11-letter words containing s, t, i, m, o
- postscenium — a wing on either side of the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theatre where props could be stored and actors could prepare; a parascenium
- prestissimo — (a musical direction) in the most rapid tempo.
- presumption — the act of presuming.
- profeminist — advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men.
- prognathism — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- promiscuity — the state of being promiscuous.
- prompt side — the part of the stage that in the U.S. is to the right and in Britain to the left as one faces the audience. Abbreviation: P.S.
- pronatalism — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
- proselytism — the act or fact of becoming a proselyte; conversion.
- prostomiate — having a prostomium.
- protagonism — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- proximities — nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
- pumpstation — A pumpstation is a place with pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another.
- rationalism — the principle or habit of accepting reason as the supreme authority in matters of opinion, belief, or conduct.
- reactionism — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- relationism — a doctrine maintaining the existence of relations between things
- rheotropism — the effect of a current of water upon the direction of plant growth.
- rhizomatous — a rootlike subterranean stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usually produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface.
- romanticise — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.
- romanticist — an adherent of romanticism in literature or art (contrasted with classicist).
- roots music — reggae, esp when regarded as authentic and uncommercialized
- rumbustious — rambunctious.
- ruminations — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- saint-simon — Comte de, 1760–1825, French philosopher and social scientist.
- salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
- saltimbanco — a charlatan or fake
- saltimbocca — veal and ham wrapped together and sautéed in butter, often seasoned with sage.
- schistosome — Also called bilharzia. any elongated trematode of the genus Schistosoma, parasitic in the blood vessels of humans and other mammals; a blood fluke.
- school time — the period of the day or year when children are at school
- schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
- scotch mist — a combination of mist or fog and drizzle, occurring frequently in Scotland and parts of England.
- scriptorium — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
- scrumptious — very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid: a scrumptious casserole; a scrumptious satin gown.
- scyphistoma — a stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish or other scyphozoan when it is fixed in place and reproduces asexually to produce free-swimming medusas.
- seismometer — a seismograph equipped for measuring the direction, intensity, and duration of earthquakes by measuring the actual movement of the ground.
- seismometry — the study of the measurement of earthquakes using a seismometer
- 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
- semimonthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- semiotician — the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing.
- sex tourism — a vacation to a destination that has no restrictions on sexual services or activities, as prostitution.
- sextodecimo — sixteenmo (def 1).
- shittimwood — the wood of the shittah tree, believed to be a species of acacia
- short-timer — a person, as a soldier, who has a short period of time left to serve on a tour of duty.
- shortcoming — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- simethicone — an active ingredient in many antacid preparations that causes small mucus-entrapped air bubbles in the intestines to coalesce into larger bubbles that are more easily passed.
- simon peter — Peter (def 1).
- skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
- skimmington — (in rural Britain, formerly) the custom of forming a mock procession to ridicule an unfaithful spouse
- slow motion — cinema: slower than in reality