11-letter words containing m, a, l, s
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- 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.
- sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.
- sexagesimal — pertaining to or based upon the number 60.
- sgml tagger — (tool) A tool to assist with adding SGML to a piece of text. The Tagger only lets the user insert a mark-up tag which is correct in that particular context.
- shamelessly — lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.
- sheet metal — metal in sheets or thin plates.
- sigmoidally — in the form of a sigmoid
- sign manual — a personal signature, especially that of a sovereign or official on a public document.
- sillimanite — a mineral, aluminum silicate, Al 2 SiO 5 , occurring in the form of long, slender, and often fibrous crystals.
- simi valley — a city in SW California.
- simnel cake — any of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste.
- single malt — a type of whisky that is made at a single distillery and from one type of malted grain
- single-malt — (of whiskey, especially Scotch) made from unblended malt whiskey distilled at one distillery.
- singularism — any philosophy that explains phenomena from a single principle
- sir michael — Sir Michael (Kemp) 1905–98, British composer.
- skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
- sky marshal — an armed plainclothes federal marshal riding on an airliner to protect against skyjacking.
- slacktivism — actions taken to bring about political or social change but requiring only minimal commitment, effort, or risk: students engaging in slacktivism by signing an online petition.
- slag cement — a cement composed of about 80 percent granulated slag and about 20 percent hydrated lime.
- slaked lime — another name for calcium hydroxide, esp when made by adding water to calcium oxide
- slant rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- slimnastics — exercises to help someone lose or control weight.
- slumberland — an imaginary land described to children as the place they enter during sleep.
- small goods — meats bought from a delicatessen, such as sausages
- small hours — pre-dawn
- small print — text typewritten in a small-sized font
- small stuff — small cordage, as marlines, yarns, etc.
- small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- small-scale — of limited extent; of small scope: a small-scale enterprise.
- small-sized — small in size
- smallholder — owner of small plot of land
- smart aleck — an obnoxiously conceited person.
- smell a rat — any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- smiley face — a digital icon, a sequence of keyboard symbols, or a handwritten or printed equivalent, that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face or ;‐) for a winking face. Compare emoticon.
- smoke alarm — A smoke alarm or a smoke detector is a device fixed to the ceiling of a room which makes a loud noise if there is smoke in the air, to warn people.
- smooth-talk — to persuade by flattery, cajolery, coaxing, or the like: We smooth-talked the company into a huge donation.
- sock cymbal — high-hat
- sodomitical — anal or oral copulation with a member of the opposite sex.
- solar month — month (def 4).
- solar-month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- solar-storm — a temporary disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, induced by radiation and streams of charged particles from the sun.
- solarimeter — an instrument for measuring solar radiation.
- solemn mass — High Mass.
- solmization — the act, process, or system of using certain syllables, especially the sol-fa syllables, to represent the tones of the scale.
- solomon sea — a part of the Coral Sea, in the W South Pacific Ocean, between Papua New Guinea on the W and N and the Solomon Islands on the E. 280,000 sq. mi. (720,000 sq. km).
- somatically — of the body; bodily; physical.