11-letter words containing s, e, r, m, o
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- semiserious — having some seriousness; partly serious.
- senior prom — a formal dance or gathering of high school students held at the end of the senior year
- sermonizing — the act of talking as if delivering a sermon
- serrano ham — cured ham from Spain
- sex hormone — any of a class of steroid hormones that regulate the growth and function of the reproductive organs or stimulate the development of the secondary sexual characteristics.
- sex tourism — a vacation to a destination that has no restrictions on sexual services or activities, as prostitution.
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- shed dormer — a dormer with a flat roof sloping in the same direction as the roof from which the dormer projects.
- short metre — a stanza form, used esp for hymns, consisting of four lines, the third of which has eight syllables, while the rest have six
- short money — (in Britain) the annual payment made to Opposition parties in the House of Commons to help them pay for certain services necessary to the carrying out of their parliamentary duties; established in 1975
- short-timer — a person, as a soldier, who has a short period of time left to serve on a tour of duty.
- show jumper — A show jumper is a person who takes part in the sport of show jumping.
- shower room — a room which contains a shower
- shuddersome — tending to shudder
- simmer down — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- simon peter — Peter (def 1).
- single room — hotel room for one person
- slumbersome — tired; sleepy
- smallholder — owner of small plot of land
- smart money — money invested or wagered by experienced investors or bettors.
- smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smoke alarm — A smoke alarm or a smoke detector is a device fixed to the ceiling of a room which makes a loud noise if there is smoke in the air, to warn people.
- smoke-dried — to dry or cure (meat or other food) using smoke.
- smoke-eater — a firefighter.
- smokechaser — a person who fights forest fires, especially one with lightweight equipment.
- smokejumper — a firefighter who parachutes to forest fires inaccessible to ground crews.
- smokerlyzer — a device for estimating the amount of carbon monoxide in the breath: used in testing whether or not people, esp schoolchildren, have been smoking
- smokescreen — If something that you do or say is a smokescreen, it is intended to hide the truth about your activities or intentions.
- smokey bear — an officer or officers of a state highway patrol.
- smoky river — a river in W central Alberta, Canada, flowing N to the Peace River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- smooth over — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- smouldering — burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
- snickometer — a device, which uses sound waves recorded by the stump microphone, employed by TV commentators to determine whether or not a batsman has made contact with the ball
- snowmobiler — a person who drives a snowmobile
- sociometric — the measurement of attitudes of social acceptance or rejection through expressed preferences among members of a social grouping.
- sodium-free — (of food) containing less than 5 mg of sodium per serving
- sojournment — the state of sojourning
- solarimeter — an instrument for measuring solar radiation.
- solo mother — a mother with a dependent child or dependent children and no spouse
- somersworth — a town in SE New Hampshire.
- somewhither — to some unspecified place; somewhere.
- somniferous — bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influences.
- sound mixer — sb who records film sound
- soured milk — milk that has been deliberately soured by fermentation or by adding acids such as lemon juice or vinegar, to be used in cooking
- southernism — a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South.
- spectrogram — a representation or photograph of a spectrum.
- speech form — linguistic form.