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15-letter words containing ster

  • master corporal — a noncommissioned officer in the Canadian forces senior to a corporal and junior to a sergeant
  • master cylinder — the hydraulic pump of an automotive braking system that contains a cylinder and one or two pistons, is actuated by the brake pedal, and supplies hydraulic fluid under pressure to the brakes at each wheel.
  • master mechanic — a mechanic, especially one who is thoroughly skilled, in charge of other mechanics.
  • master sergeant — Army, Air Force, Marine Corps. a noncommissioned officer ranking next to the highest noncommissioned officer.
  • master's degree — a degree awarded by a graduate school or department, usually to a person who has completed at least one year of graduate study.
  • master-planning — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
  • metallic luster — luster1 (def 8).
  • ministerialists — Plural form of ministerialist.
  • multiple master — (text, tool, software)   (Or "Multiple Master Font") A font that is a mixture of two or more other fonts. A Multiple Master font is a single font containing from two to sixteen master designs (the current implementation limit). A weight factor specifies the contribution of each master design for the creation of a multiple master font instance. A Multiple Master instance is a single interpolation of a multiple master font as created by a user or application.
  • mustard plaster — a black mixture of mustard and rubber placed on a cloth and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
  • mystery shopper — a person who is employed, often by the owners, to visit shops, hotels, etc, incognito, and assess the quality of the service offered
  • new westminster — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the Fraser River: suburb of Vancouver.
  • non-ministerial — pertaining to the ministry of religion, or to a minister or other member of the clergy.
  • nonstereoscopic — Not stereoscopic.
  • northeasterners — Plural form of northeasterner.
  • outer barrister — a barrister belonging to the outer bar.
  • oyster mushroom — oyster cap.
  • oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
  • parish register — the register of the christenings, marriages, and burials in a parish.
  • perseus cluster — a cluster of about 500 galaxies in the direction of the constellation Perseus, grouped around a particular Seyfert galaxy that is an intense radio source (Perseus A)
  • personal stereo — A personal stereo is a small cassette or CD player with very light headphones, which people carry round so that they can listen to music while doing something else.
  • pinkster flower — a wild azalea, Rhododendron periclymenoides, of the U.S., having pink or purplish flowers.
  • positive caster — a person or thing that casts.
  • prairie oysters — a raw egg, or the yolk of a raw egg, often mixed with seasonings, as salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and used as a hangover remedy.
  • question master — quizmaster.
  • raster graphics — (graphics)   Computer graphics in which an image is composed of an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns. Opposite: vector graphics.
  • register office — building where civil records are kept
  • registered bond — a bond recorded in the name of the owner.
  • registered mail — prepaid first-class mail that has been recorded at a post office prior to delivery for safeguarding against loss, theft, or damage during transmission.
  • registered name — the official or trademark name of something such as a product or company
  • registered port — (networking)   Any TCP or UDP port with a number in the range 1025 to 65535 (i.e. not a well-known port) that is registered with IANA.
  • registered post — a Post Office service by which compensation is paid for loss or damage to mail for which a registration fee has been paid
  • rochester hills — city in SE Mich., near Detroit: pop. 69,000
  • roger bannister — Sir Roger (Gilbert) born 1929, English track and field athlete: first to run a mile in less than four minutes.
  • royal worcester — Worcester china made after 1862
  • shadow minister — a member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power
  • sister of mercy — a member of a congregation of sisters founded in Dublin in 1827 by Catherine McAuley (1787–1841) and engaged chiefly in works of spiritual and corporal mercy.
  • slab plastering — coarse plastering, as between the studs in a half-timbered wall.
  • social register — a directory or list of people prominent in the fashionable society of a given area
  • stereochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the determination of the relative positions in space of the atoms or groups of atoms in a compound and with the effects of these positions on the properties of the compound.
  • stereoisomerism — the isomerism ascribed to different relative positions of the atoms or groups of atoms in the molecules of organic compounds.
  • stereologically — by way of stereology or in a stereological manner
  • stereotypically — in a stereotypical manner
  • sterling silver — of, relating to, or noting British money: The sterling equivalent is #5.50.
  • steroidogenesis — the formation of steroids, as by the adrenal cortex, testes, and ovaries.
  • tartarian aster — a Siberian aster, Aster tataricus, having large blue to purple flower heads.
  • teamsters union — the unofficial name of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America.
  • telestereoscope — a binocular optical instrument used for stereoscopic viewing of distant objects; a small range finder.
  • trojan asteroid — one of a number of asteroids that have the same mean motion and orbit as Jupiter, preceding or following the planet by a longitude of 60°
  • utter barrister — a barrister belonging to the outer bar.
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