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11-letter words containing e, r, m, l, i

  • propylamine — an isomeric amine of propyl
  • proselytism — the act or fact of becoming a proselyte; conversion.
  • proximately — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
  • rambouillet — one of a breed of hardy sheep, developed from the Merino, yielding good mutton and a fine grade of wool.
  • random line — a trial survey line run from a station toward a predetermined point that cannot be seen from the station.
  • readme file — (convention, documentation)   A text file traditionally included in the top-level directory of a software distribution, containing pointers to documentation, credits, revision history, notes, etc. Originally found in Unix source distributions, the convention has spread to many other products. The file may be named README, READ.ME, ReadMe or readme.txt or some other variant. In the Macintosh and IBM PC worlds, software is not usually distributed in source form, and the README is more likely to contain user-oriented material like last-minute documentation changes, error workarounds, and restrictions. The README convention probably follows the famous scene in Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" in which Alice confronts magic munchies labeled "Eat Me" and "Drink Me".
  • real income — the amount of goods and services that money income will buy.
  • realignment — an adjustment to a line; arrangement in a straight line.
  • reclaimable — to bring (uncultivated areas or wasteland) into a condition for cultivation or other use.
  • reclaimably — in a reclaimable manner
  • reclamation — the reclaiming of desert, marshy, or submerged areas or other wasteland for cultivation or other use.
  • red admiral — the commander in chief of a fleet.
  • reform bill — any of the bills passed by Parliament (1832, 1867, 1884) providing for an increase in the number of voters in elections for the House of Commons, especially the bill of 1832 by which many rotten boroughs were disfranchised.
  • regimentals — of or relating to a regiment.
  • regionalism — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
  • reimplement — any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
  • relationism — a doctrine maintaining the existence of relations between things
  • religionism — excessive or exaggerated religious zeal.
  • remodelling — to model again.
  • renormalize — to normalize again, to cause to conform to norms or a normal state again
  • reptiliform — having the form or appearance of a reptile
  • restimulate — to stimulate again, reactivate
  • retinaculum — Anatomy, Zoology. any of various small structures that hook, clasp, or bind other structures to move them or hold them in place.
  • ride cymbal — a medium-sized cymbal suspended over a set of drums, used for maintaining rhythm patterns since the advent of bop
  • ripple mark — one of the wavy lines or ridges produced, especially on sand, by the action of waves, wind, or the like.
  • roche limit — the minimum distance below which a moon orbiting a celestial body would be disrupted by tidal forces or below which a moon would not have formed.
  • roller mill — any mill that pulverizes, flattens, or otherwise changes material, as grain, by passing it between rolls.
  • rollicksome — rollicking; frolicsome.
  • rose family — the plant family Rosaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having compound or simple leaves with stipules, flowers typically with five sepals and five petals, and fruit in a variety of forms, many of which are fleshy and edible, and including the almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, cherry, cinquefoil, hawthorn, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, rose, spirea, and strawberry.
  • salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
  • schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
  • screamingly — If you say that something is, for example, screamingly funny or screamingly boring, you mean that it is extremely funny or extremely boring.
  • self-mailer — an advertisement, booklet, or the like, that has space for a name, address, and postage and can be mailed without a wrapper or envelope.
  • semi-circle — A semi-circle is one half of a circle, or something having the shape of half a circle.
  • semi-luxury — a material object, service, etc., conducive to sumptuous living, usually a delicacy, elegance, or refinement of living rather than a necessity: Gold cufflinks were a luxury not allowed for in his budget.
  • semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
  • semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
  • seminatural — partly natural and partly cultivated
  • semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
  • semitrailer — Also called semi. a detachable trailer for hauling freight, with wheels at the rear end, the forward end being supported by the rear of a truck tractor when attached. Compare full trailer.
  • sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
  • septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.
  • silversmith — a person whose occupation is making and repairing articles of silver.
  • simpliciter — simply
  • single room — hotel room for one person
  • sir michael — Sir Michael (Kemp) 1905–98, British composer.
  • smouldering — burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
  • snowmobiler — a person who drives a snowmobile
  • solarimeter — an instrument for measuring solar radiation.
  • soured milk — milk that has been deliberately soured by fermentation or by adding acids such as lemon juice or vinegar, to be used in cooking
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