13-letter words containing s, t, e, a, m
- 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.
- basidiomycete — any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota (formerly class Basidiomycetes), in which the spores are produced in basidia. The group includes boletes, puffballs, smuts, and rusts
- bass trombone — the lower-pitched of the two main types of trombone
- bastard amber — a color of gelatin commonly used in stage lighting, similar to light amber but having a pinkish cast.
- beam splitter — a system that divides a beam of light, electrons, etc, into two or more paths
- bedaux system — a system of payment for work on the basis of the number of points of work done in a given amount of time, each point representing one minute of work on a given job at a normal rate of speed.
- benjamin west — Benjamin, 1738–1820, U.S. painter, in England after 1763.
- 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.
- bimetallistic — relating to bimetallism
- binary system — a system involving only two elements, as 0 and 1 or yes and no.
- biosystematic — relating to biosystematics
- blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
- blandishments — Blandishments are pleasant things that someone says to another person in order to persuade them to do something.
- breast timber — wale1 (def 5).
- breast-timber — a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
- 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.
- bureaucratism — an official of a bureaucracy.
- bus mastering — bus master
- cabinetmakers — Plural form of cabinetmaker.
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
- capellmeister — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp in an 18th-century princely household
- casement door — a door having glass panes throughout or nearly throughout its length.
- cash customer — a purchaser who pays cash rather than by check, credit card, or charge account.
- 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 distemper — distemper1 (def 1c).
- 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.
- cerium metals — the metals lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, and samarium, forming a sub-group of the lanthanides
- chase mortise — a mortise having one inclined narrow side.
- chastisements — severe criticism; a rebuke or strong reprimand.
- cheiromantist — A chiromancer.
- chestnut clam — Astarte (def 2).
- chimney stack — A chimney stack is the brick or stone part of a chimney that is above the roof of a building.
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- cholesteatoma — A destructive and expanding keratinizing squamous epithelium in the middle ear and/or mastoid process.
- cholesteremia — cholesterolemia.
- chrematistics — Study of wealth.
- chrestomathic — (of teaching or learning) That has a practical use.
- christmas eve — Christmas Eve is the 24th of December, the day before Christmas Day.
- christmastide — the festival season from Christmas to after New Year's Day.
- christmastime — the Christmas season, traditionally from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day or to Epiphany (Jan. 6)
- chromaticness — the attribute of colour that involves both hue and saturation
- chromesthesia — (neurology, psychology) sound-to-color synaesthesia.
- chrysanthemum — A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.
- cinematheques — Plural form of cinematheque.
- circumstanced — simple past tense and past participle of circumstance.
- circumstances — someone's financial situation
- circumstellar — surrounding, or revolving around, a star
- city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall