11-letter words containing s, i, g, n, m
- simon magus — Simon (defs 5, 6).
- single malt — a type of whisky that is made at a single distillery and from one type of malted grain
- single room — hotel room for one person
- single-malt — (of whiskey, especially Scotch) made from unblended malt whiskey distilled at one distillery.
- singularism — any philosophy that explains phenomena from a single principle
- siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
- ski jumping — a competitive event, included in the Nordic combined, in which a skier jumps from a ski jump, often traveling 230 to 300 feet (70 to 90 meters) in the air, with scores being based on both the skier's form and the distance of the jump.
- ski-jumping — the sport or activity of (skiers) jumping from a high ramp overhanging a slope
- skimmington — (in rural Britain, formerly) the custom of forming a mock procession to ridicule an unfaithful spouse
- slow-moving — proceeding with or characterized by slow, sluggish, or leisurely movement or activity.
- slumgullion — a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
- smoking ban — the prohibition of smoking cigarettes, etc in public places
- smoking car — smoker (def 2a).
- smoking gun — indisputable proof or evidence of a crime.
- smouldering — burning slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
- somatogenic — developing from somatic cells.
- sporogonium — the sporangium of mosses and liverworts.
- spring lamb — a lamb born in the late winter or early spring and sold for slaughter before July 1.
- st.-germain — St.-Germain-en-Laye.
- steelmaking — the manufacture of steel.
- stem ginger — ginger root in sugar syrup
- stemwinding — wound by turning a knob at the stem.
- stimulating — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- streamingly — in a streaming manner
- subimaginal — of or relating to subimago
- submarginal — Biology. near the margin.
- submarining — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- summerising — to prepare (a house, car, etc.) so as to counteract the hot weather of summer: to summerize a house by adding air conditioning.
- surmounting — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- swing-music — Also called Big Band music, swing music. a style of jazz, popular especially in the 1930s and often arranged for a large dance band, marked by a smoother beat and more flowing phrasing than Dixieland and having less complex harmonies and rhythms than modern jazz.
- swingometer — a device used in television broadcasting during a general election to indicate the swing of votes from one political party to another
- symbolizing — to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
- syntagmatic — pertaining to a relationship among linguistic elements that occur sequentially in the chain of speech or writing, as the relationship between the sun and is shining or the and sun in the sentence The sun is shining.
- syringotomy — surgical removal of a fistula
- teemingness — the state, fact, or quality of being teeming with; fruitfulness
- time signal — a signal sent electrically or by radio to indicate a precise moment of time as a means of checking or regulating timepieces.
- time-saving — (of methods, devices, etc.) reducing the time spent or required to do something.
- tinsmithing — the craft of the tinsmith
- tombstoning — the activity of diving off cliffs into the sea
- unambiguous — not ambiguous, or unclear; distinct; unequivocal: The object of the experiment was to reach an unambiguous conclusion about climate change.
- unamusingly — in an unamusing or unentertaining manner
- unbeseeming — to be fit for or worthy of; become: conduct that beseems a gentleman.
- unlightsome — without light; dark
- unpresuming — not presumptuous; humble
- unpromising — unlikely to be favorable or successful, as the weather, a situation, or a career.
- unsmilingly — in a serous or unsmiling manner
- vanguardism — the beliefs and activities of persons who consider themselves to be leaders in a particular field or school of thought.
- vigilantism — a member of a vigilance committee.
- warm spring — a thermal spring having a temperature of up to 98°F (37°C).
- whimperings — Plural form of whimpering.