13-letter words containing m, a, o, s
- semi-autonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- semi-comatose — a light coma from which a person can be roused.
- semi-nomadism — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- semi-official — having some degree of official authority.
- semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
- semiautomated — partially automated.
- semiautomatic — partly automatic.
- semicarbazone — a product that occurs as a result of aldehyde or ketone reacting with semicarbazide
- semidominance — incomplete dominance.
- seminole wars — a series of conflicts in 1818–19 between American forces under Andrew Jackson and the Seminole Indians in Spanish-controlled eastern Florida.
- semiochemical — a chemical substance produced by an animal and used in communications, such as a pheromone
- semioviparous — bearing young in an incomplete state of development, as a marsupial.
- semipalmation — the state of being semipalmate
- semipolitical — of a partially political nature; having some political features.
- semiporcelain — any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it.
- senior airman — a noncommissioned officer ranking between a staff sergeant and airman first class. Abbreviation: SrA.
- senior master — a male teacher in a senior position
- sex chromatin — Barr body.
- shambolically — in a completely disorganized or chaotic manner
- shear modulus — The shear modulus of a material is how stiff or rigid it is. It is equal to the shear stress divided by the shear strain.
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- shell program — A shell program is a basic computer program that provides a framework within which the user can develop the program to suit their own needs.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- shop chairman — a unionized employee elected to represent a shop, department, or the like, in dealings with an employer.
- shopping mall — mall (def 1).
- shoulder arms — to bring the rifle vertically close to the right side with the muzzle uppermost and held at the trigger guard
- show me state — Missouri (used as a nickname).
- show-me state — Missouri2
- shrove monday — the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
- shy away from — If you shy away from doing something, you avoid doing it, often because you are afraid or not confident enough.
- sierra morena — a mountain range in SW Spain, between the Guadiana and Guadalquivir Rivers. Highest peak: Estrella, 1299 m (4262 ft)
- silla kingdom — an ancient Korean state that unified Korea; flourished in the 7th–10th centuries a.d.
- silver salmon — coho salmon.
- simon bolivar — Simón [sahy-muh n;; Spanish see-mawn] /ˈsaɪ mən;; Spanish siˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), ("El Libertador") 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
- simplificator — a person who simplifies matters
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- slasher movie — a film in which victims, often women, are slashed with knives, razors, etc
- small calorie — Thermodynamics. calorie (def 1a).
- small fortune — a large sum of money
- small forward — a versatile attacking player
- small holding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
- smoke chamber — an enlarged area between the throat of a fireplace and the chimney flue.
- smoked salmon — pink-fleshed fish cooked by smoking
- smoking stand — an ashtray mounted on a low pedestal, often placed next to an armchair, sofa, etc.
- smooth-shaven — having the beard and mustache shaved off; clean-shaven.
- smooth-talker — a person who gets another person to do their bidding by using a slick, gently persuasive, practised, or competent manner
- social column — a column in a newspaper or magazine that details the activities of members of fashionable society
- social gaming — the playing of online games on social media websites.
- social market — an economic system in which industry and commerce are run by private enterprise within limits set by the government to ensure equality of opportunity and social and environmental responsibility
- social misfit — a person who does not conform to others' views of what is normal or acceptable in society