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