11-letter words containing a, r, o, m, s
- salmonberry — the salmon-colored, edible fruit of a raspberry, Rubus spectabilis, of the Pacific coast of North America.
- sample room — a room, as in a hotel suite, in which merchandise is displayed for sale to the trade.
- sarcolemmal — of or relating to the sarcolemma
- sarcomatous — any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- sardonicism — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- saucer dome — a dome having the form of a segment of a sphere, with the center well below the springing line; a shallow dome, as in Roman or Byzantine architecture.
- scalariform — ladderlike.
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- scaramouche — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- scaremonger — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
- schoolmarms — a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
- scleroderma — a disease in which connective tissue anywhere in the body becomes hardened and rigid.
- scoutmaster — the leader or officer in charge of a band of scouts.
- seam bowler — a fast bowler who makes the ball bounce on its seam so that it will change direction
- seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- serrano ham — cured ham from Spain
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- small hours — pre-dawn
- smallholder — owner of small plot of land
- smart money — money invested or wagered by experienced investors or bettors.
- smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smoke alarm — A smoke alarm or a smoke detector is a device fixed to the ceiling of a room which makes a loud noise if there is smoke in the air, to warn people.
- smoke-eater — a firefighter.
- smokechaser — a person who fights forest fires, especially one with lightweight equipment.
- smokey bear — an officer or officers of a state highway patrol.
- smoking car — smoker (def 2a).
- smorgasbord — a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc.
- solar month — month (def 4).
- solar-month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- solar-storm — a temporary disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, induced by radiation and streams of charged particles from the sun.
- solarimeter — an instrument for measuring solar radiation.
- somnambular — relating to sleep-walking
- sonata form — a musical form comprising an exposition, in which the main theme or themes are stated, a development section, a recapitulation of the material in the exposition, and, usually, a coda.
- spectrogram — a representation or photograph of a spectrum.
- spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermatozoa — one of the minute, usually actively motile gametes in semen, which serve to fertilize the ovum; a mature male reproductive cell.
- sphygmogram — a tracing or diagram produced by a sphygmograph.
- spiraliform — having or resembling spiral lines
- spiroplasma — any of numerous bacteria of the genus Spiroplasma that have no cell walls or flagella and are parasitic in plants and arthropods.
- sportswoman — a woman who engages in sports.
- spot market — a market in which commodities, as grain, gold, or crude oil, are dealt in for cash and immediate delivery (distinguished from futures market).
- stactometer — stalagmometer.
- stadiometer — an instrument that measures the length of curves, dashes, etc, by running a toothed wheel along them
- staktometer — an instrument for counting drops of liquid, consisting of a glass tube with a hollow bulb in it and one narrow end with a small opening
- stasimorphy — structural modification by arrested development
- steam organ — calliope (def 1).