13-letter words containing a, n, i, s, o, m
- sanctimonious — making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America.
- sanction mark — a mark on pieces of 19th-century French furniture signifying that the piece met the quality standards required by the Parisian guild of ebonists
- sanitationman — a sanitation worker.
- sansculottism — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
- santo domingo — a republic in the West Indies, occupying the E part of the island of Hispaniola. 19,129 sq. mi. (49,545 sq. km). Capital: Santo Domingo.
- sedimentation — the deposition or accumulation of sediment.
- semi-autonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- semi-nomadism — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- semicarbazone — a product that occurs as a result of aldehyde or ketone reacting with semicarbazide
- semidominance — incomplete dominance.
- seminole wars — a series of conflicts in 1818–19 between American forces under Andrew Jackson and the Seminole Indians in Spanish-controlled eastern Florida.
- semipalmation — the state of being semipalmate
- semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
- senior airman — a noncommissioned officer ranking between a staff sergeant and airman first class. Abbreviation: SrA.
- senior master — a male teacher in a senior position
- sex chromatin — Barr body.
- shop chairman — a unionized employee elected to represent a shop, department, or the like, in dealings with an employer.
- shopping mall — mall (def 1).
- sierra morena — a mountain range in SW Spain, between the Guadiana and Guadalquivir Rivers. Highest peak: Estrella, 1299 m (4262 ft)
- silla kingdom — an ancient Korean state that unified Korea; flourished in the 7th–10th centuries a.d.
- silver salmon — coho salmon.
- simon bolivar — Simón [sahy-muh n;; Spanish see-mawn] /ˈsaɪ mən;; Spanish siˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), ("El Libertador") 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- small holding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
- smoking stand — an ashtray mounted on a low pedestal, often placed next to an armchair, sofa, etc.
- social column — a column in a newspaper or magazine that details the activities of members of fashionable society
- social gaming — the playing of online games on social media websites.
- social-minded — interested in or concerned with social conditions or the welfare of society.
- solemnization — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
- solifidianism — a person who maintains that faith alone, without the performance of good works, is all that is necessary for salvation.
- south vietnam — a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.
- spanish broom — a spiny, often leafless shrub, Genista hispanica, of the legume family, native to southern Europe, having clustered, golden-yellow flowers and hairy pods.
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- spermatotoxin — spermotoxin.
- spinal column — the series of vertebrae in a vertebrate animal forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spine; backbone.
- spokesmanship — the office or skilful use of the office of spokesman
- sportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- sportsmanship — the character, practice, or skill of a sportsman.
- stain remover — a substance designed for removing stains or dirty marks, as from clothes, carpets, etc
- staminiferous — bearing or having a stamen or stamens.
- standing room — space in which to stand, as in a theater, stadium, or the like.
- state of mind — mental condition, mood
- stationmaster — a person in charge of a railroad station; station agent.
- stocking mask — a nylon stocking used, especially by a criminal, to disguise the face.
- storm warning — a showing of storm signals.
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- summarization — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- superdominant — submediant.
- superorganism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic