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11-letter words containing s, t, r, o, m

  • ruminations — to chew the cud, as a ruminant.
  • salinometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of salt in a solution.
  • sarcomatous — any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
  • schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
  • sclerectomy — excision of part of the sclera.
  • sclerometer — any instrument for determining with precision the degree of hardness of a substance, especially a mineral, as by measuring the pressure necessary to pierce or scratch it.
  • scoutmaster — the leader or officer in charge of a band of scouts.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • sex tourism — a vacation to a destination that has no restrictions on sexual services or activities, as prostitution.
  • shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
  • short metre — a stanza form, used esp for hymns, consisting of four lines, the third of which has eight syllables, while the rest have six
  • short money — (in Britain) the annual payment made to Opposition parties in the House of Commons to help them pay for certain services necessary to the carrying out of their parliamentary duties; established in 1975
  • 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.
  • shunt motor — A shunt motor is a direct current motor whose two windings are in parallel, with the same voltage across each.
  • simon peter — Peter (def 1).
  • 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.
  • smoke-eater — a firefighter.
  • smooth over — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
  • snickometer — a device, which uses sound waves recorded by the stump microphone, employed by TV commentators to determine whether or not a batsman has made contact with the ball
  • sociometric — the measurement of attitudes of social acceptance or rejection through expressed preferences among members of a social grouping.
  • sojournment — the state of sojourning
  • solar month — month (def 4).
  • solar-month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
  • solar-storm — a temporary disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, induced by radiation and streams of charged particles from the sun.
  • solarimeter — an instrument for measuring solar radiation.
  • solo mother — a mother with a dependent child or dependent children and no spouse
  • somersworth — a town in SE New Hampshire.
  • somewhither — to some unspecified place; somewhere.
  • sonata form — a musical form comprising an exposition, in which the main theme or themes are stated, a development section, a recapitulation of the material in the exposition, and, usually, a coda.
  • soroptimist — a member of an international association of professional or executive businesswomen (Soroptimist Club) devoted primarily to welfare work.
  • southernism — a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South.
  • spectrogram — a representation or photograph of a spectrum.
  • speedometer — an instrument on an automobile or other vehicle for indicating the rate of travel in miles or kilometers per hour.
  • sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
  • spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
  • spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
  • spermatozoa — one of the minute, usually actively motile gametes in semen, which serve to fertilize the ovum; a mature male reproductive cell.
  • spermophyte — spermatophyte.
  • spermotoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
  • spermotoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
  • spherometer — an instrument for measuring the curvature of spheres and curved surfaces.
  • spinsterdom — the state of being a spinster
  • sportswoman — a woman who engages in sports.
  • spot market — a market in which commodities, as grain, gold, or crude oil, are dealt in for cash and immediate delivery (distinguished from futures market).
  • stactometer — stalagmometer.
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