14-letter words containing s, i, n, u, a
- misunderstands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misunderstand.
- misutilization — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- mockumentaries — Plural form of mockumentary.
- modus operandi — mode of operating or working.
- moisturization — The act or process of moisturizing.
- monolingualism — knowing or able to use only one language; monoglot.
- mountain avens — either of two trailing evergreen white-flowered rosaceous shrubs of the genus Dryas that grow on mountains in N temperate regions and in the Arctic
- mountain sheep — wild sheep in mountainous area
- mountain state — any of the eight states of the W U.S. through which the Rocky Mountains pass; Mont., Ida., Wyo., Nev., Utah, Colo., Ariz., or N.Mex.
- multi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- multinationals — Plural form of multinational.
- multisectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- murrhine glass — glassware believed to resemble the murrhine cups of ancient Rome.
- musca volitans — floater (def 6).
- musicalization — the adaptation of a novel, play, etc into a musical form
- muslin delaine — mousseline de laine.
- muster station — the place on a ship where passengers should assemble in the event of an emergency
- mutual insurer — A mutual insurer is an insurance company which is owned by its members or policyholders rather than by shareholders.
- nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
- national trust — (in Britain) an organization concerned with the preservation of historic buildings and monuments and areas of the countryside of great beauty in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1895 and incorporated by act of parliament in 1907. The National Trust for Scotland was founded in 1931
- natural rights — any right that exists by virtue of natural law.
- naturalisation — Alternative spelling of naturalization.
- nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
- neo-malthusian — a view or doctrine advocating population control, especially by contraception.
- neo-surrealism — a revival of the 20th-century surrealism movement in art, especially painting and sculpture, depicting the imagery of dreams and the subconscious mind.
- neuroanatomist — the branch of anatomy dealing with the nervous system.
- neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
- neuromechanism — the function of the nervous system as it relates to its structure.
- neutral monism — the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.
- neutralisation — The act of neutralising.
- new australian — an immigrant to Australia, esp one whose native tongue is not English
- new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
- non-absolutist — the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government.
- non-altruistic — unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic).
- non-assumptive — taken for granted.
- non-exhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- non-fastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- non-gratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- non-gregarious — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- non-harmonious — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- non-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- non-industrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- non-insulating — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
- non-malthusian — 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.
- non-naturalism — Literature. a manner or technique of treating subject matter that presents, through volume of detail, a deterministic view of human life and actions. a deterministic theory of writing in which it is held that a writer should adopt an objective view toward the material written about, be free of preconceived ideas as to form and content, and represent with clinical accuracy and frankness the details of life. Compare realism (def 4b). a representation of natural appearances or natural patterns of speech, manner, etc., in a work of fiction. the depiction of the physical environment, especially landscape or the rural environment.
- non-subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- nonacquisitive — not acquisitive
- noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
- nonfilamentous — composed of or containing filaments.
- nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.