10-letter words containing m, o, s, i
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- scotticism — a word or idiom peculiar to or characteristic of Scots.
- scyphiform — shaped like a cup or goblet.
- seaborgium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Sg; atomic number: 106.
- securiform — (of plants) having the shape of an axe
- seismogram — a record made by a seismograph.
- seismology — the science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- semeiology — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semeiotics — semiotics.
- 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-comic — of, relating to, or characterized by comedy: comic opera.
- semi-moist — moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- semi-nomad — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- semi-solid — having a somewhat firm consistency; more or less solid.
- semichorus — half of a chorus; part of a chorus to be sung by a portion but not all of the singers
- 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.
- semiformal — partly formal; containing some formal elements: a semiformal occasion; semiformal attire.
- semifreddo — a partially frozen Italian dessert similar to ice cream
- semination — a sowing or impregnating; dissemination.
- semiologic — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semiopaque — partly or nearly opaque.
- 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.
- seriocomic — partly serious and partly comic: a seriocomic play.
- 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.
- sessionman — a professional musician who does studio recording work but is not a member of an established performing group.
- ship money — a tax levied to finance the fitting out of warships: abolished 1640
- short time — a period or schedule during which the number of working hours is reduced: The recession has put most of the manufacturing plants on short time.
- shotmaking — the playing of good shots (by a sports player)
- side money — (in a poker game) the money or chips in a side pot.
- simferopol — a city in S Ukraine, on the S Crimean Peninsula.
- simon pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- simon says — a children's game in which all players must imitate only those movements and commands of a leader that are preceded by the words “Simon says.”.
- simon-pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- simoniacal — a person who practices simony.
- 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.
- simulation — imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
- simulatory — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- siphonogam — a plant that is pollinated by siphonogamy
- sixth form — secondary school: final 2 years
- skimmerton — shivaree (def 1).
- slime mold — any of various funguslike organisms belonging to the phylum Myxomycota, of the kingdom Protista (or the plant class Myxomycetes), characterized by a noncellular, multinucleate, creeping somatic phase and a propagative phase in which fruiting bodies are produced bearing spores that are covered by cell walls.
- smock mill — a windmill with sails and shaft carried by a cap rotating on an octagonal tower.
- smoke ring — a visible ring formed by the sudden release of smoke, usually created by blowing smoke from the mouth or by a cigarette, incense stick etc
- smoketight — (of a door, etc) not allowing smoke to pass through
- smoky hill — a river flowing E from E Colorado to the Republican River in central Kansas. 540 miles (870 km) long.
- smoldering — to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion.
- smothering — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.