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13-letter words containing s, i, m, a, n

  • magnetostatic — Of or pertaining to magnetostatics.
  • magnitudinous — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
  • magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
  • maiden castle — an ancient fortification in Dorsetshire, England, first erected c250 b.c. over the remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements of c2000–c1500 b.c.
  • maiden speech — the first speech made in a legislature by a newly elected member.
  • main sequence — a narrow band in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram in which 90 percent of all observed stars are plotted.
  • 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
  • mainz psalter — a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg: thought by some to be the first book printed from movable type.
  • make position — the situation in which a short vowel may be regarded as long, that is, when it occurs before two or more consonants
  • malabsorbtion — Misspelling of malabsorption.
  • malabsorption — faulty absorption of nutritive material from the intestine.
  • maladminister — to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
  • maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
  • malformations — Plural form of malformation.
  • maliciousness — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
  • malinvestment — An incorrect or unwise investment.
  • malthusianism — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
  • 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.
  • mandatoriness — The quality or state of being mandatory.
  • manganiferous — containing manganese.
  • manicure case — a case for holding small tools designed to care for the fingernails
  • manifestation — an act of manifesting.
  • manifestative — manifesting; showing clearly or conclusively.
  • manipulations — Plural form of manipulation.
  • manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
  • manrikigusari — a Japanese chain weapon with weighted ends, intended to strike or ensnare the enemy
  • mansion house — the residence of the Lord Mayor of London
  • mansplanation — Also called mansplanation [man-spluh-ney-shuh n] /ˌmæn spləˈneɪ ʃən/ (Show IPA). such an explanation given to someone, usually a woman.
  • mantis shrimp — any stomatopod crustacean having a pair of appendages modified for grasping prey and resembling those of a mantis.
  • manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
  • marching song — a song with the rhythm of a march, esp sung by marching soldiers
  • marchionesses — Plural form of marchioness.
  • mare nectaris — (Sea of Nectar) a dark plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 26,000 sq. mi. (67,000 sq. km).
  • 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
  • marginalising — Present participle of marginalise.
  • marketisation — Alternative spelling of marketization.
  • marlinespikes — Plural form of marlinespike.
  • masculineness — The state or condition of being masculine.
  • masculinities — Plural form of masculinity.
  • masking frame — easel (def 2).
  • masking piece — a flat, curtain, or other piece of scenery for concealing a part of a stage from the audience.
  • mass catering — the trade of supplying food and drink to large numbers of customers at the same time
  • massification — the practice of making luxury products available to the mass market
  • masterminding — to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully: Two colonels had masterminded the revolt.
  • mastersingers — Plural form of mastersinger.
  • mastigophoran — Also, mastigophore [mas-ti-guh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈmæs tɪ gəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ (Show IPA). a protozoan of the phylum Mastigophora.
  • match fitness — the condition of being match-fit
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