10-letter words containing s, m, a, t
- semestrial — (in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks.
- semi-bantu — a group of languages of W Africa, mainly SE Nigeria and Cameroon, that were not traditionally classed as Bantu but that show certain essential Bantu characteristics. They are now classed with Bantu in the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family
- semilethal — a semilethal gene
- semination — a sowing or impregnating; dissemination.
- semiotical — of or relating to signs.
- semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
- separatism — a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
- septicemia — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
- sheetmetal — metal in sheets or thin plates.
- shipmaster — a person who commands a ship; master; captain.
- shirtmaker — a person who makes shirts.
- short game — the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit medium or short shots, as chip shots, pitch shots, and putts, with accuracy. Compare long game (def 1).
- short ream — 480 sheets of paper
- shot metal — lead hardened with antimony and arsenic, used to manufacture shot for cartridges.
- shotmaking — the playing of good shots (by a sports player)
- sidestream — (of cigarette smoke) inhaled by passive smokers
- signalment — a detailed description, especially of distinctive features, of a person for identification, usually for police purposes.
- similarity — the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.
- similative — implying likeness
- simulation — imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
- simulative — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- simulatory — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- sketch map — a rough map of the principal features of a locale, as one drawn from memory.
- slactivism — the public proclaiming of one's political beliefs through activities that require little effort or commitment
- slipstream — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
- slow match — a slow-burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpeter.
- smack talk — disparaging or abusive remarks intended to put off or intimidate someone, esp an opponent prior to or during a sports match
- small talk — chitchat, trivial conversation
- small town — Small town is used when referring to small places, usually in the United States, where people are friendly, honest, and polite, or to the people there. Small town is also sometimes used to suggest that someone has old-fashioned ideas.
- small-talk — to engage in or have a propensity for small talk.
- small-time — of modest or insignificant size, importance, or influence: a small-time politician.
- small-town — of, relating to, or characteristic of a town or village: a typical, small-town general store.
- smallmouth — a river fish of the bass family
- smaragdite — a green, foliated member of the amphibole group.
- smart alec — smart aleck.
- smart arse — If you describe someone as a smart arse, you dislike the fact that they think they are very clever and like to show everyone this.
- smart bomb — a steerable air-to-surface bomb that is guided to its target by television or a laser beam.
- smart card — a small plastic card embedded with a memory chip and often a microprocessor, used for financial transactions, identification, as a key, etc.
- smart cart — a shopping trolley that uses computer and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to assist the shopper in various ways, such as giving the exact location of items on a pre-entered list, suggesting alternative products, and giving information about discounted items on nearby shelves, and a running total of the price of its contents
- smart drug — a drug or other substance that is claimed to enhance memory, concentration, or other mental functions.
- smart home — a dwelling equipped with systems and appliances that can be operated remotely using a computer or mobile phone
- smart well — A smart well is a well which has equipment that can be controlled either automatically or by an operator at a remote location.
- smart wool — a textile produced by blending wool with a conductive fibre, which can be heated by means of a small battery
- smart-alec — smart aleck.
- smartasses — Also, smart-assed, smartassed. characteristic of a smart ass or wise guy.
- smartdrive — (storage, product) A Microsoft MS DOS disk cache program to speed up disk access. For most users, a 1MB cache is sufficient. Devoting more memory to the cache offers diminishing returns, since the additional cache hits become fewer (and the extra memory could be better used to reduce swapping). Typing SMARTDRV /S at a DOS prompt shows the cache size, a hit-and-miss report, and information about which drives are being cached. The hit-and-miss statistics are crucial for gauging the effectiveness of SmartDrive settings. A score in the high 80s shows that SmartDrive is well configured. Run SMARTDRV /S several times during a Windows session and note the-hit-and-miss figures each time. If your percentage usually falls below 80 percent, you should consider increasing the cache size. You can edit the SMARTDRV line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to increase both the InitCacheSize and the WinCacheSize parameters. SmartDrive Monitor is an undocumented Windows program that comes with DOS 6.0 for logging and controling the cache.
- smarten up — improve appearance
- smartmouth — a witty or sarcastic person
- smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smartwatch — a computing device that resembles a wristwatch and is attached to a band worn around the wrist: Get email and text message notifications on your smartwatch.