11-letter words containing m, a, r, s, i
- rationalism — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
- re-emphasis — special stress laid upon, or importance attached to, anything: The president's statement gave emphasis to the budgetary crisis.
- re-estimate — to estimate again or correct an estimate
- reactionism — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- readmission — the act of allowing to enter; entrance granted by permission, by provision or existence of pecuniary means, or by the removal of obstacles: the admission of aliens into a country.
- reaganomics — the economic policies put forth by the administration of President Ronald Reagan, especially as emphasizing supply-side theory.
- red jasmine — a fragrant shrub with fragrant flowers, also known as frangipani
- reemphasize — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
- reestimated — to form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately: to estimate the cost of a college education.
- regimentals — of or relating to a regiment.
- regionalism — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
- relationism — a doctrine maintaining the existence of relations between things
- restimulate — to stimulate again, reactivate
- rhizomatous — a rootlike subterranean stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usually produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface.
- rising damp — moisture problem affecting walls
- roman snail — a large edible European snail, Helix pomatia, the usual escargot of menus, erroneously thought to have been introduced to northern Europe by the Romans
- romanticise — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.
- romanticist — an adherent of romanticism in literature or art (contrasted with classicist).
- rose family — the plant family Rosaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having compound or simple leaves with stipules, flowers typically with five sepals and five petals, and fruit in a variety of forms, many of which are fleshy and edible, and including the almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, cherry, cinquefoil, hawthorn, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, rose, spirea, and strawberry.
- rousseauism — the doctrines or principles of Jean Jacques Rousseau or his adherents.
- rumbustical — rumbustious
- ruminations — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- rush family — the plant family Juncaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having narrow, grasslike leaves, small and greenish flowers, and capsular fruit with three compartments, comprising the true rushes.
- sabrmetrics — (used with a singular verb) the computerized measurement of baseball statistics.
- sacculiform — (of plant parts, etc) shaped like a small sac
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- samian ware — a red-glazed terracotta pottery produced in Gaul and the Moselle Valley a.d. 100–300 and copied from Arretine ware.
- sand martin — the bank swallow.
- 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.
- sardonicism — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- scalariform — ladderlike.
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- schmierkase — cottage cheese.
- schwarmerei — excessive enthusiasm or sentimentality.
- screamingly — If you say that something is, for example, screamingly funny or screamingly boring, you mean that it is extremely funny or extremely boring.
- sedimentary — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- self-mailer — an advertisement, booklet, or the like, that has space for a name, address, and postage and can be mailed without a wrapper or envelope.
- semi-mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- semiamateur — retaining amateur status but receiving prize money or support, as from a sponsor, to cover training expenses.
- semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
- seminatural — partly natural and partly cultivated
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- semiprivate — having some degree of privacy but not fully private, as a hospital room with fewer beds than a ward.
- 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.
- septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.