11-letter words containing m, i, s, r, e
- rescindment — to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- resign-from — to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
- restimulate — to stimulate again, reactivate
- revisionism — advocacy or approval of revision.
- rheotropism — the effect of a current of water upon the direction of plant growth.
- rhomboideus — either of two back muscles that function to move the scapula.
- rijksmuseum — a museum in Amsterdam housing the national art collection of the Netherlands
- rollicksome — rollicking; frolicsome.
- romanticise — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- rompishness — the state or condition of being rompish
- 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.
- rousseauism — the doctrines or principles of Jean Jacques Rousseau or his adherents.
- rudesheimer — any of the Rheingau wines from the vineyards near Rüdesheim, a town on the Rhine River in W Germany.
- sabrmetrics — (used with a singular verb) the computerized measurement of baseball statistics.
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- samian ware — a red-glazed terracotta pottery produced in Gaul and the Moselle Valley a.d. 100–300 and copied from Arretine ware.
- schmierkase — cottage cheese.
- schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
- schwarmerei — excessive enthusiasm or sentimentality.
- screamingly — If you say that something is, for example, screamingly funny or screamingly boring, you mean that it is extremely funny or extremely boring.
- scrimshoner — a person who makes scrimshaw
- sedimentary — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- seed shrimp — ostracod
- 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
- self-mailer — an advertisement, booklet, or the like, that has space for a name, address, and postage and can be mailed without a wrapper or envelope.
- semi-circle — A semi-circle is one half of a circle, or something having the shape of half a circle.
- semi-desert — an extremely dry area characterized by sparse vegetation
- 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-mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- semi-sphere — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- semiamateur — retaining amateur status but receiving prize money or support, as from a sponsor, to cover training expenses.
- semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
- seminatural — partly natural and partly cultivated
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- semiprivate — having some degree of privacy but not fully private, as a hospital room with fewer beds than a ward.
- semiretired — working part time, as for reasons of ill health or advanced age
- semiserious — having some seriousness; partly serious.
- semishrubby — somewhat resembling a shrub; shrubby in some respects; having characteristics somewhat like those of a shrub; partly covered in shrubs
- semispheric — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- 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.
- sempervivum — any of various succulent plants belonging to the genus Sempervivum, of the stonecrop family, having leaves in dense basal rosettes and a compact, flat-topped cluster of flowers, and including the houseleek, S. tectorum, and other commonly cultivated species.
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- sempiternum — a type of durable woollen fabric popular in the 17th century
- sempstering — the profession of being a tailor
- senior prom — a formal dance or gathering of high school students held at the end of the senior year
- septembrist — a person who instigated or took part in the September Massacre.
- septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.