orthodox principles, beliefs, and practices of the Lutheran Church.
- new hampshirite — of New Hampshire
- non-charismatic — of, having, or characteristic of charisma.
- non-mechanistic — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
- northeast storm — a cyclonic storm that moves northeastward within several hundred miles of the eastern coast of the U.S. and Canada, particularly in fall and winter, its often strong northeast winds causing high seas and coastal damage and bearing rain or snow.
- nothingarianism — Beliefs and practices of a nothingarian.
- nottinghamshire — a county in central England. 854 sq. mi. (2210 sq. km).
- old clothes man — a person who deals in second-hand clothes
- old-man-the-sea — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) an old man who clung to the shoulders of Sindbad the Sailor for many days and nights.
- ophthalmologist — a doctor of medicine specializing in ophthalmology.
- ophthalmoscopes — Plural form of ophthalmoscope.
- ophthalmoscopic — Of, pertaining to or using an ophthalmoscope.
- outdoorsmanship — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
- over-enthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- pachymeningitis — inflammation of the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord
- panophthalmitis — the inflammation of all eye tissue
- panoramic sight — an artillery sight that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle.
- parasympathetic — pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that arise from the cranial and sacral regions and function in opposition to the sympathetic system, as in inhibiting heartbeat or contracting the pupil of the eye.
- phenomenalistic — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
- photojournalism — journalism in which photography dominates written copy, as in certain magazines.
- pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
- plainclothesman — a police officer, especially a detective, who wears ordinary civilian clothes while on duty.
- platyhelminthes — a phylum of worms having bilateral symmetry and a soft, usually flattened body, comprising the flatworms.
- plethysmography — the tracking of changes measured in bodily volume
- pontine marshes — an area of W Italy, southeast of Rome: formerly malarial swamps, drained in 1932–34 after numerous attempts since 160 bc had failed
- posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
- power macintosh — Power Mac
- provost marshal — Army. an officer on the staff of a commander, charged with the maintaining of order and with other police functions within a command.
- put sb to shame — If someone puts you to shame, they make you feel ashamed because they do something much better than you do.
- ramrod straight — having a very straight figure
- refreshment bar — a bar or stall that offers a variety of drinks for sale
- rheumatism-root — spotted wintergreen.
- right of asylum — the right of alien fugitives to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
- saccharomycetes — a collective name for yeasts
- sadomasochistic — interaction, especially sexual activity, in which one person enjoys inflicting physical or mental suffering on another person, who derives pleasure from experiencing pain.
- sahitya akademi — a body set up by the Government of India for cultivating literature in Indian languages and in English
- sanatana dharma — the name used by Hindus for Hinduism
- sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
- schistosomiasis — an infection caused by parasitic flukes of the genus Schistosoma, occurring commonly in eastern Asia and in tropical regions and transmitted to humans through feces-contaminated fresh water or snails: symptoms commonly include pain, anemia, and malfunction of the infected organ.
- schola cantorum — an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
- school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate