11-letter words containing o, s, m, u, n
- showjumping — horseriding event
- shunt motor — A shunt motor is a direct current motor whose two windings are in parallel, with the same voltage across each.
- simon magus — Simon (defs 5, 6).
- slumgullion — a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
- smoking gun — indisputable proof or evidence of a crime.
- smoothhound — a smooth dogfish, especially Mustelus mustelus, inhabiting waters along the coast of Europe.
- smouldering — burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
- snuff movie — Slang. a pornographic film that shows an actual murder of one of the performers, as at the end of a sadistic act.
- snuff-movie — Slang. a pornographic film that shows an actual murder of one of the performers, as at the end of a sadistic act.
- sojournment — the state of sojourning
- somnambular — relating to sleep-walking
- somniferous — bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences.
- sound mixer — sb who records film sound
- south yemen — Yemen (def 3).
- southampton — Henry Wriothesley [rahy-uh ths-lee] /ˈraɪ əθs li/ (Show IPA), 3rd Earl of, 1573–1624, English nobleman, soldier, and patron of writers, including William Shakespeare.
- southernism — a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South.
- sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
- sporogonium — the sporangium of mosses and liverworts.
- staminodium — a sterile or abortive stamen.
- stimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- stramineous — of or resembling straw.
- stunt woman — a woman who substitutes for an actor in scenes requiring hazardous or acrobatic feats.
- sub-company — subsidiary company.
- sub-economy — thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
- subcolumnar — almost or imperfectly columnar.
- subdominant — Music. the fourth tone of a diatonic scale, next below the dominant.
- subeconomic — pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities.
- subharmonic — an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.
- sublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- submunition — a weapon forming part of a larger warhead and released from it at a target
- subsumption — an act of subsuming.
- sulfonamide — sulfa drug.
- summer-long — lasting all summer
- supermodern — highly modern
- supernormal — in excess of the normal or average: supernormal faculties; supernormal production.
- supportment — the action of supporting
- surmounting — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- symphonious — harmonious; in harmonious agreement or accord.
- thumbs down — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
- thumbs-down — an act or instance of dissent, disapproval, etc.
- tonal music — music that uses the diatonic system
- unambiguous — not ambiguous, or unclear; distinct; unequivocal: The object of the experiment was to reach an unambiguous conclusion about climate change.
- unambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- unanimously — of one mind; in complete agreement; agreed.
- unblossomed — the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit.
- uncustomary — according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
- unglamorous — full of glamour; charmingly or fascinatingly attractive, especially in a mysterious or magical way.
- unlightsome — without light; dark
- unmalicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
- unmelodious — not musically pleasant to listen to; discordant