12-letter words containing s, m, a, r, t
- reserve team — a second team of a sports club, such as a football club, made up of emerging and young players
- rhadamanthus — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- rhadamanthys — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
- roman strike — a striking mechanism of c1700, giving the equivalent in tones of Roman numerals, a bell of one pitch striking once for each number I, a bell of another pitch striking once for V, twice for X.
- rotflmaoastc — (chat) Rolling on the floor laughing my ass (or arse) off and scaring the cat. The superlative form of ROTFL.
- rubber stamp — handheld printing tool
- rubber-stamp — to imprint with a rubber stamp.
- rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
- sabermetrics — (used with a singular verb) the computerized measurement of baseball statistics.
- sacramentals — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- sacramentary — a sacramentarian
- saint jerome — Saint (Eusebius Hieronymus) a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
- saint martha — a sister of Mary and Lazarus, who lived at Bethany and ministered to Jesus (Luke 10:38–42). Feast day: July 29 or June 4
- saint martin — Saint, died a.d. 655, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 649–655.
- saint moritz — a resort town in SE Switzerland: a popular center for winter sports. 6037 feet (1840 meters) high.
- salmon trout — a European trout, Salmo trutta.
- saltpetreman — a supplier of saltpetre
- salutatorium — a porch or room in a monastery or church serving as a meeting or almsgiving place for monks or priests and the laity.
- samaritanism — an inhabitant of Samaria.
- sankt moritz — German name of St. Moritz.
- saprophytism — living and feeding on dead organic matter
- sarcomatosis — the condition in which a sarcoma has become disseminated throughout the body.
- satsuma ware — a Japanese pottery from Kyushu, first produced in the early 17th century and after 1800 having a crackle glaze and overglaze polychrome enameling and gilding.
- satyromaniac — a lascivious man; lecher.
- scene master — (on a switchboard) a master switch that controls several lighting circuits.
- schoolmaster — a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
- scram switch — (jargon) (From the nuclear power industry) An emergency power-off switch (see Big Red Switch), especially one positioned to be easily hit by evacuating personnel. In general, this is *not* something you frob lightly; these often initiate expensive events (such as Halon dumps) and are installed in a dinosaur pen for use in case of electrical fire or in case some luckless field servoid should put 120 volts across himself while Easter egging. SCRAM stands for Safety Control Rod Ax Man. In the early days of nuclear power, boron moderator rods were raised and lowered on ropes. In the event of a runaway chain reaction, a man with an axe would chop the rope and drop the rods into the nuclear pile to stop the reaction. See also molly-guard, TMRC.
- scratch mark — the mark left by a scratch
- sea milkwort — a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
- sectarianism — sectarian spirit or tendencies; excessive devotion to a particular sect, especially in religion.
- section mark — section (def 16).
- self-mastery — self-control.
- semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
- semi-trailer — Also called semi. a detachable trailer for hauling freight, with wheels at the rear end, the forward end being supported by the rear of a truck tractor when attached. Compare full trailer.
- semiabstract — of or relating to art or sculpture which is abstract but in which the subject can still be recognized
- semidiameter — half of a diameter; radius.
- semiliterate — a person who is semiliterate.
- semiparasite — hemiparasite
- semitropical — subtropical.
- senarmontite — a mineral, antimony trioxide, Sb 2 O 3 , occurring in pearl-colored isometric octahedrons: a dimorph of valentinite.
- septemvirate — the ruling body of septemvirs.
- seringapatam — a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.
- serotaxonomy — the study of the taxonomy of proteins using serological methods
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- shamateurism — a sports term referring to a state in which an athlete is classified as an amateur but acts like a professional, usually by raising money
- share market — a highly organized market facilitating the purchase and sale of securities and operated by professional stockbrokers and market makers according to fixed rules
- shrimp plant — a small, sprawling shrub, Justicia brandegeana (or Beloperone guttata), of the acanthus family, native to Mexico, having small white flowers protruding from a series of overlapping reddish bracts and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- silent alarm — an alarm that alerts security personnel or the police without the knowledge of the intruder or criminal whose presence triggers it: The silent alarm set off a flashing light at the police station.
- simhat torah — a Jewish festival, celebrated on the 23d day of Tishri, that marks the end of the annual cycle of Torah readings and the beginning of the next cycle