10-letter words containing m, e, l, i, s, o
- neorealism — (sometimes initial capital letter) any of various movements in literature, art, etc., that are considered as a return to a more realistic style.
- nominalise — to convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective lowly into the lowly or the verb legalize into legalization.
- normalcies — the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality: After months of living in a state of tension, all yearned for a return to normalcy.
- normalised — normalisation
- normaliser — Alternative spelling of normalizer.
- normalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of normalize.
- obsoletism — A disused word or phrase; an archaism.
- omnisexual — pansexual (def 2).
- on impulse — instinctively
- oriflammes — Plural form of oriflamme.
- oversimple — excessively simple
- oversimply — in an oversimple manner
- palimscope — a hand instrument that produces concentrated ultraviolet light for reading palimpsests and other research materials.
- polemicist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- polygenism — the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.
- polymerise — to subject to polymerization.
- polymerism — Chemistry. a polymeric state.
- polytheism — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- problemist — someone who composes and solves problems, esp in chess or mathematics
- psalmodize — to sing psalms
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- removalist — a person or company that transports household effects to a new home
- rosemaling — decorative work of Norwegian folk origin consisting of painted or carved floral designs, as on furniture or woodwork.
- sao miguel — the largest island of the Azores. 150,000. 288 sq. mi. (746 sq. km).
- schooltime — the period during which schools are open
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- seismology — the science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.
- semeiology — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semi-colon — A semi-colon is the punctuation mark ; which is used in writing to separate different parts of a sentence or list or to indicate a pause.
- semi-solid — having a somewhat firm consistency; more or less solid.
- semicolony — a country which is partly colonial or which is officially independent but which in fact depends on or is dominated by another country
- semidouble — having more petals than those of a single flower but fewer than those of a double flower.
- semiformal — partly formal; containing some formal elements: a semiformal occasion; semiformal attire.
- semiologic — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semiotical — of or relating to signs.
- semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
- sesame oil — a yellow oil expressed from the seeds of the sesame, used in cooking, as a vehicle for medicines, and in the manufacture of margarine, soap, and cosmetics.
- simferopol — a city in S Ukraine, on the S Crimean Peninsula.
- simple vow — a public vow taken by a religious, under which property may be retained and marriage, though held to be illicit, is valid under canon law.
- slime mold — any of various funguslike organisms belonging to the phylum Myxomycota, of the kingdom Protista (or the plant class Myxomycetes), characterized by a noncellular, multinucleate, creeping somatic phase and a propagative phase in which fruiting bodies are produced bearing spores that are covered by cell walls.
- smoldering — to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion.
- snowmobile — Also called skimobile, snowcat. a motor vehicle with a revolving tread in the rear and steerable skis in the front, for traveling over snow.
- solemnised — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
- solemnizer — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
- somerville — Mary Fairfax Greig [greg] /grɛg/ (Show IPA), 1780–1872, Scottish mathematician and astronomer.
- stelliform — star-shaped.
- symbolises — to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
- symbolizer — a person or thing that symbolizes something else
- symbolizes — to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.