9-letter words containing s, i, e, m, r
- semi arid — characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm): the struggle to raise vegetables in semiarid regions.
- semi-arid — characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm): the struggle to raise vegetables in semiarid regions.
- semibreve — a note half the length of a breve; whole note.
- semicured — partly cured or preserved
- semidwarf — a plant which is smaller than usual but bigger than a dwarf
- semierect — partly erect
- semigroup — an algebraic system closed under an associative binary operation.
- semihardy — partially hardy; able to survive moderately low temperatures: semihardy plants.
- semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
- semimicro — using or involving measurements on a scale between micro and macro
- semiramis — a legendary Assyrian queen, the wife of Ninus and founder of Babylon, noted for her wisdom and beauty.
- semirigid — not fully rigid; partly rigid.
- semiround — having one surface that is round and another that is flat.
- semirural — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- semitruck — tractor-trailer.
- semiurban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
- semiworks — a manufacturing plant equipped to develop and manufacture a new product in small quantities prior to full-scale manufacture
- sensorium — a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- septarium — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- septemvir — a member of a seven-man ruling body in ancient Rome.
- septiform — sevenfold
- serialism — twelve-tone technique.
- sermoning — the preaching of sermons
- sermonise — to deliver or compose a sermon; preach.
- sermonize — to deliver or compose a sermon; preach.
- serriform — resembling the notched edge of a saw; serrated.
- servilism — the condition of being servile; servility, esp consistent or complete servility
- sex crime — an illegal sexual act, activity, or behavior.
- shakerism — the beliefs and practices of the Shakers.
- shimmered — to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.
- side arms — a weapon, as a pistol or sword, carried at the side or in the belt.
- side drum — snare drum.
- side trim — a decorative feature on the side of a car
- siem reap — a city in NW Cambodia, near Angkor.
- simmering — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- simpering — to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.
- simulacre — simulacrum.
- skim-read — to read quickly and superficially, in order to pick up the important or significant details
- smiercase — any soft cheese suitable for spreading or eating with a spoon, especially a sour cottage cheese.
- sommelier — a waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines.
- spearmint — an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- sperm oil — a yellow, thin, water-insoluble liquid obtained from the sperm whale, used chiefly as a lubricant in light machinery, as watches, clocks, and scientific apparatus.
- spermaria — spermaries
- spermatia — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- spermatic — of, relating to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
- spermatid — Cell Biology. one of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.
- spiderman — a person who erects the steel structure of a building
- sporidesm — a multicellular group of spores
- squiredom — the squirearchy.
- squirmier — characterized by squirming.