8-letter words containing s, m, e, l, i
- selamlik — the portion of a Turkish palace or house reserved for men.
- selenium — a nonmetallic element chemically resembling sulfur and tellurium, occurring in several allotropic forms, as crystalline and amorphous, and having an electrical resistance that varies under the influence of light. Symbol: Se; atomic weight: 78.96; atomic number: 34; specific gravity: (gray) 4.80 at 25°C, (red) 4.50 at 25°C.
- semibald — partly bald
- semibold — denoting a weight of typeface between medium and bold face
- semibull — a bull or official document issued by the pope after his election but before his coronation
- semigala — an event similar to a gala but on a lesser scale; an occasion that is festive but not to the degree of a gala
- semillon — a variety of white grape used in winemaking, especially in France in the Sauternes district of Bordeaux.
- semilune — a half-moon shape
- semimild — somewhat mild; quite mild
- seminole — a member of any of several groupings of North American Indians comprising emigrants from the Creek Confederacy territories to Florida or their descendants in Florida and Oklahoma, especially the culturally conservative present-day Florida Indians.
- semioval — shaped like half of an oval
- semiwild — not fully domesticated; partially tamed or cultivated; having some characteristics of the wild
- semiwild — not fully domesticated; partially tamed or cultivated; having some characteristics of the wild
- semolina — a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
- semplice — to be performed in a simple manner
- septimal — of or based on the number seven.
- shlemiel — an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right.
- similize — to liken or compare
- simoleon — a dollar.
- simples! — an expression used to suggest that something can be done or understood with no difficulty
- simplest — easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- simulate — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- slimline — slim in appearance.
- smaltine — a white mineral ore of cobalt
- smaltite — a mineral, originally thought to have been a diarsenide of cobalt, CoAs 2 , but which is actually a skutterudite rich in cobalt.
- smellies — pleasant-smelling products such as perfumes, body lotions, bath salts, etc
- smelting — to fuse or melt (ore) in order to separate the metal contained.
- smileful — full of smiles
- solecism — a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
- solimena — Francesco [frahn-ches-kaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1657–1747, Italian painter.
- solimoes — Brazilian name of the Amazon from its junction with the Río Negro to the border of Peru.
- splenium — a structure in the brain
- suleiman — ("the Magnificent") 1495?–1566, sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1520–66.
- symphile — an insect or other organism that lives in the nests of social insects, esp ants and termites, and is fed and reared by the inmates
- timbales — a pair of single-headed, cylindrical drums joined by a frame and played with drumsticks, used, esp. originally, in Latin American dance music
- timeless — without beginning or end; eternal; everlasting.
- toilsome — characterized by or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing.
- wailsome — wailful.