9-letter words containing l, i, m, e, s
- liposomes — Plural form of liposome.
- lissomely — In a lissome manner; with supple grace.
- listerism — an antiseptic method introduced by Joseph Lister, involving the spraying of the parts under operation with a carbolic acid solution.
- lithesome — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- lose time — delay, fail to act
- luminesce — to exhibit luminescence.
- lumpenism — Lumpen beliefs or behaviour.
- lumpiness — full of lumps: lumpy gravy.
- lysimeter — an instrument for determining the amount of water-soluble matter in soil.
- mailboxes — Plural form of mailbox.
- make sail — to sail upon, over, or through: to sail the seven seas.
- makefiles — Plural form of makefile.
- maledicts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maledict.
- malingers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malinger.
- malvoisie — malmsey wine.
- manciples — Plural form of manciple.
- mandibles — Plural form of mandible.
- manicules — Plural form of manicule.
- manizales — a city in W Colombia.
- manliness — having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
- mansfield — a city in W Nottinghamshire, in central England.
- manyplies — Omasum.
- margulies — Donald. born 1955, US playwright; plays include The Loman Family Picnic (1989) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Dinner with Friends (1999)
- marseille — a seaport in and the capital of Bouches-du-Rhône department, in SE France.
- marshlike — Resembling a marsh or some aspect of one.
- masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- masefield — John, 1878–1967, English poet: poet laureate 1930–67.
- massively — consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
- materials — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
- materiels — Plural form of materiel.
- mealtimes — Plural form of mealtime.
- medalists — Plural form of medalist.
- medallist — a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- medievals — Plural form of medieval.
- megalesia — an ancient Roman festival in honor of the Magna Mater.
- megaliths — Plural form of megalith.
- megapolis — megalopolis.
- megillahs — Plural form of megillah.
- melanesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the island groups in the S Pacific NE of Australia.
- melanosis — abnormal deposition or development of black or dark pigment in the tissues.
- meliorism — the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.
- meliorist — A proponent of meliorism.
- melismata — Plural form of melisma.
- melodious — of the nature of or characterized by melody; tuneful.
- melodists — Plural form of melodist.
- melodizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of melodize.
- memorials — Plural form of memorial.
- mendelism — the theories of heredity advanced by Gregor Mendel.
- menopolis — an area or city with a high proportion of single men
- mentalise — Alt form mentalize.