11-letter words containing s, m, e, l
- scrap metal — discarded metal
- screamingly — If you say that something is, for example, screamingly funny or screamingly boring, you mean that it is extremely funny or extremely boring.
- sea lamprey — a parasitic marine lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, that spawns in fresh water along both Atlantic coasts and in the Great Lakes, where it is responsible for losses of economically valuable fish.
- sealed move — the last move before an adjournment, which is written down by the player making it, sealed in an envelope, and kept secret from his opponent until play is resumed
- sealed-beam — a headlight in which the reflector and lens are hermetically sealed together with the filament in a single unit.
- seam bowler — a fast bowler who makes the ball bounce on its seam so that it will change direction
- self-esteem — a realistic respect for or favorable impression of oneself; self-respect.
- self-formed — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- self-mailer — an advertisement, booklet, or the like, that has space for a name, address, and postage and can be mailed without a wrapper or envelope.
- self-making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- self-minded — having a certain kind of mind (usually used in combination): strong-minded.
- self-moving — capable of moving without an external agency.
- self-murder — suicide
- self-reform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- semasiology — semantics, especially the study of semantic change.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semi-annual — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- semi-circle — A semi-circle is one half of a circle, or something having the shape of half a circle.
- semi-closed — having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.
- semi-luxury — a material object, service, etc., conducive to sumptuous living, usually a delicacy, elegance, or refinement of living rather than a necessity: Gold cufflinks were a luxury not allowed for in his budget.
- semi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- semi-weekly — occurring, done, appearing, or published twice a week: semiweekly visits.
- semidiurnal — pertaining to, consisting of, or accomplished in half a day.
- semiellipse — a half ellipse, usually one containing both ends of the major axis.
- semifluidic — of the nature of a semifluid; partially fluidic
- semimonthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- seminatural — partly natural and partly cultivated
- semipalmate — partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird's foot; half-webbed.
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- semiskilled — having or requiring more training and skill than unskilled labor but less than skilled labor.
- semitrailer — 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.
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.
- sex-limited — (of a gene character) expressed in one sex only.
- sexagesimal — pertaining to or based upon the number 60.
- sgml tagger — (tool) A tool to assist with adding SGML to a piece of text. The Tagger only lets the user insert a mark-up tag which is correct in that particular context.
- shamelessly — lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.
- sheet metal — metal in sheets or thin plates.
- sillimanite — a mineral, aluminum silicate, Al 2 SiO 5 , occurring in the form of long, slender, and often fibrous crystals.
- silly money — an absurdly large or, less commonly, small amount of money
- silversmith — a person whose occupation is making and repairing articles of silver.
- simi valley — a city in SW California.
- simnel cake — any of several kinds of rich fruitcake covered with almond paste.
- simple pole — a pole of order 1 of a function of a complex variable.
- simple time — a metre in music in which each beat or part divides equally into two
- simple vows — the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience when taken for a limited period
- simpliciter — simply
- single malt — a type of whisky that is made at a single distillery and from one type of malted grain