10-letter words containing s, i, m, o, n
- organismal — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- organismic — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- pancosmism — the philosophical doctrine that the material universe is all that exists
- pansophism — a claim or pretension to pansophy.
- parasomnia — any of several sleep disorders characterized by abnormal or unusual behaviour of the nervous system during any of the stages of sleep
- permission — authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
- phantomish — resembling or reminiscent of a phantom
- phoenixism — the process of making a business insolvent in order to evade paying debts and then setting the business up again under a new name
- pianissimo — very soft.
- pine mouse — any of a widespread genus of voles, Pitymys, having small ears and a short tail; especially the American forest-dwelling mouse P. pinetorum.
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- polygenism — the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.
- postliminy — the right by which persons and things taken in war are restored to their former status when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged.
- postmating — of or designating the period after mating
- premoisten — to moisten beforehand
- princedoms — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- proseminar — a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- pyrrhonism — the Skeptic doctrines of Pyrrho and his followers.
- randomwise — in a random manner
- reimprison — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- rosemaling — decorative work of Norwegian folk origin consisting of painted or carved floral designs, as on furniture or woodwork.
- 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
- semi-colon — A semi-colon is the punctuation mark ; which is used in writing to separate different parts of a sentence or list or to indicate a pause.
- 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.
- semicolony — a country which is partly colonial or which is officially independent but which in fact depends on or is dominated by another country
- semination — a sowing or impregnating; dissemination.
- sessionman — a professional musician who does studio recording work but is not a member of an established performing group.
- ship money — a tax levied to finance the fitting out of warships: abolished 1640
- shotmaking — the playing of good shots (by a sports player)
- side money — (in a poker game) the money or chips in a side pot.
- simon pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- 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.”.
- simon-pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- simoniacal — a person who practices simony.
- simulation — imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
- siphonogam — a plant that is pollinated by siphonogamy
- skimmerton — shivaree (def 1).
- smoke ring — a visible ring formed by the sudden release of smoke, usually created by blowing smoke from the mouth or by a cigarette, incense stick etc
- smoldering — to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion.
- smothering — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
- snowmaking — the creation of artificial snow at ski areas.
- snowmobile — Also called skimobile, snowcat. a motor vehicle with a revolving tread in the rear and steerable skis in the front, for traveling over snow.
- sodomising — to subject to sodomy; commit sodomy upon.
- solemnised — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).