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14-letter words containing t, e, m, f

  • restiform body — a cordlike bundle of nerve fibers lying on each side of the medulla oblongata and connecting it with the cerebellum.
  • safety measure — a measure taken to increase or ensure safety or protection from danger
  • schafer method — a method of artificial respiration in which the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax.
  • self-abasement — humiliation of oneself, especially as a result of guilt, shame, or the like.
  • self-adornment — something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory: the adornments and furnishings of a room.
  • self-criticism — the act or fact of being self-critical.
  • self-enjoyment — the act of enjoying.
  • self-formation — the act or process of forming or the state of being formed: the formation of ice.
  • self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
  • self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
  • self-motivated — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
  • self-promotion — advancement in rank or position.
  • self-treatment — an act or manner of treating.
  • semantic field — an area of human experience or perception, as color, that is delimited and subcategorized by a set of interrelated vocabulary items in a language.
  • shortened form — an abbreviated form of a multisyllable word; clipped form.
  • sodium sulfate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, detergents, glass, and ceramic glazes.
  • sodium sulfite — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 3 , used chiefly as a food preservative, as a bleaching agent, and as a developer in photography.
  • soft ice-cream — a softer and lighter-textured ice cream that contains more air than standard ice-cream. It was developed in Britain in the 20th century.
  • soft margarine — a soft, spreadable margarine that is made with more liquid oils and less hydrogenated oils than hard, block margarine
  • somar software — (company)   The distributors of Somar DumpAcl and other utilities for Windows NT. Address: Washington, DC, USA.
  • space platform — space station.
  • sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
  • stigmatiferous — (of a plant) having a stigma
  • stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
  • stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
  • stuffed animal — soft toy
  • sulfantimonide — any compound containing an antimonide and a sulfide.
  • take away from — detract
  • temperamentful — full of temperament
  • tenant farming — farming land owned by sb else
  • terms of trade — the ratio of export prices to import prices. It measures a nation's trading position, which improves when export prices rise faster or fall slower than import prices
  • the full monty — something in its entirety
  • the home front — the civilian population
  • the maple leaf — the national flag of Canada, consisting of a representation of a maple leaf in red on a white central panel with a vertical red bar on either side
  • theory of mind — Psychology, Philosophy. the ability to interpret one’s own and other people’s mental and emotional states, understanding that each person has unique motives, perspectives, etc.: People with autism seem to lack theory of mind. Abbreviation: ToM, TOM.
  • thermoformable — having the ability to be shaped using heat and pressure
  • thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
  • thomas raffles — Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
  • thomson effect — the tendency of unevenly heated segments of a strip of a conductor to increase or decrease in temperature differences when an electric current is passed through the strip.
  • to make a face — If you make a face, you show a feeling such as dislike or disgust by putting an exaggerated expression on your face, for example by sticking out your tongue. In British English, you can also say pull a face.
  • to make a fuss — If you make a fuss or kick up a fuss about something, you become angry or excited about it and complain.
  • to make fun of — If you make fun of someone or something or poke fun at them, you laugh at them, tease them, or make jokes about them in a way that causes them to seem ridiculous.
  • to mend fences — If one country tries to mend fences with another, it tries to end a disagreement or quarrel with the other country. You can also say that two countries mend fences.
  • traffic-jammed — jam1 (def 16).
  • transformative — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
  • trumpet flower — any of various plants with pendent flowers shaped like a trumpet.
  • ultra-feminine — pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.
  • unmanufactured — (of a product, commodity, etc) not manufactured
  • waltham forest — a borough of Greater London, England.
  • welfare mother — the mother of dependent children who receives government welfare benefits.
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