13-letter words containing ame
- frame grabber — (hardware) A device that captures a single frame from an analog video signal (from a video camera or VCR) and stores it as a digital image under computer control.
- frame of mind — mental state
- frame pointer — A pointer to the current activation record in an implementation of a block structured language.
- fun and games — frivolously diverting activity.
- fundamentally — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- gallows frame — headframe.
- game of skill — a game in which the outcome is determined by skill rather than by chance, as chess.
- game-changing — having the potential to change significantly the outcome of something
- games console — Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- games library — a type of library for video games where games (usually downloaded via the internet) can be paid for per use rather than be bought at full price
- gametogenesis — the development of gametes.
- gametothallus — a gamete-producing thallus.
- gill filament — one of the threadlike processes forming the respiratory surface of a gill.
- guessing game — a situation in which conjectures must be made because information is not available or forthcoming
- hall of famer — a person who has been accepted into a Hall of Fame.
- hereditaments — Plural form of hereditament.
- heterogametes — Plural form of heterogamete.
- heterogametic — (of a species or individual organism) having two unlike gametes.
- hexamethonium — a compound, C 10 H 24 N 2 , used in the treatment of severe hypertension to lower blood pressure and increase blood flow by blocking transmission of nerve impulses that constrict blood vessels.
- hexamethylene — cyclohexane.
- in god's name — If someone uses such expressions as what in God's name, why in God's name, or how in God's name, they are emphasizing how angry, annoyed, or surprised they are.
- james douglas — Sir James ("the Black Douglas") 1286–1330, Scottish military leader.
- james gosling — (person) The software engineer who wrote GOSMACS, and served as Sun Microsystems, Inc. project leader for both NeWS, and Java. He is currently (1997) a Vice President and "Distinguished Engineer" at Sun.
- james madison — Dolly or Dolley [dol-ee] /ˈdɒl i/ (Show IPA), (Dorothea Payne) 1768–1849, wife of James Madison.
- just the same — identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: This street is the same one we were on yesterday.
- kwame nkrumah — Kwame [kwah-mee] /ˈkwɑ mi/ (Show IPA), 1909–72, president of Ghana 1960–66.
- lamellaphones — Plural form of lamellaphone.
- lamellibranch — bivalve.
- latin america — the part of the American continents south of the United States in which Spanish, Portuguese, or French is officially spoken.
- lucid dreamer — a person who has lucid dreams, either naturally or as a result of training
- madame bovary — a novel (1857) by Gustave Flaubert.
- masking frame — easel (def 2).
- medicamentous — of or relating to medicaments
- metamerically — In a metameric manner.
- microfilament — a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape.
- milk lameness — a disease of cattle that produce a high milk yield, characterized by hip lameness associated with a low concentration of phosphorus in the blood
- monofilaments — Plural form of monofilament.
- multicamerate — having numerous chambers
- multifilament — having two or more filaments: multifilament yarn.
- multilamellar — referring to a lamella or lamellae.
- name-dropping — the introduction into one's conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others.
- neurofilament — (anatomy) A neurofibril.
- new ball game — a new or changed situation: Once we're out of debt it'll be a whole new ball game.
- new testament — the collection of the books of the Bible that were produced by the early Christian church, comprising the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles, and the Revelation of St. John the Divine.
- new to a game — If you are new to a particular game, you have not done a particular activity or been in a particular situation before.
- non-amendable — to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.
- nonparametric — (of a test or method) not requiring assertions about parameters or about the form of the underlying distribution.
- north america — the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 feet (6187 meters); lowest, Death Valley, 276 feet (84 meters) below sea level. About 9,360,000 sq. mi. (24,242,400 sq. km).
- old testament — the first of the two main divisions of the Christian Bible, comprising the Law, the Prophets, and the Hagiographa. In the Vulgate translation all but two books of the Apocrypha are included in the Old Testament.
- olympic games — international sports event