10-letter words containing s, a, m, o
- samothrace — a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
- san marcos — a city in S central Texas.
- san marino — a small republic in E Italy: the oldest independent country in Europe. 38 sq. mi. (98 sq. km). Capital: San Marino.
- sanatorium — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
- sanctimony — pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc.
- sanitorium — a facility for housing patients with long-term illnesses
- sao miguel — the largest island of the Azores. 150,000. 288 sq. mi. (746 sq. km).
- sarcolemma — the membranous sheath of a muscle fiber.
- sarcoplasm — the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.
- sarcosomal — relating to a sarcosome
- sarmentose — having runners.
- scale moss — any thalloid liverwort.
- scaramouch — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- schizogamy — reproduction characterized by division of the organism into sexual and asexual parts, as in certain polychaetes.
- schoolmaid — a schoolgirl
- schoolmarm — a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
- schoolmate — a companion or associate at school.
- scotswoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot.
- scout camp — organized outdoor activity for boys
- scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.
- scum-board — a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- seaborgium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Sg; atomic number: 106.
- second man — a person who assists the driver in crewing a locomotive
- seismogram — a record made by a seismograph.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- 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.
- semiformal — partly formal; containing some formal elements: a semiformal occasion; semiformal attire.
- semination — a sowing or impregnating; dissemination.
- 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.
- serrasalmo — a member of the Serrasalmo genus of piranha fish, native to South America
- 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.
- shoe cream — cream for polishing shoes
- short game — the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit medium or short shots, as chip shots, pitch shots, and putts, with accuracy. Compare long game (def 1).
- short ream — 480 sheets of paper
- shot metal — lead hardened with antimony and arsenic, used to manufacture shot for cartridges.
- shotmaking — the playing of good shots (by a sports player)
- 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.”.
- simoniacal — a person who practices simony.
- 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
- slow march — a march in slow time
- slow match — a slow-burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpeter.
- smack down — to humble or reprimand (someone who is overstepping bounds)
- small chop — cocktail snacks
- small town — Small town is used when referring to small places, usually in the United States, where people are friendly, honest, and polite, or to the people there. Small town is also sometimes used to suggest that someone has old-fashioned ideas.
- small-bore — of, noting, or relating to a .22-caliber firearm.