9-letter words containing m, a, l, u, s
- muscatels — Plural form of muscatel.
- muscleman — Informal. a man with a muscular or brawny physique, especially a bodybuilder.
- musicales — Plural form of musicale.
- musically — of, relating to, or producing music: a musical instrument.
- mussulman — a Muslim.
- mutilates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mutilate.
- mutualise — Alternative spelling of mutualize.
- mutualism — a relationship between two species of organisms in which both benefit from the association.
- mutualist — a relationship between two species of organisms in which both benefit from the association.
- palmhouse — a greenhouse for growing tropical plants, esp palms
- paulinism — the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.
- plumdamas — a damson plum or prune
- pluralism — Philosophy. a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Compare dualism (def 2), monism (def 1a). a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
- qualmless — having no qualms
- ritualism — adherence to or insistence on ritual.
- salicetum — a plantation of willows
- samuelson — Paul A(nthony) 1915–2009, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1970.
- scamillus — a slight bevel at an arris of a stone, as in the necking of a Greek Doric column.
- semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- semirural — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- semuncial — of or pertaining to a semuncia or to half an ounce
- sexualism — any discrimination based upon sexual preference
- shulamite — an epithet meaning “princess,” applied to the bride in the Song of Solomon 6:13.
- simula 67 — (language) A version of SIMULA I? Simula a.s., Postboks 4403 - Torshov, N-0402 Oslo 4, Norway, versions for almost every computer. E-mail: Henry Islo <[email protected]>.
- simulacra — a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
- simulacre — simulacrum.
- simulated — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- simulator — a person or thing that simulates.
- simulcast — a program broadcast simultaneously on radio and television, or on more than one station, or in several languages, etc.
- slam dunk — basketball: score from above rim
- slam-dunk — Basketball. to dunk (the ball) with great force.
- slum area — an area of a city filled with slums
- soul mate — a person with whom one has a strong affinity, shared values and tastes, and often a romantic bond: I married my soul mate; you don't get much luckier than that.
- squamella — a small scale or bract in a plant
- squamosal — Anatomy. of or relating to the thin, scalelike portion of the temporal bone that is situated on the side of the skull above and behind the ear.
- stimulant — Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart. Compare depressant (def 4).
- stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- subclimax — the development of an ecological community to a stage short of the expected climax because of some factor, as repeated fires in a forest, that arrests the normal succession.
- subdermal — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subfamily — Biology. a category of related genera within a family.
- sublimate — Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- submental — situated beneath the chin
- submittal — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- subnormal — below the normal; less than or inferior to the normal: a subnormal amount of rain.
- subprimal — (of meat) being a cut of meat larger than a steak, roast, or other single cut but smaller than a side of beef: shipped by the packer to local markets for final cutting to reduce processing costs and to retard spoilage.
- subsample — a specimen from or a small part of a sample.
- sudaminal — pertaining to a sudamen or sudamina; comprising sudamina
- sugarplum — a small sweetmeat made of sugar with various flavoring and coloring ingredients; a bonbon.
- sum total — complete numerical total: the sum total of my savings.
- summarily — in a prompt or direct manner; immediately; straightaway.