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9-letter words containing e, m, i, s, a, r

  • normalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of normalize.
  • nursemaid — Also called nurserymaid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.
  • orangeism — the principles and practices of the Orangemen.
  • osmeteria — glands in some caterpillars that secrete foul-smelling substances to deter predators
  • palmister — a person telling fortunes by reading palms
  • panderism — the work of a pander
  • parseeism — the religion and customs of the Parsees.
  • pauperism — the state or condition of utter poverty.
  • periplasm — an outer cytoplasmic layer that surrounds the oosphere in certain fungi.
  • pile arms — to prop a number of rifles together, muzzles together and upwards, butts forming the base
  • predatism — the state of living as a predator or by predation.
  • prelatism — prelacy; episcopacy.
  • premosaic — of the period before Moses
  • primacies — the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
  • primaries — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
  • quagmires — Plural form of quagmire.
  • quakerism — the beliefs, principles, and practices of Quakers.
  • ramillies — a village in central Belgium: Marlborough's defeat of the French 1706.
  • ramses ii — 1292–1225 b.c, king of ancient Egypt.
  • ranterism — a radical 17th-century Christian doctrine based on a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit and disregard of formal worship
  • reaffirms — to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.
  • red maids — a fleshy plant, Calandrinia ciliata menziesi, of the purslane family, native to the western U.S., having rose-colored or crimson flowers.
  • redtapism — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
  • romanised — to make Roman Catholic.
  • rosemarie — a female given name.
  • sailmaker — a person who makes or repairs sails.
  • salimeter — salinometer.
  • sanhedrim — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
  • sapraemia — blood poisoning caused by toxins of putrefactive bacteria
  • sarmiento — a city in E Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
  • sawtimber — trees suitable for sawing into planks, boards, etc.
  • screaming — uttering screams.
  • scrimmage — a rough or vigorous struggle.
  • semainier — a chest of the 18th century having seven long drawers: originally meant to hold a week's supply of clothing.
  • semi arid — characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm): the struggle to raise vegetables in semiarid regions.
  • semi-arid — characterized by very little annual rainfall, usually from 10 to 20 inches (25 to 50 cm): the struggle to raise vegetables in semiarid regions.
  • semidwarf — a plant which is smaller than usual but bigger than a dwarf
  • semihardy — partially hardy; able to survive moderately low temperatures: semihardy plants.
  • semilunar — shaped like a half-moon; crescent.
  • semiramis — a legendary Assyrian queen, the wife of Ninus and founder of Babylon, noted for her wisdom and beauty.
  • semirural — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
  • semiurban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
  • septarium — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
  • serialism — twelve-tone technique.
  • shakerism — the beliefs and practices of the Shakers.
  • side arms — a weapon, as a pistol or sword, carried at the side or in the belt.
  • siem reap — a city in NW Cambodia, near Angkor.
  • simulacre — simulacrum.
  • skim-read — to read quickly and superficially, in order to pick up the important or significant details
  • smiercase — any soft cheese suitable for spreading or eating with a spoon, especially a sour cottage cheese.
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