11-letter words containing m, e, o, r, a
- remotivated — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- removal man — Removal men are men whose job is to move furniture or equipment from one building to another.
- removal van — a large vehicle used to transport furniture or equipment from one building to another
- remunerator — to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble, etc.
- renormalize — to normalize again, to cause to conform to norms or a normal state again
- repairwoman — a woman whose occupation is the making of repairs, readjustments, etc.
- retransform — to transform back, again or differently
- rhamnaceous — belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
- rhyme royal — a form of verse introduced into English by Chaucer, consisting of seven-line stanzas of iambic pentameter in which there are three rhymes, the first line rhyming with the third, the second with the fourth and fifth, and the sixth with the seventh.
- rifacimento — a recast or adaptation, as of a literary or musical work.
- riomaggiore — a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
- rodomontade — vainglorious boasting or bragging; pretentious, blustering talk.
- roman peace — the establishment and maintenance of peace by armed force.
- roman shade — a window shade that, when raised, is drawn up into a series of concertina folds.
- romanticise — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- romanticize — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- rome beauty — a large, red variety of apple, used chiefly for baking.
- room father — a male volunteer, often the father of a student, who assists an elementary-school teacher, as by working with students who need extra help.
- 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.
- rose madder — a pigment derived from anthraquinone and hydrated oxide of aluminum, characterized chiefly by its reddish color and permanence: used in painting. Compare madder lake (def 2).
- rose mallow — any of several plants of the genus Hibiscus, of the mallow family, having rose-colored flowers.
- rousseauism — the doctrines or principles of Jean Jacques Rousseau or his adherents.
- route march — march in which a unit retains its column formation but individuals are allowed to break step.
- rue anemone — a small, North American plant, Anemonella thalictroides, of the buttercup family, having white or pinkish flowers.
- rummage out — to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- salmonberry — the salmon-colored, edible fruit of a raspberry, Rubus spectabilis, of the Pacific coast of North America.
- sample room — a room, as in a hotel suite, in which merchandise is displayed for sale to the trade.
- sarcolemmal — of or relating to the sarcolemma
- saucer dome — a dome having the form of a segment of a sphere, with the center well below the springing line; a shallow dome, as in Roman or Byzantine architecture.
- scaramouche — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- scaremonger — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
- scleroderma — a disease in which connective tissue anywhere in the body becomes hardened and rigid.
- scoutmaster — the leader or officer in charge of a band of scouts.
- seam bowler — a fast bowler who makes the ball bounce on its seam so that it will change direction
- seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- serrano ham — cured ham from Spain
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- smallholder — owner of small plot of land
- 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.
- smoke alarm — A smoke alarm or a smoke detector is a device fixed to the ceiling of a room which makes a loud noise if there is smoke in the air, to warn people.
- smoke-eater — a firefighter.
- smokechaser — a person who fights forest fires, especially one with lightweight equipment.
- smokey bear — an officer or officers of a state highway patrol.
- solarimeter — an instrument for measuring solar radiation.
- spectrogram — a representation or photograph of a spectrum.