9-letter words containing a, s, y, m
- dasymeter — a device for measuring the density of gases
- daydreams — Plural form of daydream.
- demassify — to cause (society or a social system) to become less uniform or centralized; diversify or decentralize: to demassify the federal government.
- diasystem — a linguistic system forming a common denominator for a group or set of dialects.
- dismality — the quality of being dismal
- dismayful — filled with dismay
- dismaying — Present participle of dismay.
- doomsayer — a person who predicts impending misfortune or disaster.
- dry steam — steam that does not contain droplets of water
- dynamites — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dynamite.
- dysmature — Exhibiting dysmaturity.
- dysmetria — the inability to conform muscular action to desired movements because of faulty judgment of distance.
- dysmnesia — an impairment of memory.
- dysphemia — any impairment in the ability to speak.
- dysthymia — depression; despondency or a tendency to be despondent.
- dyushambe — a former name of Dushanbe.
- east lyme — a town in SE Connecticut.
- easy game — a person who is easily deceived or taken advantage of
- easy mark — sb easily targeted or victimized
- easy meat — someone easily seduced or deceived
- emphysema — A condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness.
- empyreans — Plural form of empyrean.
- esemplasy — unification
- estimably — In an estimable manner; deserving of esteem.
- farmyards — A yard or enclosure attached to a farmhouse.
- gameyness — quality of being gamey
- gasometry — the measurement of gases.
- gossamery — a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
- gym class — physical education lesson
- gymkhanas — Plural form of gymkhana.
- gymnasial — relating to gymnasium schools
- gymnasium — a building or room designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical education.
- gymnastic — of or relating to physical exercises that develop and demonstrate strength, balance, and agility, especially such exercises performed mostly on special equipment.
- haemolyse — to break down red blood cells so that haemoglobin is released
- hamadryas — A large baboon, Papio hamadryas, from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt.
- haymakers — Plural form of haymaker.
- himalayas — the, a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
- homestays — Plural form of homestay.
- homoplasy — correspondence in form or structure, owing to a similar environment.
- hydrosoma — hydrosome.
- hymeneals — (plurale tantum) Nuptials.
- hypostoma — Hypostome.
- ismailiya — a branch of Shiʿism, including in its number the Assassins and the Druses, having an esoteric philosophy and asserting Ismaʿil to be the seventh divinely inspired imam in the succession from Ali.
- james bay — the S arm of Hudson Bay, in E Canada between Ontario and Quebec provinces. 300 miles (483 km) long; 160 miles (258 km) wide.
- jerseyman — a native or inhabitant of the island of Jersey.
- karyosome — Also called chromocenter. any of several masses of chromatin in the reticulum of a cell nucleus.
- keyframes — Plural form of keyframe.
- keystream — (cryptography) A stream of random or pseudorandom characters that are combined with the plaintext to produce a ciphertext.
- ladysmith — a city in W Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa: besieged by Boers 1889–1900.
- lathyrism — a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes of the genus Lathyrus and marked by spastic paralysis and pain.