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12-letter words containing m, i, s, a, n

  • segmentalize — to make segmentalized.
  • segmentation — division into segments.
  • seismonastic — of or relating to seismonasty
  • self-damning — causing incrimination: damning evidence.
  • semantic web — an extension of the World Wide Web in which data is structured and XML-tagged on the basis of its meaning or content, so that computers can process and integrate the information without human intervention: the semantic Web acting as a global database or huge brain.
  • semantically — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
  • semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
  • semi-invalid — a person who is partially disabled or somewhat infirm
  • semi-nomadic — of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
  • semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
  • semiannually — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
  • semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
  • semibasement — a basement partly above ground, as in a house built on a slope.
  • semicolonial — partly colonial
  • semidarkness — partial darkness.
  • semidominant — producing an intermediate, heterozygous phenotype
  • semifinalist — a participant or one qualified to participate in a semifinal.
  • semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
  • semimonastic — somewhat monastic; monastic in certain respects
  • senarmontite — a mineral, antimony trioxide, Sb 2 O 3 , occurring in pearl-colored isometric octahedrons: a dimorph of valentinite.
  • sensationism — a theory of psychology maintaining that experience consists solely of sensations.
  • seringapatam — a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.
  • serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
  • servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
  • shaving foam — lather used for shaving
  • shrimp plant — a small, sprawling shrub, Justicia brandegeana (or Beloperone guttata), of the acanthus family, native to Mexico, having small white flowers protruding from a series of overlapping reddish bracts and often cultivated as a houseplant.
  • siamese twin — (not in technical use) conjoined twin.
  • sigma baryon — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
  • silas marner — a novel (1861) by George Eliot.
  • silent alarm — an alarm that alerts security personnel or the police without the knowledge of the intruder or criminal whose presence triggers it: The silent alarm set off a flashing light at the police station.
  • simian shelf — a shelflike thickening along the inside of the mandible, characteristic of the anthropoid apes.
  • simplon pass — a pass over the Lepontine Alps in S Switzerland, between Brig (Switzerland) and Iselle (Italy). Height: 2009 m (6590 ft)
  • simultaneity — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
  • simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
  • singing game — a children's game in which the players perform certain actions to the words of a song.
  • single cream — dairy product: thin or light cream
  • single modal — modal (def 3).
  • sint maarten — St. Martin.
  • situationism — the theory that behavior is chiefly response to immediate situations.
  • slam dancing — the act of hurling oneself repeatedly into or through a crowd at a rock-music concert
  • slimming aid — food or food supplements that can help you lose weight
  • slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
  • slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
  • small alison — a rare compact annual, Alyssum alyssoides, having small yellow flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • small ermine — an unrelated micro, Yponomeuta padella
  • small-minded — selfish, petty, or narrow-minded.
  • smallholding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
  • smith island — a group of islands in S Maryland and N Virginia, in Chesapeake Bay.
  • smoke signal — If someone such as a politician or businessman sends out smoke signals, they give an indication of their views and intentions. This indication is often not clear and needs to be worked out.
  • smoking area — a designated area in which smoking is permitted
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