11-letter words containing s, t, a, m, i
- tarim basin — a region in W China between the Tien Shan and Kunlun mountain ranges. About 350,000 sq. mi. (906,000 sq. km).
- tautologism — the use of tautology.
- tautomerism — the ability of certain organic compounds to react in isomeric structures that differ from each other in the position of a hydrogen atom and a double bond.
- taxidermist — embalmer
- taximetrics — numerical taxonomy.
- team spirit — camaraderie, esprit de corps
- teetotalism — the principle or practice of total abstinence from intoxicating drink.
- temerarious — reckless; rash.
- temptatious — enticing or illicitly desirable
- tennis camp — a camp that people go to in order to play and be taught tennis
- testimonial — a written declaration certifying to a person's character, conduct, or qualifications, or to the value, excellence, etc., of a thing; a letter or written statement of recommendation.
- tetratheism — the belief that the Christian God is four persons
- thalassemia — a hereditary form of anemia, occurring chiefly in people of Mediterranean origin, marked by the abnormal synthesis of hemoglobin and a consequent shortened life span of red blood cells.
- thatcherism — the conservative policies, political philosophy, and leadership style of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, characterized especially by monetarism, privatization, and labor union reform.
- the midrash — these commentaries and notes collectively
- theatricism — theatricalism.
- theomachist — a person who battles against the gods or resists the will of the gods
- thermotaxis — Biology. movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat.
- thigmotaxis — movement of an organism toward or away from any object that provides a mechanical stimulus.
- thirdstream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom.
- thomasville — a city in S Georgia.
- timberbeast — a logger.
- time signal — a signal sent electrically or by radio to indicate a precise moment of time as a means of checking or regulating timepieces.
- time waster — If you say that someone or something is a time waster, you mean that they cause you to spend a lot of time doing something that is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit.
- time-saving — (of methods, devices, etc.) reducing the time spent or required to do something.
- timepleaser — a timeserver.
- tonal music — music that uses the diatonic system
- tonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- train smash — a disaster or serious setback (esp in the phrase it's not a train smash)
- trainmaster — a person who has charge of operations over one portion of a railroad.
- transmarine — being on or coming from the opposite side of the sea or ocean.
- transmittal — transmission.
- transmitter — a person or thing that transmits.
- traumatised — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- tribeswoman — a female member of a tribe.
- tyrosinemia — an inherited disorder of tyrosine metabolism that can lead to liver and kidney disease and mental retardation unless controlled by a special diet.
- ultrasimple — extremely or exceptionally easy
- umbratilous — shadowy; faint
- unambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- unsimulated — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- utnapishtim — the favorite of the gods, who survived the great flood and became immortal.
- vasectomize — to perform a vasectomy on
- vi et armis — a kind of trespass accompanied by force and violence
- vigilantism — a member of a vigilance committee.
- volsteadism — the policy of prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages.
- voluntarism — Philosophy. any theory that regards will as the fundamental agency or principle, in metaphysics, epistemology, or psychology.
- votive mass — a Mass that does not correspond with the office of the day but is said, as for a special intention, at the choice of the celebrant.
- waldmeister — An herb used for flavouring wines and liqueurs.
- whateverism — (politics) Adherence to the Two Whatevers:
- yastrzemski — Carl Michael ("Yaz") born 1939, U.S. baseball player.