11-letter words containing m, i, e, l
- semi-closed — having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.
- semi-luxury — a material object, service, etc., conducive to sumptuous living, usually a delicacy, elegance, or refinement of living rather than a necessity: Gold cufflinks were a luxury not allowed for in his budget.
- semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- semi-weekly — occurring, done, appearing, or published twice a week: semiweekly visits.
- semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
- semiellipse — a half ellipse, usually one containing both ends of the major axis.
- semifluidic — of the nature of a semifluid; partially fluidic
- semimonthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- seminatural — partly natural and partly cultivated
- semipalmate — partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird's foot; half-webbed.
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- semiskilled — having or requiring more training and skill than unskilled labor but less than skilled labor.
- 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.
- sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.
- sex-limited — (of a gene character) expressed in one sex only.
- sexagesimal — pertaining to or based upon the number 60.
- sillimanite — a mineral, aluminum silicate, Al 2 SiO 5 , occurring in the form of long, slender, and often fibrous crystals.
- silly money — an absurdly large or, less commonly, small amount of money
- silversmith — a person whose occupation is making and repairing articles of silver.
- simi valley — a city in SW California.
- simnel cake — any of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste.
- simple pole — a pole of order 1 of a function of a complex variable.
- simple time — a metre in music in which each beat or part divides equally into two
- simple vows — the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience when taken for a limited period
- simpliciter — simply
- single malt — a type of whisky that is made at a single distillery and from one type of malted grain
- single room — hotel room for one person
- single-malt — (of whiskey, especially Scotch) made from unblended malt whiskey distilled at one distillery.
- sir michael — Sir Michael (Kemp) 1905–98, British composer.
- skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
- slaked lime — another name for calcium hydroxide, esp when made by adding water to calcium oxide
- slime mould — any of various simple spore-producing organisms typically found as slimy masses on rotting vegetation, where they engulf food particles by amoeboid movements. Formerly regarded as fungi, they are now classified as protoctists of the phyla Myxomycota (true, or cellular slime moulds) or Acrasiomycota (plasmodial slime moulds)
- small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- small-sized — small in size
- smiley face — a digital icon, a sequence of keyboard symbols, or a handwritten or printed equivalent, that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face or ;‐) for a winking face. Compare emoticon.
- smouldering — burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
- snowmobiler — a person who drives a snowmobile
- solarimeter — an instrument for measuring solar radiation.
- solid model — A solid model is a representation of a solid (= not liquid or gas) object produced by a computer and used in simulation.
- some little — rather extensive; fairly full
- soured milk — milk that has been deliberately soured by fermentation or by adding acids such as lemon juice or vinegar, to be used in cooking
- speed limit — the maximum speed at which a vehicle is legally permitted to travel, as within a specific area, on a certain road, or under given conditions.
- spermicidal — that kills sperm
- spermophile — any of various burrowing rodents of the squirrel family, especially of the genus Spermophilus (or Citellus), sometimes sufficiently numerous to do much damage to crops, as the ground squirrels and susliks.
- square mile — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one mile on each side; 2.59 square kilometers. 2 , sq. mi. Abbreviation: mi.
- st.-emilion — a dry claret wine from the parish of St.-Émilion in the Bordeaux region of France.
- stalagmites — a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water.