SEMI- Words

7- and 8-letter words beginning with the prefix SEMI- with definitions

37 total entries across 2 section(s)

7-Letter Words Starting with SEMI- (9 entries)

FRONTWORDBACKDEFINITION
SEMIDRY[a.] · moderately dry
SEMIFIT[a.] · conforming somewhat to the lines of the body
SEMILOG[a.] · having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic
SEMIMATT[a.] · having a slight luster / ----- { semimat semimatt semimatte }
SEMINAL[a.] · pertaining to semen «a fluid produced in the male reproductive organs»
SEMINARSY[n. -S] · an advanced study group at a college or university
SEMIPROS[n. -PROS] · one who is engaged in some field or sport for pay on a part-time basis
SEMIRAW[a.] · somewhat raw
SEMISES[n. -MISES] · a coin of ancient Rome~

8-Letter Words Starting with SEMI- (28 entries)

FRONTWORDBACKDEFINITION
SEMIARID[a.] · characterized by light rainfall
SEMIBALD[a.] · partly bald
SEMIBOLD[a.] · printed in a typeface with strokes not as thick as boldface
SEMICOMAS[n. -S] · a coma from which a person can be aroused
SEMIDEAF[a.] · partly deaf
SEMIDOMEDS[n. -S] · a half dome
SEMIGALA[a.] · somewhat gala
SEMIHARD[a.] · moderately hard
SEMIHIGH[a.] · moderately high
SEMIHOBOS[n. -BOS or -BOES] · a person having some of the characteristics of a hobo
SEMILLONS[n. -S] · a white grape grown in France~
SEMIMATTE[a.] · semimat «having a slight luster» / ----- { semimat semimatt semimatte }
SEMIMILD[a.] · moderately mild
SEMIMUTE! [a.] · having partially lost the faculty of speech
SEMINARS[n. -S] · an advanced study group at a college or university
SEMINARY[n. -NARIES] · a school for the training of priests, ministers, or rabbis
SEMINOMADS[n. -MAS or -MATA] · a malignant tumor of the testis
SEMINUDE[a.] · partly nude
SEMIOPEN[a.] · partly open
SEMIOSES[n. -OSES] · a process in which something functions as a sign to an organism
SEMIOSIS[n. -OSES] · a process in which something functions as a sign to an organism
SEMIOTICS[n. -S] · a general theory of signs and symbolism / ----- { semiotics § semeiotic semiotic }
SEMIOVAL[a.] · somewhat oval
SEMIPROS[n. -PROS] · one who is engaged in some field or sport for pay on a part-time basis
SEMISOFT[a.] · moderately soft
SEMITISTS[n. -S] · one who favors Jewish~ interests
SEMITONES[n. -S] · a type of musical tone
SEMIWILD[a.] · somewhat wild

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