12-letter words containing e, n, s, o, r
- seroreaction — any reaction occurring in serum.
- serotaxonomy — the study of the taxonomy of proteins using serological methods
- serotonergic — containing or activated by serotonin.
- serpentiform — shaped like a snake.
- serpentinous — of the nature of serpentine; containing or consisting of serpentine
- serve notice — to give formal warning or information, as of intentions; announce
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- servocontrol — control by means of a servomechanism.
- seventy-four — a cardinal number, 70 plus 4.
- severodvinsk — a city in the N Russian Federation in Europe, on Dvina Gulf, E of Archangel.
- sex offender — a person who has been found guilty of one or more sex crimes.
- share option — A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price.
- shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- shatter cone — a cone-shaped fragment of rock, probably formed by violent shock waves, as from meteoritic impact or atomic explosions
- sheet anchor — Nautical. a large anchor used only in cases of emergency.
- shingle roof — a roof covered with thin rectangular tiles, esp made of wood, that are laid with others in overlapping rows
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- shore dinner — a meal consisting chiefly of seafood.
- short notice — little warning
- short-change — to give less than the correct change to.
- short-handed — not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.
- short-spoken — speaking in a short, brief, or curt manner.
- short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.
- shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
- sierra leone — an independent republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 27,925 sq. mi. (72,326 sq. km). Capital: Freetown.
- signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
- silky cornel — a cornel, Cornus amomum, of the eastern U.S., having leaves covered with short, silky hairs on the underside and bearing blue berries.
- silver mound — a perennial Japanese herb, Artemisia schmidtiana, having silver-green leaves forming a moundlike shape.
- silver point — the melting point of silver, equal to 960.8°C, used as a fixed point on the international temperature scale.
- silver spoon — spoon (def 16).
- simon legree — Simon, Simon Legree.
- single-cross — a cross between two inbred lines.
- siphonophore — any pelagic hydrozoan of the order Siphonophora, being a floating or swimming colony composed of polyps.
- skeleton car — a freight car essentially consisting of a central longitudinal girder fastened to the trucks, sometimes supplemented by one or more pairs of cross cantilevers: used for carrying logs or containers.
- skeletonizer — any of numerous insect species that reduce leaves to a skeleton
- sleep around — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- sloganeering — Sloganeering is the use of slogans by people such as politicians or advertising agencies.
- sloped roman — a roman (vertical) typeface, usually sans serif, i.e. without the small, decorative, terminal strokes with which some typefaces are designed. The typeface is made to slope (usually to the right), but not generally to the same degree as a true italic typeface
- slow neutron — a neutron with low kinetic energy, especially one slowed by the moderator in a nuclear reactor.
- small wonder — (I am) hardly surprised (that)
- smoke screen — a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy.
- smoke-screen — a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy.
- smoking area — a designated area in which smoking is permitted
- smotheriness — the condition or state of smothering
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- snake doctor — South Midland and Southern U.S. a dragonfly.
- snobographer — a person who writes about snobs
- snollygoster — a clever, unscrupulous person.
- snooperscope — a device that displays on a fluorescent screen reflected infrared radiation, enabling the user to see objects obscured by darkness.