14-letter words containing t, h, e, r, m, o
- magnetospheres — Plural form of magnetosphere.
- magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
- maitre d'hotel — a headwaiter.
- major mitchell — an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri, with a white-and-pink plumage
- major prophets — theology
- malnourishment — Malnutrition, undernourishment.
- maternity home — a house in which a pregnant woman can live until her baby is born, esp one for women who became pregnant out of wedlock and whose baby is going to be put up for adoption
- mechanotherapy — curative treatment by mechanical means.
- merionethshire — a historic county in Gwynedd, in N Wales.
- metachromatism — change of color, especially that due to variation in the temperature of a body.
- metallotherapy — therapy by the use of metals or their salts.
- metamorphizing — Present participle of metamorphize.
- metamorphosing — to change the form or nature of; transform.
- metamorphosise — (UK, nonstandard) To metamorphose.
- metamorphosize — (US, nonstandard) To undergo the process of metamorphosis; to metamorphose.
- metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metaphosphoric — applied to an acid (HPO3) containing a molecule less of water than orthophosphoric acid
- method actress — an actress who bases her role on the inner motivation of the character she plays, following the theories of Stanislavsky
- methoxyflurane — a potent substance, C 3 H 4 Cl 2 F 2 O, used as an analgesic in minor surgical procedures and less frequently as a general anesthetic.
- methyl bromide — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Br, used chiefly as a solvent, refrigerant, and fumigant and in organic synthesis.
- methyl formate — a colorless, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 2 H 4 O 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a solvent.
- microchemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with minute quantities of substances.
- microtechnique — the art of preparing something so that it can properly be examined using a microscope
- mind the store — to tend to business
- minor prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible which in Christian tradition are alone called the Prophets
- mixed metaphor — the use in the same expression of two or more metaphors that are incongruous or illogical when combined, as in “The president will put the ship of state on its feet.”.
- molded breadth — the extreme breadth of the framing of a vessel, excluding the thickness of the plating or planking.
- mononeuropathy — A neuropathy that affects only a single nerve (as distinguished from polyneuropathy).
- montreal north — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, N of Montreal.
- moral theology — the branch of theology dealing with principles of moral conduct.
- morphotonemics — the morphophonemics of tonal phenomena.
- morse alphabet — the set of symbols used to represent letters in Morse code
- mortise chisel — framing chisel.
- moth repellent — a chemical produced and sold to keep moths off clothes
- mother country — the country of one's birth or ancestry.
- mother goddess — Kālī.
- mother hubbard — a full, loose gown, usually fitted at the shoulders, worn by women.
- mother of coal — mineral charcoal.
- mother shipton — a day-flying noctuid moth, Callistege mi, mottled brown in colour and named from a fancied resemblance between its darker marking and a haggish profile
- mother-fucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- mother-out-law — the mother of one's ex-husband or ex-wife
- motherlessness — The state or condition of being motherless.
- motor mechanic — a mechanic who maintains and repairs cars and other road vehicles
- mount rushmore — Mount, a peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota that is a memorial (Mount Rushmore National Memorial) having 60-foot (18-meter) busts of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, carved into its face between 1927 and 1941, from a design by and under the direction of Gutzon Borglum. 5600 feet (1707 meters).
- mouth-watering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- muddle through — to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- mum's the word — silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
- nephrectomized — to perform a nephrectomy upon.
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.