12-letter words containing s, i, n, o, r, e
- rostenkowski — Dan(iel) 1928–2010, U.S. politician: congressman 1959–94.
- royal tennis — court tennis.
- running shoe — trainer, sneaker
- russian zone — a zone in Germany controlled by the Soviet Union 1945–89.
- saffron rice — a dish made from white rice and flavoured with the spice saffron
- saint jerome — Saint (Eusebius Hieronymus) a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
- saint-tropez — a town in SE France, on the French Riviera: beach resort.
- sanguiferous — conveying blood, as a blood vessel.
- satin-flower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- scatteration — the act of scattering.
- scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- schizophrene — a person with schizophrenia or one who tends toward schizophrenia
- schoenheimer — Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈru dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1898–1941, U.S. biochemist, born in Germany.
- schooner rig — a rig in which the mainmast is taller than the foremast
- scolopendrid — any myriapod of the order Scolopendrida, including many large, poisonous centipedes.
- scorekeeping — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
- sea crossing — a journey by sea from one coast to another
- sea scorpion — scorpionfish.
- second birth — spiritual rebirth.
- second reich — the German Empire 1871–1919.
- section mark — section (def 16).
- seleniferous — containing or yielding selenium.
- self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
- semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- seminiferous — Anatomy. conveying or containing semen.
- seminivorous — feeding on seeds: seminivorous birds.
- senarmontite — a mineral, antimony trioxide, Sb 2 O 3 , occurring in pearl-colored isometric octahedrons: a dimorph of valentinite.
- senior clerk — a clerk who is in a senior position and performs office tasks under minimal supervision
- sensitometer — an instrument for testing the sensitivity of various types of film, consisting of an apparatus for exposing successive parts of the film to a light of standard intensity at successively increasing lengths of exposure.
- sensitometry — the science of determining the sensitivity of photographic materials.
- sensorimotor — Psychology. of or relating to motor activity caused by sensory stimuli. Compare ideomotor.
- septentrions — the seven stars of the Plough
- serial bonds — Serial bonds are bonds that are issued at the same time but have staggered maturity dates.
- series-wound — noting a commutator motor in which the field circuit and armature circuit are connected in series.
- seronegative — showing no significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, that would indicate previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- seroreaction — any reaction occurring in serum.
- serotonergic — containing or activated by serotonin.
- serpentiform — shaped like a snake.
- serpentinous — of the nature of serpentine; containing or consisting of serpentine
- serve notice — to give formal warning or information, as of intentions; announce
- servicewoman — a woman who is a member of the armed forces of a country.
- severodvinsk — a city in the N Russian Federation in Europe, on Dvina Gulf, E of Archangel.
- share option — A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price.
- shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- shingle roof — a roof covered with thin rectangular tiles, esp made of wood, that are laid with others in overlapping rows
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- shore dinner — a meal consisting chiefly of seafood.
- short notice — little warning
- short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.