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15-letter words containing l, s, m

  • saguia el hamra — the N part of Western Sahara.
  • salem secretary — a tall cabinet having a recessed upper part fitted with drawers and shelves and a lower part with doors and a section falling or pulling out to serve as a writing surface.
  • sales promotion — the methods or techniques for creating public acceptance of or interest in a product, usually in addition to standard merchandising techniques, as advertising or personal selling, and generally consisting of the offer of free samples, gifts made to a purchaser, or the like.
  • sam browne belt — a sword belt having a supporting strap over the right shoulder, formerly worn by officers in the U.S. Army, now sometimes worn as part of the uniform by police officers, guards, and army officers in other nations.
  • samuel fb morse — Jedidiah [jed-i-dahy-uh] /ˌdʒɛd ɪˈdaɪ ə/ (Show IPA), 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse).
  • samuel prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
  • sand-lime brick — a hard brick composed of silica sand and a lime of high calcium content, molded under high pressure and baked.
  • schola cantorum — an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
  • schone mullerin — a song cycle (1823), by Franz Schubert, consisting of 20 songs set to poems by Wilhelm Müller.
  • school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate
  • sclerodermatous — Zoology. covered with a hardened tissue, as scales.
  • scolopendriform — resembling scolopendra
  • secondary metal — metal derived wholly or in part from scrap.
  • secondary xylem — xylem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
  • self fulfilment — the act or fact of fulfilling one's ambitions, desires, etc., through one's own efforts.
  • self-adjustment — adjustment of oneself or itself, as to the environment.
  • self-admiration — a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval.
  • self-admittedly — admitting to a specific charge or accusation; self-confessed: a self-admitted spy.
  • self-assessment — the act of assessing; appraisal; evaluation.
  • self-banishment — to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile: He was banished to Devil's Island.
  • self-betterment — the act or process of bettering; improvement.
  • self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
  • self-commitment — the act of committing.
  • self-committing — to give in trust or charge; consign.
  • self-compatible — able to be fertilized by its own pollen.
  • self-complacent — pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.
  • self-debasement — to reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar.
  • self-effacement — the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
  • self-employment — the act or fact of being self-employed.
  • self-enrichment — an act of enriching.
  • self-fulfilment — the act or fact of fulfilling one's ambitions, desires, etc., through one's own efforts.
  • self-government — control of the government of a state, community, or other body by its own members; democratic government.
  • self-immolating — of, relating to, or tending toward self-immolation.
  • self-immolation — voluntary sacrifice or denial of oneself, as for an ideal or another person.
  • self-management — the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control.
  • self-medication — the use of medicine without medical supervision to treat one's own ailment.
  • self-monitoring — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
  • self-motivation — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
  • self-mutilation — to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
  • self-proclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
  • self-punishment — the act of punishing.
  • self-refinement — fineness or elegance of feeling, taste, manners, language, etc.
  • self-resentment — the feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act, remark, person, etc., regarded as causing injury or insult.
  • selfabandonment — absence or lack of personal restraint.
  • seller's market — commerce: greater demand than supply
  • sellers' market — a market in which goods and services are scarce and prices relatively high.
  • semi-analytical — pertaining to or proceeding by analysis (opposed to synthetic).
  • semi-articulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
  • semi-functional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • semi-illiterate — unable to read and write: an illiterate group.
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