12-letter words starting with semi
- semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
- semi-fiction — the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- semi-invalid — a person who is partially disabled or somewhat infirm
- semi-monthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- semi-nomadic — of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads.
- semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- semi-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- semi-serious — having some seriousness; partly serious.
- semi-skilled — A semi-skilled worker has some training and skills, but not enough to do specialized work.
- semi-skimmed — (of milk) having part of the cream removed, so it contains less animal fat and fewer calories than full cream milk
- semi-trailer — 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.
- semiabstract — of or relating to art or sculpture which is abstract but in which the subject can still be recognized
- semiannually — occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; semiyearly.
- semiarboreal — (of animals) spending half or some of their life in trees
- semiattached — partially attached; semidetached.
- semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- semibasement — a basement partly above ground, as in a house built on a slope.
- 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.
- semicolonial — partly colonial
- semicomatose — a light coma from which a person can be roused.
- semicylinder — half of a cylinder divided lengthwise.
- semidarkness — partial darkness.
- semideponent — (of a Latin verb) active in meaning but passive in form in the perfect tense
- semidetached — partly detached.
- semidiameter — half of a diameter; radius.
- semidominant — producing an intermediate, heterozygous phenotype
- semifinalist — a participant or one qualified to participate in a semifinal.
- semifinished — partially or almost finished.
- semiflexible — moderately or somewhat flexible.
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- semiliterate — a person who is semiliterate.
- semilustrous — partially or somewhat lustrous
- semimetallic — partially metallic; of the nature of a semi-metal
- semimonastic — somewhat monastic; monastic in certain respects
- semimystical — somewhat mystical; having a mystical quality to a partial degree
- seminiferous — Anatomy. conveying or containing semen.
- seminivorous — feeding on seeds: seminivorous birds.
- semiofficial — having some degree of official authority.
- semiological — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semiparasite — hemiparasite
- semipellucid — somewhat pellucid; partially translucent or transparent
- semiprecious — (of a stone) having commercial value as a gem but not classified as precious, as the amethyst or garnet.
- semitropical — subtropical.
- semivitreous — partially vitreous.
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