11-letter words containing m, i, s, o
- romanticise — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- 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
- saint-simon — Comte de, 1760–1825, French philosopher and social scientist.
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- salmon pink — salmon (defs 4, 5).
- salon music — music of a simple, agreeable, frequently sentimental character, played usually by a small orchestra.
- saltimbanco — a charlatan or fake
- saltimbocca — veal and ham wrapped together and sautéed in butter, often seasoned with sage.
- san domingo — Santo Domingo (defs 2, 3).
- sardonicism — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- scalariform — ladderlike.
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- schistosome — Also called bilharzia. any elongated trematode of the genus Schistosoma, parasitic in the blood vessels of humans and other mammals; a blood fluke.
- school milk — (formerly, in Britain) a third of a pint of milk, originally provided free by the local education authority to all young pupils, then later given only to children who passed a needs or means test
- school time — the period of the day or year when children are at school
- schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
- scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
- scotch mist — a combination of mist or fog and drizzle, occurring frequently in Scotland and parts of England.
- 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.
- scyphistoma — a stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish or other scyphozoan when it is fixed in place and reproduces asexually to produce free-swimming medusas.
- 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
- seismonasty — a nastic movement in response to shock, esp the rapid folding of the leaflets of the sensitive plant due to changes in turgor pressure caused by vibration
- seismoscope — an instrument for recording the occurrence or time of an earthquake.
- self-moving — capable of moving without an external agency.
- semasiology — semantics, especially the study of semantic change.
- semi-closed — having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.
- semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- semimonthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- seminomadic — belonging or relating to an ethnic group or people who migrate seasonally and cultivate crops during periods of settlement
- semiotician — the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing.
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- semiquinone — any of the class of free radicals formed as intermediates in the oxidation of a hydroquinone to a quinone.
- 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.
- sextodecimo — sixteenmo (def 1).