12-letter words containing u, m, a
- requiem mass — church service in memory of the dead
- return match — sport: second game between same teams
- returned man — a member of the armed forces discharged in Canada after service overseas.
- rhadamanthus — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
- rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
- roman-fleuve — saga (def 3).
- rous sarcoma — a malignant tumor occurring in the connective tissue of poultry, caused by a transmissible RNA-containing virus.
- rubber match — rubber2 (def 4)
- rubber stamp — handheld printing tool
- rubber-stamp — to imprint with a rubber stamp.
- ruminatingly — in a ruminating manner
- rummage sale — a sale of miscellaneous articles, old or new, as items contributed to raise money for charity, of unclaimed goods at a wharf or warehouse, or of odds and ends of merchandise at a shop.
- run commands — (operating system) The expansion of the file name suffix, "rc", common to many Unix configuration files, e.g. .newsrc, .cshrc, .twmrc, elmrc, etc. Always abbreviated to /R C/ when spoken. Note, "rc" is not a typical filename extension as it doesn't start with a dot. The suffix "rc" derives from a script-creation utility in CTSS called "runcom".
- running mate — a candidate for an office linked with another and more important office, as for the vice-presidency.
- rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
- sales volume — quantity of goods sold
- salmon trout — a European trout, Salmo trutta.
- salutatorium — a porch or room in a monastery or church serving as a meeting or almsgiving place for monks or priests and the laity.
- samuel lover — Samuel, 1797–1868, Irish novelist, painter, and songwriter.
- samuel morse — Jedidiah [jed-i-dahy-uh] /ˌdʒɛd ɪˈdaɪ ə/ (Show IPA), 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse).
- samurai bond — a bond issued in Japan and denominated in yen, available for purchase by nonresidents of Japan
- satsuma ware — a Japanese pottery from Kyushu, first produced in the early 17th century and after 1800 having a crackle glaze and overglaze polychrome enameling and gilding.
- sausage meat — minced and processed pork
- scapulimancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- scapulomancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- schuman plan — the plan for establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, proposed by Robert Schuman, French political leader, in 1950.
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- sea cucumber — any echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, having a long, leathery body with tentacles around the anterior end.
- semi-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- semiannually — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- semicircular — Also called semicircumference [sem-ee-ser-kuhm-fer-uh ns, -fruh ns, sem-ahy-] /ˌsɛm i sərˈkʌm fər əns, -frəns, ˌsɛm aɪ-/ (Show IPA). half of a circle; the arc from one end of a diameter to the other.
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- septuagesima — the third Sunday before Lent.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- seymour cray — (person) The founder of Cray Research and designer of several of their supercomputers. Cray has been a charismatic yet somewhat reclusive figure. He began Cray Research in Minnesota in 1972. In 1988, Cray moved his Cray-3 project to Colorado Springs. The next year, Cray Research spun it off to create Cray Computer. In 1989, Cray left Cray Research and started Cray Computer Corporation in Colorado Springs. His quest to build a faster computer using new-generation materials failed in 1995, and his bankruptcy cost half a billion dollars and more than 400 jobs. The company was unable to raise $20 million needed to finish the Cray-4 and filed for bankruptcy in March 1995. In the summer of 1996, Cray started a Colorado Springs-based company called SRC Computers, Inc. "We think we'll build computers, but who knows what kind or how," Cray said at the time. "We'll talk it over and see if we can come up with a plan." On 1996-09-22, aged 70, Cray broke his neck in a car accident. Surgery for massive head injuries and swelling of the brain leaving him in a critical and unstable condition.
- shamateurism — a sports term referring to a state in which an athlete is classified as an amateur but acts like a professional, usually by raising money
- shame on you — expressing disapproval
- shrimp sauce — a sauce made from shrimps
- simple sugar — monosaccharide.
- simultaneity — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- situationism — the theory that behavior is chiefly response to immediate situations.
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- slumber wear — nightclothes
- slumbershade — sleep shade.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- smart casual — (of clothing) neat or professional-looking but fairly casual: The dress code for the event will be smart casual.