8-letter words containing i, m, a, o
- japonism — something typically Japanese.
- jarmoite — a member of the prehistoric people of northeastern Iraq in and around the settlement at Jarmo.
- kakiemon — a Japanese porcelain design credited to Kakiemon Sakaida, first produced in the 17th century and widely collected and imitated in the West
- kilogram — a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the basic unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbreviation: kg.
- kir moab — ancient name of Kerak.
- komitaji — a rebel or revolutionary belonging to a guerrilla group in Macedonia or the Balkans
- koriyama — a city on E central Honshu, in Japan.
- laborism — a political theory favoring the dominance of labor in the economic and political life of a country.
- laconism — laconic brevity.
- lambdoid — having the shape of the Greek capital lambda.
- laminose — laminate; laminar.
- laminous — laminate; laminose.
- lamp oil — kerosene.
- lampions — Plural form of lampion.
- laodamia — a daughter of Acastus who committed suicide so that she could join her husband, Protesilaus, in the underworld.
- limassol — a seaport in S Cyprus: Phoenician ruins.
- limation — The act of filing or polishing.
- limmasol — a seaport in S Cyprus: Phoenician ruins.
- lipogram — a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.
- lipomata — a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- localism — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
- lombardi — Vince(nt Thomas) 1913–70, U.S. football coach.
- loyalism — a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- macaroni — small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
- machismo — a strong or exaggerated sense of manliness; an assumptive attitude that virility, courage, strength, and entitlement to dominate are attributes or concomitants of masculinity.
- machoism — having or characterized by qualities considered manly, especially when manifested in an assertive, self-conscious, or dominating way.
- macintoy — /mak'in-toy/ The Apple Macintosh, considered as a toy. Less pejorative than Macintrash.
- macrotia — (medicine) Abnormal development of the auricle of the ear.
- madisons — Plural form of madison.
- maggiore — Lake, a lake in N Italy and S Switzerland. 83 sq. mi. (215 sq. km).
- magnolia — a city in SW Arkansas.
- mahonias — Plural form of mahonia.
- mahzorim — Plural form of mahzor.
- maidhood — maidenhood.
- mail out — If someone mails out things such as letters, leaflets, or bills, they send them to a large number of people at the same time.
- mail-out — an act or instance of mailing out a quantity of letters, circulars, or the like; mailing.
- mailboat — a boat for transporting mail.
- mailbomb — Alternative form of mail bomb.
- maildrop — A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
- maillots — Plural form of maillot.
- mailouts — an act or instance of mailing out a quantity of letters, circulars, or the like; mailing.
- mailroom — Also, mail room. a room used for handling incoming and outgoing mail, as in a large organization.
- mailshot — Bulk advertising sent through the post/mail.
- mainboom — the spar for the mainsail
- maindoor — a door giving access to a house from the street
- maiolica — majolica.
- majolica — Italian earthenware covered with an opaque glaze of tin oxide and usually highly decorated.
- majoring — a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
- majority — the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority): the majority of the population.
- makimono — a horizontal hand scroll containing either text or a captioned painting, intended to be viewed as it is unrolled from right to left, one segment at a time.