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14-letter words containing s, i, m, e, t, h

  • minor prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible which in Christian tradition are alone called the Prophets
  • mischief night — Halloween or, in some areas, the night before Halloween, as an occasion for pranks and minor vandalism by young people.
  • miss the point — fail to understand
  • mister charlie — a term used to refer to a white person.
  • mithridates vi — ("the Great") 132?–63 b.c, king of Pontus 120–63.
  • monophthongise — Alternative spelling of monophthongize.
  • mont-st-michel — islet just off the NW coast of France, noted for its fortified abbey
  • morphotonemics — the morphophonemics of tonal phenomena.
  • mortise chisel — framing chisel.
  • mother shipton — a day-flying noctuid moth, Callistege mi, mottled brown in colour and named from a fancied resemblance between its darker marking and a haggish profile
  • mountain sheep — wild sheep in mountainous area
  • neo-malthusian — a view or doctrine advocating population control, especially by contraception.
  • neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
  • never mind sth — You use never mind after a statement, often a negative one, to indicate that the statement is even more true of the person, thing, or situation that you are going to mention next.
  • nietzscheanism — the philosophy of Nietzsche, emphasizing the will to power as the chief motivating force of both the individual and society.
  • nonmechanistic — Not mechanistic.
  • nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
  • omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
  • oophorectomies — Plural form of oophorectomy.
  • overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
  • petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
  • petrochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with petroleum or its products.
  • phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
  • photochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
  • photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
  • photoperiodism — the response, as affecting growth or reproduction, of an organism to the length of exposure to light in a 24-hour period.
  • phytochemistry — the branch of biochemistry dealing with plants and plant processes.
  • piezochemistry — the study of chemical reactions at high pressures
  • pimento cheese — a processed cheese made from Neufchâtel, cream cheese, Cheddar, or other cheese, flavored with chopped pimientos.
  • polysynthesism — the synthesis of various elements.
  • postmastership — the office or position of a postmaster
  • pripet marshes — the largest swamp in Europe, occupying S Belarus and N Ukraine
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • radiochemistry — the chemical study of radioactive elements, both natural and artificial, and their use in the study of chemical processes.
  • relinquishment — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
  • rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
  • rhythm section — band instruments, as drums or bass, that supply rhythm rather than harmony or melody.
  • schematization — to reduce to or arrange according to a scheme.
  • schlockmeister — a person who deals in or sells inferior or worthless goods; junk dealer.
  • schmidt system — a wide-angle optical system having a concave, spherical mirror whose aberration is neutralized by a correcting lens: often used in special, photographic reflecting telescopes to obtain clear pictures of large areas of the celestial sphere
  • schoolmistress — a woman who presides over or teaches in a school.
  • semito-hamitic — a former name for the Afro-Asiatic family of languages
  • shirley temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
  • sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
  • simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
  • simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
  • six-eight time — a form of compound duple time in which there are six quaver beats to the bar, indicated by the time signature 68
  • something else — sth different
  • something like — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
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