10-letter words containing m, l, i, s
- schlimazel — an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck.
- schoolmaid — a schoolgirl
- schooltime — the period during which schools are open
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- scrambling — motocross, off-road biking
- seamanlike — like or befitting a seaman; showing good seamanship.
- secularism — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
- sedimental — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- seemliness — fitting or becoming with respect to propriety or good taste; decent; decorous: Your outburst of rage was hardly seemly.
- seismology — the science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.
- self-image — the idea, conception, or mental image one has of oneself.
- self-timer — a mechanism in a camera that operates a delay between the operation of the shutter release and the opening of the shutter, enabling the photographer to be included in the photograph
- semantical — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- semblative — resembling
- semeiology — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semestrial — (in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks.
- semi-colon — A semi-colon is the punctuation mark ; which is used in writing to separate different parts of a sentence or list or to indicate a pause.
- semi-final — competition round that decides finalists
- semi-solid — having a somewhat firm consistency; more or less solid.
- semiannual — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- semicircle — Also called semicircumference [sem-ee-ser-kuhm-fer-uh ns, -fruh ns, sem-ahy-] /ˌsɛm i sərˈkʌm fər əns, -frəns, ˌsɛm aɪ-/ (Show IPA). half of a circle; the arc from one end of a diameter to the other.
- semicolony — a country which is partly colonial or which is officially independent but which in fact depends on or is dominated by another country
- semidouble — having more petals than those of a single flower but fewer than those of a double flower.
- semifeudal — partly feudal
- semiformal — partly formal; containing some formal elements: a semiformal occasion; semiformal attire.
- semilethal — a semilethal gene
- semiliquid — having a thick consistency between liquid and solid
- semilucent — partially translucent
- semiologic — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semiotical — of or relating to signs.
- semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
- semipublic — partly or to some degree public.
- semiweekly — occurring, done, appearing, or published twice a week: semiweekly visits.
- semiyearly — semiannual (def 1).
- semmelweis — Ignaz Philipp [ig-nahts fee-lip] /ˈɪg nɑts ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1818–65, Hungarian obstetrician.
- sensualism — subjection to sensual appetites; sensuality.
- sesame oil — a yellow oil expressed from the seeds of the sesame, used in cooking, as a vehicle for medicines, and in the manufacture of margarine, soap, and cosmetics.
- sheet film — a flat piece of film cut to a required size before being loaded into a camera.
- shrimplike — any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
- sicklemias — the usually asymptomatic hereditary condition that occurs when a person inherits from only one parent the abnormal hemoglobin gene characteristic of sickle cell anemia.
- signalment — a detailed description, especially of distinctive features, of a person for identification, usually for police purposes.
- simferopol — a city in S Ukraine, on the S Crimean Peninsula.
- similarity — the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.
- similative — implying likeness
- similitude — likeness; resemblance: a similitude of habits.
- simillimum — (in homeopathy) the remedy most likely to restore to health
- simoniacal — a person who practices simony.
- simple arc — a curve that does not cross itself and has no points missing; a curve that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with the closed interval from 0 to 1.
- simple vow — a public vow taken by a religious, under which property may be retained and marriage, though held to be illicit, is valid under canon law.
- simpleness — easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.