11-letter words containing o, n, a, s, i
- seasonality — the state or quality of being seasonal or dependent on the seasons: the seasonality of Halloween costumes.
- secondarily — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- secretional — of or relating to secretion
- seditionary — of or relating to sedition; seditious.
- segregation — the act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation of people or things from others or from the main body or group: gender segregation in some fundamentalist religions.
- seigniorage — something claimed by a sovereign or superior as a prerogative.
- seigniorial — of or relating to a seignior.
- seismonasty — a nastic movement in response to shock, esp the rapid folding of the leaflets of the sensitive plant due to changes in turgor pressure caused by vibration
- semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- seminomadic — belonging or relating to an ethnic group or people who migrate seasonally and cultivate crops during periods of settlement
- semiotician — the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing.
- senatorship — the office or position of a senator
- senior year — final year of school or college
- sensational — producing or designed to produce a startling effect, strong reaction, intense interest, etc., especially by exaggerated, superficial, or lurid elements: a sensational novel.
- sensorially — with respect to sensation; in a sensorial way
- serrulation — serrulate condition or form.
- shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
- sharonville — a town in SW Ohio.
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
- showmanship — the skill or ability of a showman.
- sideropenia — a lack of iron in the body
- sigillation — the act of sealing
- signal book — a book containing the signals to be used for sending messages to other boats
- signatories — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- simon magus — Simon (defs 5, 6).
- sinfonietta — a short symphony.
- singaporean — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
- sir anthony — Sir Anthony, Van Dyck, Sir Anthony.
- situational — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
- six nations — (in North America) the Indian confederacy of the Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Senecas, and Tuscaroras
- slot racing — the activity of racing slot cars.
- slow-acting — working or acting slowly, not immediately
- smoking ban — the prohibition of smoking cigarettes, etc in public places
- smoking car — smoker (def 2a).
- snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
- snow chains — device that gives tyres extra grip
- snow grains — precipitation consisting of white, opaque ice particles usually less than one millimeter in diameter.
- snowballing — a ball of snow pressed or rolled together, as for throwing.
- snowblading — the activity or sport of skiing with short skis (snowblades) and no poles
- social fund — (in Britain) a social security fund from which loans or payments may be made to people in cases of extreme need
- social unit — a person or a group of persons, as a family, functioning as a unit in society.
- socializing — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- socinianism — the teachings of Faustus Socinus (1539-1604), It. rationalistic religious reformer, denying the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, etc., and holding that salvation is attained solely by practicing the virtues exemplified by Christ
- soda siphon — fizzy water dispenser
- soldier ant — a type of ant that has a disproportionately large head
- solid angle — an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting in a common point or formed at the vertex of a cone.
- solidarnosc — a Polish organization of independent trade unions founded in 1980: outlawed by the government of Poland in 1982.
- solmization — the act, process, or system of using certain syllables, especially the sol-fa syllables, to represent the tones of the scale.