10-letter words containing l, e, n, i, s, m
- polygenism — the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.
- resembling — to be like or similar to.
- rosemaling — decorative work of Norwegian folk origin consisting of painted or carved floral designs, as on furniture or woodwork.
- salt mines — Dense quarters housing large numbers of programmers working long hours on grungy projects, with some hope of seeing the end of the tunnel in N years. Noted for their absence of sunshine. Compare playpen, sandbox.
- san miguel — a city in E El Salvador.
- sanmicheli — Michele [mee-ke-le] /miˈkɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1484–1559, Italian architect and military engineer.
- schliemann — Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1822–90, German archaeologist: excavated ancient cities of Troy and Mycenae.
- seamanlike — like or befitting a seaman; showing good seamanship.
- sedimental — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- seemliness — fitting or becoming with respect to propriety or good taste; decent; decorous: Your outburst of rage was hardly seemly.
- semantical — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- semi-colon — A semi-colon is the punctuation mark ; which is used in writing to separate different parts of a sentence or list or to indicate a pause.
- semi-final — competition round that decides finalists
- semiannual — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- semicolony — a country which is partly colonial or which is officially independent but which in fact depends on or is dominated by another country
- semilucent — partially translucent
- sensualism — subjection to sensual appetites; sensuality.
- signalment — a detailed description, especially of distinctive features, of a person for identification, usually for police purposes.
- simpleness — easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- single man — an individual checker restricted to forward moves, as contrasted with a king.
- sinsemilla — marijuana from seedless female hemp plants that contain very high levels of THC.
- slammerkin — a woman's loose dress
- slumbering — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- smoldering — to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion.
- snowmobile — Also called skimobile, snowcat. a motor vehicle with a revolving tread in the rear and steerable skis in the front, for traveling over snow.
- solemnised — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
- solemnizer — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
- streamline — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- streamling — a small stream
- suleiman i — ("the Magnificent") 1495?–1566, sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1520–66.
- timeliness — occurring at a suitable time; seasonable; opportune; well-timed: a timely warning.
- unidealism — the state of being unidealistic or tendency not to be idealistic
- unmissable — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- unsublimed — not having changed directly from a solid to a vapour or gas without first melting