11-letter words starting with si
- sincereness — free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.
- sincerities — freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness.
- sindonology — the scientific study of the Shroud of Turin.
- sinfonietta — a short symphony.
- singability — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- singaporean — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- singingfish — midshipman (def 3).
- single bond — a chemical linkage consisting of one covalent bond between two atoms of a molecule, represented in chemical formulas by one line or two vertical dots, as C–H or C:H.
- single file — a line of persons or things arranged one behind the other; Indian file.
- single knot — overhand knot.
- single malt — a type of whisky that is made at a single distillery and from one type of malted grain
- single room — hotel room for one person
- single tape — a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
- single whip — an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
- single-foot — rack3 (def 1).
- single-hand — to sail (a craft) without help from others.
- single-hung — (of a window) having two sashes, only one of which is movable.
- single-knit — a fabric made on warp knit.
- single-malt — (of whiskey, especially Scotch) made from unblended malt whiskey distilled at one distillery.
- single-shot — (of a firearm) requiring loading before each shot; not having or using a cartridge magazine.
- single-step — to perform a single instruction on (a program), generally under the control of a debug program
- single-wide — a mobile home used as a permanent residence.
- singles bar — a bar or tavern catering to a clientele composed chiefly of single men and women, especially those seeking a lover or spouse.
- singlestick — a short, heavy stick.
- singletrack — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- singularism — any philosophy that explains phenomena from a single principle
- singularist — someone who advocates singularism
- singularity — the state, fact, or quality of being singular.
- singularize — to make singular.
- singulative — a grammatical form or construction that expresses a singular entity or indicates that an individual is singled out from a group, especially as opposed to a collective noun, as snowflake as opposed to snow.
- sinisterity — left-handedness
- sinistrorse — (from a point of view at the center of the spiral) rising spirally in a counterclockwise manner, as a stem (opposed to dextrorse).
- sino-soviet — of or relating to both China and the Soviet Union
- sinupallial — (of lamellibranchs) having an impression of the sinus on the pallium
- sioux falls — a city in SE South Dakota.
- sioux state — a nickname of the state of North Dakota.
- siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
- sipunculoid — a member of the group Sipunculoidea
- sir anthony — Sir Anthony, Van Dyck, Sir Anthony.
- sir galahad — (in Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table, destined to regain the Holy Grail; son of Lancelot and Elaine
- sir michael — Sir Michael (Kemp) 1905–98, British composer.
- sir patrick — Norman Bel [bel] /bɛl/ (Show IPA), 1893–1958, U.S. industrial and stage designer and architect.
- sir stanley — Arthur Penrhyn [pen-rin] /ˈpɛn rɪn/ (Show IPA), (Dean Stanley) 1815–81, English clergyman and author.
- sister city — Sister cities are cities in different countries that have formally established a special relationship with each other involving, for example, cultural and sports events.
- sit through — endure the whole of
- situational — manner of being situated; location or position with reference to environment: The situation of the house allowed for a beautiful view.
- six day war — a war fought in June, 1967, between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory.
- six nations — (in North America) the Indian confederacy of the Cayugas, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Senecas, and Tuscaroras
- six o'clock — 6 P.M., 1800 hours
- six-day war — a war fought in June, 1967, between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory.