9-letter words containing i, m, e, r, s
- esoterism — The inward forms of faith and religion; transcendence, mystic experience, and internal realizations of the Divine.
- estimator — A rule, method, or criterion for arriving at an estimate of the value of a parameter.
- examiners — Plural form of examiner.
- exorcisms — Plural form of exorcism.
- expertism — the quality of being an expert
- extremism — The holding of extreme political or religious views; fanaticism.
- extremist — A person who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views, esp. one who resorts to or advocates extreme action.
- feederism — A paraphilia in which arousal is obtained from overfeeding.
- filmgoers — Plural form of filmgoer.
- firebombs — Plural form of firebomb.
- firestorm — an atmospheric phenomenon, caused by a large fire, in which the rising column of air above the fire draws in strong winds often accompanied by rain.
- fireworms — Plural form of fireworm.
- firstname — given name.
- fisherman — a person who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- fishermen — a person who fishes, whether for profit or pleasure.
- forelimbs — Plural form of forelimb.
- formalise — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formulise — formulate.
- frambesia — yaws.
- framboise — raspberry.
- frenemies — Plural form of frenemy.
- frumpiest — frumpish.
- frusemide — Former BAN name of the drug furosemide.
- ganderism — foolish behaviour
- genderism — The belief that gender is a binary, comprising male and female, and that the aspects of a person's gender are inherently linked to their sex at birth.
- geraniums — Plural form of geranium.
- germanism — a usage, idiom, or other feature that is characteristic of the German language.
- germanist — a specialist in the study of German culture, literature, or linguistics.
- germinals — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the seventh month of the year, extending from March 21 to April 19.
- germiness — the state of being germy
- germiston — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.
- glamorise — (British spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and NZ) alternative spelling of glamorize.
- gosperism — /gos'p*r-izm/ A hack, invention, or saying due to arch-hacker R. William (Bill) Gosper. This notion merits its own term because there are so many of them. Many of the entries in HAKMEM are Gosperisms. See also life.
- griminess — The characteristic or quality of being grimy.
- grumpiest — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
- gum resin — a plant exudation consisting of a mixture of gum and resin.
- hampshire — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- harmonies — Plural form of harmony.
- harmonise — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- hectorism — the character or actions of a hector
- heirlooms — Plural form of heirloom.
- herbalism — The study or practice of the medicinal and therapeutic use of plants, now especially as a form of alternative medicine.
- hermetics — alchemy
- hermetism — a former religion based on pagan mystical knowledge
- hermetist — a believer in or expounder of hermetism
- hermitess — A female hermit.
- hermitism — the act of living as a hermit
- heroinism — an addiction to heroin
- hetaerism — concubinage.
- hetairism — Alternative form of hetaerism.