13-letter words containing t, e, s, i, m
- magnetostatic — Of or pertaining to magnetostatics.
- 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.
- mainstreaming — the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture.
- mainstreeting — the practice of a politician walking about the streets of a town or city to gain votes and greet supporters
- mainz psalter — a book printed by Johannes Gutenberg: thought by some to be the first book printed from movable type.
- make position — the situation in which a short vowel may be regarded as long, that is, when it occurs before two or more consonants
- 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.
- mammoplasties — Plural form of mammoplasty.
- mandatoriness — The quality or state of being mandatory.
- manifestation — an act of manifesting.
- manifestative — manifesting; showing clearly or conclusively.
- manipulatives — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
- maple heights — a city in NE Ohio.
- mare nectaris — (Sea of Nectar) a dark plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 26,000 sq. mi. (67,000 sq. km).
- marginal seat — a seat in which elections tend to be won by small margins
- maria theresa — 1717–80, archduchess of Austria; queen of Hungary and Bohemia 1740–80 (wife of Francis II; mother of Joseph II, Leopold II, Marie Antoinette).
- maritime alps — a range of the W Alps in SE France and NW Italy. Highest peak: Argentera, 3297 m (10 817 ft)
- marketisation — Alternative spelling of marketization.
- marsh trefoil — buck bean.
- martyrologies — Plural form of martyrology.
- masculinities — Plural form of masculinity.
- mass catering — the trade of supplying food and drink to large numbers of customers at the same time
- mass hysteria — a condition affecting a group of persons, characterized by excitement or anxiety, irrational behavior or beliefs, or inexplicable symptoms of illness.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- master switch — a switch that can be used to turn on or off the supply of electricity to a building or to certain equipment
- masterminding — to plan and direct (a usually complex project or activity), especially skillfully: Two colonels had masterminded the revolt.
- mastersingers — Plural form of mastersinger.
- masticatories — Plural form of masticatory.
- mastoidectomy — the removal of part of a mastoid process, usually for draining an infection.
- match fitness — the condition of being match-fit
- 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.
- mathematicism — the belief that everything can be explained in mathematical terms
- mating season — the period during each year when a particular bird, animal, or fish mates
- 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
- matthew paris — Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- mean distance — the arithmetic mean of the greatest and least distances of a planet from the sun, used in stating the size of an orbit; the semimajor axis.
- mean-spirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
- measurability — capable of being measured.
- mechanisation — Alternative spelling of mechanization.
- media studies — educational subjects or courses relating to the mass media
- medicamentous — of or relating to medicaments
- meeting house — a house or building for religious worship.
- meeting-house — a house or building for religious worship.
- meetinghouses — Plural form of meetinghouse.