11-letter words containing s, e, v, r, l
- silver fern — a formalized spray of fern leaf, silver on a black background: the symbol of New Zealand sporting teams, esp the All Blacks
- silver fizz — an alcoholic drink made with gin, lemon juice, sugar, and egg white.
- silver foil — silver or silver-colored metal in foil form.
- silver gilt — an ornamental coating of silver, silver leaf, or a silver-colored substance.
- silver goal — (in certain competitions) a goal scored in a full half of extra time that is played if a match is drawn. This goal counts as the winner if it is the only goal scored in the full half or full period of extra time
- silver gray — a light brownish-gray.
- silver hake — a common hake, Merluccius bilinearis, occurring off the Atlantic coast of North America and popular as a food fish.
- silver leaf — silver in the form of very thin foil.
- silver orfe — one of the two varieties of orfe, an aquarium fish
- silver star — a bronze star with a small silver star at the center, awarded to a soldier who has been cited in orders for gallantry in action, when the citation does not warrant the award of a Medal of Honor or the Distinguished Service Cross.
- silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
- silver vine — a vine, Actinidia polygama, of eastern Asia, having fragrant, white flowers and yellow, edible fruit and, in the male plant, leaves with silvery-white markings.
- silver-gilt — an ornamental coating of silver, silver leaf, or a silver-colored substance.
- silver-gray — gray with a silvery luster
- silver-grey — light grey that resembles silver
- silverberry — a shrub, Elaeagnus commutata (or E. argentea), of north-central North America, having silvery leaves and flowers and silvery, drupelike edible fruit.
- silverchair — Australian rock group (formed 1994): comprising Daniel Johns (born 1979; vocals, guitar), Ben Gillies (born 1979, drums) and Chris Joannou (born 1979, bass guitar); their albums include Frogstomp (1995) and Young Modern (2007)
- silverpoint — a technique of drawing with a silver stylus on specially prepared paper.
- silversides — any of several small fishes of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side, as Menidia menidia, inhabiting the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
- silversmith — a person whose occupation is making and repairing articles of silver.
- silverwares — articles, especially eating and serving utensils, made of silver, silver-plated metals, stainless steel, etc.
- silvester i — Saint, died a.d. 335, pope 314–335.
- silvestrian — of or relating to woodland
- slave labor — persons, especially a large group, performing labor under duress or threats, as prisoners in a concentration camp; a labor force of slaves or slavelike prisoners.
- slave river — a river in NE Alberta and the Northwest Territories, in Canada: flowing from Lake Athabasca NW to Great Slave Lake. 258 miles (415 km) long.
- slave trade — the business or process of procuring, transporting, and selling slaves, especially black Africans to the New World prior to the mid-19th century.
- slaveholder — an owner of slaves.
- slaveringly — in a slavering manner
- sleeveboard — a small-scale ironing board for pressing sleeves, especially a narrow board that fits inside a coat sleeve.
- slough over — to gloss over; minimize
- snail fever — schistosomiasis.
- sovereignly — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- sporulative — involving or relating to sporulation
- springville — a town in central Utah.
- subinterval — an interval that is a subset of a given interval.
- subvertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- superlative — of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme: superlative wisdom.
- supervirile — highly virile
- supervisual — of or relating to seeing or sight: a visual image.
- supervolute — (of convolute leaves) enveloping a rolled up leaf within the bud
- surveillant — exercising surveillance.
- surveilling — to place under surveillance.
- sylvester i — Saint, died a.d. 335, pope 314–335.
- sylvestrian — living in the woods; sylvan
- thorvaldsen — Albert Bertal [ahl-bert bar-tuh l] /ˈɑl bɛrt ˈbær təl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1844, Danish sculptor.
- translative — of or relating to the transfer of something from one person, position, or place to another.
- transvaaler — a province in the NE Republic of South Africa. 110,450 sq. mi. (286,066 sq. km). Capital: Pretoria.
- transversal — transverse.
- travel shot — a camera shot taken from a mobile platform, dolly, or the like, that keeps within range of a moving subject.
- travel-sick — nauseated from riding in a moving vehicle