13-letter words containing t, e, m, l, s
- let off steam — a blast of air or wind: to clean machinery with a blow.
- let us assume — You can use let us assume or let's assume when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences.
- libel tourism — the act of suing a writer for alleged defamation in a foreign jurisdiction where there are weak libel laws.
- liberationism — the principles of liberationists
- lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
- lightsomeness — (archaic) The quality of being lightsome.
- limbic system — a ring of interconnected structures in the midline of the brain around the hypothalamus, involved with emotion and memory and with homeostatic regulatory systems.
- limitlessness — Property of being limitless, infiniteness, boundlessness.
- line spectrum — an electromagnetic spectrum consisting of discrete lines, usually characteristic of excited atoms or molecules.
- lithesomeness — the quality of being flexible and supple
- loathsomeness — The property or nature that gives rise to revulsion, that inspires loathing.
- lumberjackets — Plural form of lumberjacket.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- machine-steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- macroclimates — Plural form of macroclimate.
- magisterially — In a magisterial manner; authoritatively.
- magnet school — a public school with special programs and instruction that are not available elsewhere in a school district and that are specially designed to draw students from throughout a district, especially to aid in desegregation.
- magnetic lens — Physics. an electron lens using magnetic fields for focusing an electron beam.
- maiden castle — an ancient fortification in Dorsetshire, England, first erected c250 b.c. over the remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements of c2000–c1500 b.c.
- mainz psalter — a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg: thought by some to be the first book printed from movable type.
- maladjustment — bad or unsatisfactory adjustment.
- maladminister — to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
- maladroitness — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- malinvestment — An incorrect or unwise investment.
- maltese cross — a cross having four equal arms that expand in width outward.
- mammoplasties — Plural form of mammoplasty.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- manon lescaut — a novel (1731) by Antoine François Prévost.
- mantelshelves — Plural form of mantelshelf.
- maple heights — a city in NE Ohio.
- mare australe — (Southern Sea) an area near the south pole of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
- maritime alps — a range of the W Alps in SE France and NW Italy. Highest peak: Argentera, 3297 m (10 817 ft)
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
- masculinities — Plural form of masculinity.
- mass affluent — the large number of individuals with liquid assets of around £250,000
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- masterclasses — Plural form of masterclass.
- masterfulness — The quality of being masterful.
- matchlessness — The state or condition of being matchless.
- materfamilias — the mother of a family.
- materialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
- maternalistic — of, pertaining to, having the qualities of, or befitting a mother: maternal instincts.
- matripotestal — of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
- matt emulsion — a water-based paint which is not shiny when it dries
- measurability — capable of being measured.
- megaloblastic — an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.
- melodramatics — Melodramatic behavior, action, or writing.
- melodramatist — A writer of melodramas.