11-letter words containing m, a, n, s
- singularism — any philosophy that explains phenomena from a single principle
- siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
- slag cement — a cement composed of about 80 percent granulated slag and about 20 percent hydrated lime.
- 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 print — text typewritten in a small-sized font
- smart drink — a nonalcoholic beverage with added amino acids and vitamins claimed to increase energy, improve memory, and boost intelligence.
- smart money — money invested or wagered by experienced investors or bettors.
- smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smoking ban — the prohibition of smoking cigarettes, etc in public places
- smoking car — smoker (def 2a).
- socinianism — the teachings of Faustus Socinus (1539-1604), It. rationalistic religious reformer, denying the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, etc., and holding that salvation is attained solely by practicing the virtues exemplified by Christ
- 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.
- 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).
- somatogenic — developing from somatic cells.
- somatomedin — any of various liver hormones that enhance the activity of a variety of other hormones, as somatotropin.
- somatotonia — a personality type characterized by assertiveness and energy: said to be correlated with a mesomorph body type
- somatotonic — a person who has a somatotonic personality
- somnambular — relating to sleep-walking
- son of adam — a man: He had all the weaknesses to which a son of Adam is heir.
- sonata form — a musical form comprising an exposition, in which the main theme or themes are stated, a development section, a recapitulation of the material in the exposition, and, usually, a coda.
- southampton — Henry Wriothesley [rahy-uh ths-lee] /ˈraɪ əθs li/ (Show IPA), 3rd Earl of, 1573–1624, English nobleman, soldier, and patron of writers, including William Shakespeare.
- spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spodomantic — relating to spodomancy
- spokeswoman — a woman who speaks for another person or for a group.
- sportswoman — a woman who engages in sports.
- spring lamb — a lamb born in the late winter or early spring and sold for slaughter before July 1.
- st.-germain — St.-Germain-en-Laye.
- staminodium — a sterile or abortive stamen.
- standard ml — (language) (SML) Originally an attempt by Robin Milner <[email protected]> ca. 1984 to unify the dialects of ML, SML has evolved into a robust general-purpose language. Later versions have been maintained by D. B. MacQueen, Lal George <[email protected]>, and J. H. Reppy <[email protected]> at AT&T, and A. W. Appel <[email protected]>. SML is functional, with imperative programming features. It is environment based and strict. It adds to ML the call-by-pattern of Hope, recursive data types, reference types, typed exceptions, and modules. (The "core" language excludes the modules). Standard ML is polymorphically typed and its module system supports flexible yet secure large-scale programming. Standard ML of New Jersey is an optimising native-code compiler for Standard ML that is written in Standard ML. It runs on a wide range of architectures. The distribution also contains: an extensive library - The Standard ML of New Jersey Library, including detailed documentation; Concurrent ML (CML); eXene - an elegant interface to X11 (based on CML); SourceGroup - a separate compilation and "make" facility. Implementations: SML/NJ, POPLOG ML, Poly/ML, Edinburgh SML, ANU ML, Micro ML, lazy sml2c. Version 0.93 runs on 68000, SPARC, MIPS, HPPA, RS/6000, Intel 386, Intel 486 and Macintosh. Mailing list: [email protected]
- startlement — to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
- statemented — assessed as having special educational needs
- stateswoman — a woman who is experienced in the art of government.
- steam organ — calliope (def 1).
- steam point — the temperature at which water vapor condenses at a pressure of one atmosphere, represented by 100°C and 212°F.
- steam train — a locomotive powered by steam
- steelmaking — the manufacture of steel.
- steganogram — a coded message
- stem canker — a disease of plants characterized by cankers on the stems and twigs and caused by any of several fungi.
- stentmaster — a person who determines the amount of tax owed by the denizens of a town or parish
- stickup man — a man who commits a stickup.
- stimulating — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- storm drain — rainwater drainage hole or gutter
- stramineous — of or resembling straw.
- streamingly — in a streaming manner