12-letter words containing m, a, l, e, t
- semimystical — somewhat mystical; having a mystical quality to a partial degree
- semitropical — subtropical.
- shield match — a cricket match for the Sheffield Shield
- silent alarm — an alarm that alerts security personnel or the police without the knowledge of the intruder or criminal whose presence triggers it: The silent alarm set off a flashing light at the police station.
- similarities — the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.
- simultaneity — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- skeleton map — a map showing only basic details of a land, place, etc
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
- small letter — a lower-case letter
- small stores — personal items, such as clothing, sold aboard ship or at a naval base
- smallclothes — men's close-fitting knee breeches of the 18th and 19th centuries
- solar system — the sun together with all the planets and other bodies that revolve around it.
- somatic cell — one of the cells that take part in the formation of the body, becoming differentiated into the various tissues, organs, etc.
- somatopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the upper layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the overlying ectoderm, functioning in the formation of the body wall and amnion.
- somnambulate — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- space helmet — a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space
- special team — Football. a group of players fielded for kicking plays, as punts, kickoffs, and field-goal attempts.
- special term — the sitting of a court for the trial of a special case.
- spermatocele — a swelling of the testicle
- spray millet — the seeds of millet left on the spike and sold in pet shops for cage birds.
- stabilimeter — stabilograph.
- stamp dealer — someone who buys and sells postage stamps (to collectors)
- stately home — a country mansion, usually of architectural interest and often open to the public.
- statute mile — mile (def 1).
- steam boiler — a receptacle in which water is boiled to generate steam.
- steam shovel — a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.
- steam-boiler — a receptacle in which water is boiled to generate steam.
- steam-roller — a heavy steam-powered vehicle having a roller for crushing, compacting, or leveling materials used for a road or the like.
- steam-shovel — a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.
- stenothermal — (of animals or plants) able to exist only within a narrow range of temperature
- stigmasterol — a crystalline, water-insoluble steroid, C 2 9 H 4 8 O, present in soybeans or calabar beans, used chiefly as a raw material in the manufacture of progesterone.
- storm cellar — a cellar or underground chamber for refuge during violent storms; cyclone cellar.
- storm-lashed — badly affected by storms
- stove enamel — a type of enamel made heatproof by treatment in a stove
- streamer fly — an artificial fly having a wing or wings extending beyond the crook of the fishhook.
- streamlining — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- stromatolite — a laminated calcareous fossil structure built by marine algae and having a rounded or columnar form.
- student lamp — a table lamp whose light source can be adjusted in height.
- submit-table — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- supplemental — supplementary.
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- sweet almond — the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions.
- symmetallism — the use of an alloy of two or more metals in fixed relative value as the standard of value and currency
- systematical — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- systemically — of or relating to a system.
- tamelessness — the character or state of being tameless
- tautavel man — Arago man.
- telemarketer — selling or advertising by telephone.