11-letter words containing m, a, n, s
- samian ware — a red-glazed terracotta pottery produced in Gaul and the Moselle Valley a.d. 100–300 and copied from Arretine ware.
- samson post — a strong bitt or post at the bow or stern of a vessel.
- samuel ting — Samuel C(hao) C(hung) [chou choo ng] /tʃaʊ tʃʊŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1936, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- san anselmo — a city in W California.
- san domingo — Santo Domingo (defs 2, 3).
- sand martin — the bank swallow.
- sand myrtle — an evergreen shrub, Leiophyllum buxifolium, of the heath family, native to the eastern U.S., having simple, leathery leaves and clusters of white or pink flowers.
- sandringham — a village in N Norfolk, England: site of Sandringham House, Royal Family mansion.
- santa maria — (italics) the flagship used by Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.
- santa marta — a seaport in NW Colombia.
- santa maura — Italian name of Levkas.
- sarcenchyme — the connective tissue of some sponges
- sardonicism — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- say amen to — to express strong approval of or support for (an assertion, hope, etc)
- scambaiting — the practice of pretending to fall for fraudulent online schemes in order to waste the time of the perpetrators
- scamblingly — in a scambling, noisy, or intrusive manner
- scaremonger — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
- scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
- scotchwoman — Scotswoman.
- screamingly — If you say that something is, for example, screamingly funny or screamingly boring, you mean that it is extremely funny or extremely boring.
- screen name — a unique sequence of characters that a person chooses to use for identification purposes when interacting with others online, as in computer games, instant messaging, or forums.
- sea anemone — any sedentary marine animal of the phylum Coelenterata, having a columnar body and one or more circles of tentacles surrounding the mouth.
- second mate — the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the first mate.
- second name — law: family name
- sedimentary — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- seismonasty — a nastic movement in response to shock, esp the rapid folding of the leaflets of the sensitive plant due to changes in turgor pressure caused by vibration
- self-making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- semanticist — Linguistics. the study of meaning. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.
- semi-annual — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
- seminatural — partly natural and partly cultivated
- seminomadic — belonging or relating to an ethnic group or people who migrate seasonally and cultivate crops during periods of settlement
- semiotician — the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing.
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- sense datum — Also called sensum. Psychology. the basic unit of an experience resulting from the stimulation of a sense organ; a stimulus or an object of perception or sensation.
- sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- serrano ham — cured ham from Spain
- shaggy-mane — an edible inky-cap mushroom, Coprinus comatus, having an elongated, shaggy pileus.
- shamanistic — the animistic religion of northern Asia, embracing a belief in powerful spirits that can be influenced only by shamans.
- showmanship — the skill or ability of a showman.
- shunamitism — the rejuvenation of an old man by sleeping with a young woman, although not necessarily having sex with her
- sick-making — making one feel jealous
- 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.
- simnel cake — any of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste.
- simon magus — Simon (defs 5, 6).
- simvastatin — a statin, C 25 H 38 O 5, used in the prevention and treatment of heart disease.
- 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.