11-letter words containing m, l, i, s
- simpliciter — simply
- single malt — a type of whisky that is made at a single distillery and from one type of malted grain
- single room — hotel room for one person
- single-malt — (of whiskey, especially Scotch) made from unblended malt whiskey distilled at one distillery.
- singularism — any philosophy that explains phenomena from a single principle
- sir michael — Sir Michael (Kemp) 1905–98, British composer.
- skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
- slacktivism — actions taken to bring about political or social change but requiring only minimal commitment, effort, or risk: students engaging in slacktivism by signing an online petition.
- slaked lime — another name for calcium hydroxide, esp when made by adding water to calcium oxide
- slime mould — any of various simple spore-producing organisms typically found as slimy masses on rotting vegetation, where they engulf food particles by amoeboid movements. Formerly regarded as fungi, they are now classified as protoctists of the phyla Myxomycota (true, or cellular slime moulds) or Acrasiomycota (plasmodial slime moulds)
- slimnastics — exercises to help someone lose or control weight.
- slow motion — cinema: slower than in reality
- slow-motion — of, pertaining to or made in slow motion: a slow-motion replay.
- slow-moving — proceeding with or characterized by slow, sluggish, or leisurely movement or activity.
- slumgullion — a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
- small print — text typewritten in a small-sized font
- small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- small-sized — small in size
- smiley face — a digital icon, a sequence of keyboard symbols, or a handwritten or printed equivalent, that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face or ;‐) for a winking face. Compare emoticon.
- smouldering — burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
- snowmobiler — a person who drives a snowmobile
- sociologism — an explanation, expression, concept, etc., characteristic of sociology, especially when lacking reference to other disciplines concerned with human development.
- sodomitical — anal or oral copulation with a member of the opposite sex.
- solarimeter — an instrument for measuring solar radiation.
- solid model — A solid model is a representation of a solid (= not liquid or gas) object produced by a computer and used in simulation.
- solmization — the act, process, or system of using certain syllables, especially the sol-fa syllables, to represent the tones of the scale.
- somatically — of the body; bodily; physical.
- some little — rather extensive; fairly full
- 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
- spasmolysis — the relaxation or relief of muscle spasm.
- spasmolytic — of or noting spasmolysis.
- speed limit — the maximum speed at which a vehicle is legally permitted to travel, as within a specific area, on a certain road, or under given conditions.
- spermicidal — that kills sperm
- spermophile — any of various burrowing rodents of the squirrel family, especially of the genus Spermophilus (or Citellus), sometimes sufficiently numerous to do much damage to crops, as the ground squirrels and susliks.
- spiraliform — having or resembling spiral lines
- spirit lamp — a lamp that burns methylated or other spirits instead of oil
- spiroplasma — any of numerous bacteria of the genus Spiroplasma that have no cell walls or flagella and are parasitic in plants and arthropods.
- spring lamb — a lamb born in the late winter or early spring and sold for slaughter before July 1.
- square mile — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one mile on each side; 2.59 square kilometers. 2 , sq. mi. Abbreviation: mi.
- st.-emilion — a dry claret wine from the parish of St.-Émilion in the Bordeaux region of France.
- stalagmites — a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water.
- steelmaking — the manufacture of steel.
- sterlitamak — a city in the Russian Federation in Europe, W of the Southern Urals.
- stigmatical — Also, stigmatical. pertaining to a stigma, mark, spot, or the like.
- still alarm — a burglar alarm, fire alarm, or the like, that is activated silently and transmits a warning signal, usually by telephone.
- still frame — continuous display of a single frame of a film or of a single picture from a television signal
- stimulating — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stimulative — serving to stimulate.
- stipuliform — shaped like a stipule.