10-letter words containing l, s, m
- sand smelt — variety of saltwater fish
- sanmicheli — Michele [mee-ke-le] /miˈkɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1484–1559, Italian architect and military engineer.
- sao miguel — the largest island of the Azores. 150,000. 288 sq. mi. (746 sq. km).
- sarcolemma — the membranous sheath of a muscle fiber.
- sarcoplasm — the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.
- sarcosomal — relating to a sarcosome
- scale moss — any thalloid liverwort.
- scampishly — in a scampish manner
- schliemann — Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1822–90, German archaeologist: excavated ancient cities of Troy and Mycenae.
- schlimazel — an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck.
- schoolmaid — a schoolgirl
- schoolmarm — a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
- schoolmate — a companion or associate at school.
- schoolroom — a room in which a class is conducted or pupils are taught.
- schooltime — the period during which schools are open
- scleroderm — a fish of the sclerodermi tribe
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- sclerotome — Embryology. the part of a mesodermal somite contributing to the development of the vertebrae and ribs.
- sclerotomy — incision into the sclera, as to extract foreign bodies.
- scrambling — motocross, off-road biking
- scrum half — a player who puts in the ball at scrums and tries to get it away to his three-quarter backs
- seamanlike — like or befitting a seaman; showing good seamanship.
- seamlessly — having no seams: seamless stockings.
- secularism — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
- 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.
- seismology — the science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.
- seldomness — rareness
- self-blame — to hold responsible; find fault with; censure: I don't blame you for leaving him.
- self-image — the idea, conception, or mental image one has of oneself.
- self-named — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- self-timer — a mechanism in a camera that operates a delay between the operation of the shutter release and the opening of the shutter, enabling the photographer to be included in the photograph
- semantical — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- semblative — resembling
- semeiology — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semestrial — (in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks.
- 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
- semi-solid — having a somewhat firm consistency; more or less solid.
- semiannual — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- semicircle — Also called semicircumference [sem-ee-ser-kuhm-fer-uh ns, -fruh ns, sem-ahy-] /ˌsɛm i sərˈkʌm fər əns, -frəns, ˌsɛm aɪ-/ (Show IPA). half of a circle; the arc from one end of a diameter to the other.
- semicolony — a country which is partly colonial or which is officially independent but which in fact depends on or is dominated by another country
- semidouble — having more petals than those of a single flower but fewer than those of a double flower.
- semifeudal — partly feudal
- semiformal — partly formal; containing some formal elements: a semiformal occasion; semiformal attire.
- semilethal — a semilethal gene
- semiliquid — having a thick consistency between liquid and solid
- semilucent — partially translucent
- semiologic — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semiotical — of or relating to signs.