11-letter words containing m, r, s
- sandringham — a village in N Norfolk, England: site of Sandringham House, Royal Family mansion.
- santa maria — (italics) the flagship used by Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.
- santa marta — a seaport in NW Colombia.
- santa maura — Italian name of Levkas.
- sarcenchyme — the connective tissue of some sponges
- sarcolemmal — of or relating to the sarcolemma
- sarcomatous — any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
- sardonicism — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- saucer dome — a dome having the form of a segment of a sphere, with the center well below the springing line; a shallow dome, as in Roman or Byzantine architecture.
- scalariform — ladderlike.
- scale maker — a person who makes scales for weighing
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- scaramouche — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- scaremonger — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
- scattergram — a graphic representation of bivariate data as a set of points in the plane that have Cartesian coordinates equal to corresponding values of the two variates.
- schmierkase — cottage cheese.
- schoolmarms — a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
- schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
- schwarmerei — excessive enthusiasm or sentimentality.
- sclerectomy — excision of part of the sclera.
- scleroderma — a disease in which connective tissue anywhere in the body becomes hardened and rigid.
- sclerometer — any instrument for determining with precision the degree of hardness of a substance, especially a mineral, as by measuring the pressure necessary to pierce or scratch it.
- scoutmaster — the leader or officer in charge of a band of scouts.
- scrap metal — discarded metal
- screamingly — If you say that something is, for example, screamingly funny or screamingly boring, you mean that it is extremely funny or extremely boring.
- screen dump — the act or process of printing or saving the graphical or textual data displayed on a computer screen.
- screen name — a unique sequence of characters that a person chooses to use for identification purposes when interacting with others online, as in computer games, instant messaging, or forums.
- scrimshoner — a person who makes scrimshaw
- scriptorium — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
- scripturism — the state of being versed in Scripture
- scrumptious — very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid: a scrumptious casserole; a scrumptious satin gown.
- scuff marks — marks made by scuffing
- sea lamprey — a parasitic marine lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, that spawns in fresh water along both Atlantic coasts and in the Great Lakes, where it is responsible for losses of economically valuable fish.
- seam bowler — a fast bowler who makes the ball bounce on its seam so that it will change direction
- seamstressy — needlework
- search term — Computers. a word or other term used to electronically retrieve data, Web pages, or other information from files, databases, etc.: When you search the shopping website, ads relating to your search terms will appear along with your search results.
- 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-formed — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- 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-murder — suicide
- self-reform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- 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.