8-letter words containing a, r, m, i
- sarmatia — the ancient name of a region in E Europe, between the Vistula and the Volga.
- sarmatic — of or relating to Sarmatia or its inhabitants
- scimitar — a curved, single-edged sword of Asian, especially Eastern origin.
- semiarch — a half arch.
- semiarid — characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm): the struggle to raise vegetables in semiarid regions.
- semihard — partly hard; not completely hard
- seminary — a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
- seraphim — a plural of seraph.
- seriatim — in a series; one after another in regular order
- shamshir — a curved Persian saber having one edge on the convex side.
- shireman — a sheriff
- side arm — a weapon, as a pistol or sword, carried at the side or in the belt.
- sim card — Subscriber Identity/Identification Module: a removable card inside a cell phone that stores data unique to the user, as an identification number, passwords, phone numbers, and messages.
- sitkamer — a sitting room; lounge
- sitzmark — a sunken area in the snow marking a backward fall of a skier.
- skiagram — a picture made by outlining and shading a subject's shadow.
- smarmily — excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating, servile, etc.: the emcee with the smarmy welcome.
- smarting — to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
- smartish — rather smart; fairly intelligent or quick-witted: smartish answers on a quiz.
- solarism — the interpretation of myths by reference to the sun, especially such interpretation carried to an extreme.
- solarium — a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- soralium — (in a lichen) a group of soredia.
- sterigma — a small stalk that bears a sporangium, a conidium, or especially a basidiospore.
- striatum — a striped mass of white and grey matter in the brain which controls movement and balance
- sudarium — (in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
- sumerian — of or relating to Sumer, its people, or their language.
- suriname — a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- swimwear — clothing designed to be worn for swimming or at a beach.
- swingarm — the main part of the rear suspension on a motorcycle
- taghairm — a form of divination once practised in the Highlands of Scotland
- tamanoir — a large anteater of Central and South America, Myrmecophaga tridactyla
- tamarind — the pod of a large, tropical tree, Tamarindus indica, of the legume family, containing seeds enclosed in a juicy acid pulp that is used in beverages and food.
- tamarisk — any Old World tropical plant of the genus Tamarix, especially T. gallica, an ornamental Mediterranean shrub or small tree having slender, feathery branches.
- tantrism — (italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- taormina — a resort commune in Messina, in E Sicily, Italy: Roman remains.
- temirtau — a city in E central Kazakhstan, NW of Karaganda.
- teraphim — small images or other things representing household gods, used among ancient Semitic peoples
- teratism — love or worship of the monstrous.
- terminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- tidemark — the point that something or someone has reached, receded below, or risen above: He has reached the tidemark of his prosperity.
- timariot — one holding a fief or piece of land in feudal Turkey from the 14th to the 17th centuries
- timecard — a card for recording the time at which an employee arrives at and departs from a job.
- tiramisu — an Italian dessert with coffee and liquor-soaked layers of sponge cake alternating with mascarpone cheese and chocolate.
- torminal — of or relating to tormina
- trailman — trailsman.
- trainman — a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.
- tramline — a streetcar system.
- tramming — trammel (def 3).
- tramping — the act of tramping.
- transmit — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.