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13-letter words containing s, t, a, m, n, o

  • augmentations — Plural form of augmentation.
  • automechanism — an automatic mechanical system or component, especially a device that operates automatically under predetermined conditions.
  • autumn crocus — a liliaceous plant, Colchicum autumnale, of Europe and N Africa having pink or purplish autumn flowers
  • basement-rock — the undifferentiated assemblage of rock (basement rock) underlying the oldest stratified rocks in any region: usually crystalline, metamorphosed, and mostly, but not necessarily, Precambrian in age.
  • bass trombone — the lower-pitched of the two main types of trombone
  • betamethasone — a synthetic analogue of a glucocorticoid, C 22 H 29 FO 5 , used in various forms in the treatment of inflammation, allergies, and tumors, and for replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency.
  • blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
  • boom-and-bust — characteristic of a period of economic prosperity followed by a depression.
  • boston matrix — a two-dimensional matrix, used in planning the business strategy of a large organization, that identifies those business units in the organization that generate cash and those that use it
  • bowman's root — an eastern U.S. plant, Gillenia trifoliata, of the rose family, having terminal clusters of white flowers.
  • brainstorming — intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas
  • brown mustard — black mustard. See under mustard (def 2).
  • bums on seats — If the organizers of an event such as a concert want to put bums on seats, they want a lot of people to attend it.
  • campanologist — the principles or art of making bells, bell ringing, etc.
  • camping stool — a stool which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
  • camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
  • carcinomatous — a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor that spreads by metastasis and often recurs after excision; cancer.
  • casement door — a door having glass panes throughout or nearly throughout its length.
  • cat and mouse — Also called cat and rat. a children's game in which players in a circle keep a player from moving into or out of the circle and permit a second player to move into or out of the circle to escape the pursuing first player.
  • cat-and-mouse — denoting a fight or contest in which participants attempt to confuse or deceive each other in a cruel or teasing way, esp before a final act of cruelty or unkindness
  • centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
  • ceremonialist — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
  • cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
  • chondromatous — a benign cartilaginous tumor or growth.
  • chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
  • cleptomaniacs — kleptomania.
  • coleman stove — a portable kerosene camp stove
  • combativeness — The state of being combative.
  • combinatorics — a branch of mathematics dealing with combinations and permutations
  • commendations — the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
  • commensurated — Simple past tense and past participle of commensurate.
  • commensurates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commensurate.
  • commentations — Plural form of commentation.
  • commiserating — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
  • commiseration — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
  • commonalities — Plural form of commonality.
  • commonwealths — Plural form of commonwealth.
  • communalistic — Pertaining to communalism.
  • communalities — the state or condition of being communal.
  • communicators — Plural form of communicator.
  • communisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of communization.
  • compactedness — the state of being compacted
  • companies act — (in Britain) any of various laws that govern the formation, dissolution, and management of companies
  • companion set — a set of fire irons on a stand
  • company store — a retail store operated by a company for the convenience of the employees, who are required to buy from the store.
  • compare notes — to exchange opinions
  • compass north — magnetic north, as indicated on a particular compass at a given moment.
  • compass plant — a tall plant, Silphium laciniatum, of central North America, that has yellow flowers and lower leaves that tend to align themselves at right angles to the strongest light, esp in a north-south plane: family Asteraceae (composites)
  • compass point — A compass point is one of the 32 marks on the dial of a compass that show direction, for example north, south, east, and west.
  • compassionate — If you describe someone or something as compassionate, you mean that they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering.
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