11-letter words containing a, s, m, o, u
- rhizomatous — a rootlike subterranean stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usually produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface.
- rousseauism — the doctrines or principles of Jean Jacques Rousseau or his adherents.
- ruminations — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- sacculiform — (of plant parts, etc) shaped like a small sac
- sacrolumbar — of, relating to, or involving the lumbar and sacral regions or parts of the body.
- salon music — music of a simple, agreeable, frequently sentimental character, played usually by a small orchestra.
- sam houston — Sam(uel) 1793–1863, U.S. soldier and political leader: president of the Republic of Texas 1836–38 and 1841–44.
- sarcomatous — any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- 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.
- scaramouche — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- scotomatous — loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- scoutmaster — the leader or officer in charge of a band of scouts.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- simon magus — Simon (defs 5, 6).
- small hours — pre-dawn
- smash-mouth — designating or of a style of football characterized by rough, aggressive play and, typically, strong offensive rushing
- somnambular — relating to sleep-walking
- south miami — a town in S Florida.
- southampton — Henry Wriothesley [rahy-uh ths-lee] /ˈraɪ əθs li/ (Show IPA), 3rd Earl of, 1573–1624, English nobleman, soldier, and patron of writers, including William Shakespeare.
- staminodium — a sterile or abortive stamen.
- statcoulomb — the electrostatic unit of a quantity of electricity, equivalent to 3.3356 × 10 −10 coulomb and equal to the quantity of charge transferred in one second across a conductor in which there is a constant current of one statampere.
- stimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stramineous — of or resembling straw.
- stunt woman — a woman who substitutes for an actor in scenes requiring hazardous or acrobatic feats.
- sub-company — subsidiary company.
- sub-optimal — being below an optimal level or standard.
- subacromial — the outward end of the spine of the scapula or shoulder blade.
- subcolumnar — almost or imperfectly columnar.
- subdominant — Music. the fourth tone of a diatonic scale, next below the dominant.
- subharmonic — an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.
- sublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- sulfonamide — sulfa drug.
- supernormal — in excess of the normal or average: supernormal faculties; supernormal production.
- superorgasm — an extreme orgasm
- sympetalous — gamopetalous.
- tautologism — the use of tautology.
- tautomerism — the ability of certain organic compounds to react in isomeric structures that differ from each other in the position of a hydrogen atom and a double bond.
- temerarious — reckless; rash.
- temptatious — enticing or illicitly desirable
- tetramerous — consisting of or divided into four parts.
- tomato soup — soup made from tomatoes
- tonal music — music that uses the diatonic system
- ultrasmooth — extremely smooth
- umbratilous — shadowy; faint
- unambiguous — not ambiguous, or unclear; distinct; unequivocal: The object of the experiment was to reach an unambiguous conclusion about climate change.
- unambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- unanimously — of one mind; in complete agreement; agreed.
- uncustomary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- unglamorous — full of glamour; charmingly or fascinatingly attractive, especially in a mysterious or magical way.