11-letter words containing m, l, i, s
- 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.
- samuel ting — Samuel C(hao) C(hung) [chou choo ng] /tʃaʊ tʃʊŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1936, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- satellitium — a group of three or more planets lying in one sign of the zodiac
- scalariform — ladderlike.
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- scamblingly — in a scambling, noisy, or intrusive manner
- schematical — based on a scheme or structured arrangement
- 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.
- screamingly — If you say that something is, for example, screamingly funny or screamingly boring, you mean that it is extremely funny or extremely boring.
- 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.
- self-making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- self-minded — having a certain kind of mind (usually used in combination): strong-minded.
- self-moving — capable of moving without an external agency.
- semasiology — semantics, especially the study of semantic change.
- semi-annual — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- semi-circle — A semi-circle is one half of a circle, or something having the shape of half a circle.
- semi-closed — having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.
- 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-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- semi-weekly — occurring, done, appearing, or published twice a week: semiweekly visits.
- semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
- semiellipse — a half ellipse, usually one containing both ends of the major axis.
- semifluidic — of the nature of a semifluid; partially fluidic
- semimonthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- seminatural — partly natural and partly cultivated
- semipalmate — partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird's foot; half-webbed.
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- semiskilled — having or requiring more training and skill than unskilled labor but less than skilled labor.
- 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.
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.
- sex-limited — (of a gene character) expressed in one sex only.
- sexagesimal — pertaining to or based upon the number 60.
- sigmoidally — in the form of a sigmoid
- sign manual — a personal signature, especially that of a sovereign or official on a public document.
- sillimanite — a mineral, aluminum silicate, Al 2 SiO 5 , occurring in the form of long, slender, and often fibrous crystals.
- silly money — an absurdly large or, less commonly, small amount of money
- silversmith — a person whose occupation is making and repairing articles of silver.
- simi valley — a city in SW California.
- simnel cake — any of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste.
- simple pole — a pole of order 1 of a function of a complex variable.
- simple time — a metre in music in which each beat or part divides equally into two
- simple vows — the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience when taken for a limited period