11-letter words containing s, t, a, e, m
- satellitium — a group of three or more planets lying in one sign of the zodiac
- say amen to — to express strong approval of or support for (an assertion, hope, etc)
- scattergram — a graphic representation of bivariate data as a set of points in the plane that have Cartesian coordinates equal to corresponding values of the two variates.
- schematical — based on a scheme or structured arrangement
- schismatize — to take part in a schism.
- scoutmaster — the leader or officer in charge of a band of scouts.
- scrap metal — discarded metal
- seamstressy — needlework
- search term — Computers. a word or other term used to electronically retrieve data, Web pages, or other information from files, databases, etc.: When you search the shopping website, ads relating to your search terms will appear along with your search results.
- second mate — the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the first mate.
- sedimentary — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- seismonasty — a nastic movement in response to shock, esp the rapid folding of the leaflets of the sensitive plant due to changes in turgor pressure caused by vibration
- semanticist — Linguistics. the study of meaning. the study of linguistic development by classifying and examining changes in meaning and form.
- semi-active — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- semi-mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- semi-staged — produced with the use of only a limited number of props, costumes, etc.
- semiamateur — retaining amateur status but receiving prize money or support, as from a sponsor, to cover training expenses.
- semiaquatic — partly aquatic; growing or living in or close to water, or carrying out part of its life cycle in water.
- seminatural — partly natural and partly cultivated
- semiotician — the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing.
- semipalmate — partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird's foot; half-webbed.
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- semiprivate — having some degree of privacy but not fully private, as a hospital room with fewer beds than a ward.
- 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.
- sense datum — Also called sensum. Psychology. the basic unit of an experience resulting from the stimulation of a sense organ; a stimulus or an object of perception or sensation.
- 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.
- septicaemia — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
- 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.
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- sheet metal — metal in sheets or thin plates.
- siamese cat — one of a breed of slender, short-haired cats, raised originally in Siam, having a fawn or grayish body with extremities of a darker shade of the same color.
- sillimanite — a mineral, aluminum silicate, Al 2 SiO 5 , occurring in the form of long, slender, and often fibrous crystals.
- single malt — a type of whisky that is made at a single distillery and from one type of malted grain
- single-malt — (of whiskey, especially Scotch) made from unblended malt whiskey distilled at one distillery.
- skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
- slag cement — a cement composed of about 80 percent granulated slag and about 20 percent hydrated lime.
- slant rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- smart aleck — an obnoxiously conceited person.
- smart money — money invested or wagered by experienced investors or bettors.
- smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smear-sheet — a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical specializing in gossip, scandal, malicious innuendo, etc.
- smell a rat — any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- smoke-eater — a firefighter.
- smoked meat — animal flesh cooked by smoking
- solarimeter — an instrument for measuring solar radiation.
- somaticized — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- somatogenic — developing from somatic cells.