11-letter words containing m, i, s, o, r
- romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.
- romanticist — an adherent of romanticism in literature or art (contrasted with classicist).
- rompishness — the state or condition of being rompish
- roots music — reggae, esp when regarded as authentic and uncommercialized
- 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.
- rough music — (formerly) a loud cacophony created with tin pans, drums, etc, esp as a protest or demonstration of indignation outside someone's house
- rousseauism — the doctrines or principles of Jean Jacques Rousseau or his adherents.
- rumbustious — rambunctious.
- ruminations — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- sacculiform — (of plant parts, etc) shaped like a small sac
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- sardonicism — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- scalariform — ladderlike.
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
- scrimshoner — a person who makes scrimshaw
- scriptorium — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
- scrumptious — very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid: a scrumptious casserole; a scrumptious satin gown.
- seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- seismometer — a seismograph equipped for measuring the direction, intensity, and duration of earthquakes by measuring the actual movement of the ground.
- seismometry — the study of the measurement of earthquakes using a seismometer
- semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- semiserious — having some seriousness; partly serious.
- senior prom — a formal dance or gathering of high school students held at the end of the senior year
- sermonizing — the act of talking as if delivering a sermon
- sex tourism — a vacation to a destination that has no restrictions on sexual services or activities, as prostitution.
- short-timer — a person, as a soldier, who has a short period of time left to serve on a tour of duty.
- shortcoming — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- showrooming — the practice of looking at an item of merchandise in a shop, often using a smartphone app to compare its price elsewhere, before buying it from an online distributor
- simmer down — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- simon peter — Peter (def 1).
- single room — hotel room for one person
- smoke-dried — to dry or cure (meat or other food) using smoke.
- smoking car — smoker (def 2a).
- smoky river — a river in W central Alberta, Canada, flowing N to the Peace River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- smouldering — burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
- snickometer — a device, which uses sound waves recorded by the stump microphone, employed by TV commentators to determine whether or not a batsman has made contact with the ball
- snowmobiler — a person who drives a snowmobile
- sociometric — the measurement of attitudes of social acceptance or rejection through expressed preferences among members of a social grouping.
- sodium-free — (of food) containing less than 5 mg of sodium per serving
- solarimeter — an instrument for measuring solar radiation.
- somewhither — to some unspecified place; somewhere.
- somniferous — bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences.
- soroptimist — a member of an international association of professional or executive businesswomen (Soroptimist Club) devoted primarily to welfare work.
- sound mixer — sb who records film sound
- 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
- southernism — a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South.
- spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.