9-letter words containing l, i, m, e, s
- serialism — twelve-tone technique.
- servilism — the condition of being servile; servility, esp consistent or complete servility
- sexualism — any discrimination based upon sexual preference
- shlimazel — an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck.
- shulamite — an epithet meaning “princess,” applied to the bride in the Song of Solomon 6:13.
- sickleman — a person reaping with a sickle
- sicklemia — the usually asymptomatic hereditary condition that occurs when a person inherits from only one parent the abnormal hemoglobin gene characteristic of sickle cell anemia.
- sicklemic — relating to sicklemia
- simmental — one of a large breed of cattle, yellowish-brown to red and white, originally of Switzerland, used for milk and beef and as a draft animal.
- simplesse — simpleness
- simpleton — an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- simpliste — someone who tends to over-simplify
- simulacre — simulacrum.
- simulated — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- singledom — the state of being unmarried or not involved in a long-term relationship
- skimobile — snowmobile (def 1).
- slimeball — thin, glutinous mud.
- slip stem — a spoon handle cut obliquely at the end from top to bottom.
- slow time — standard time.
- smileless — to assume a facial expression indicating pleasure, favor, or amusement, but sometimes derision or scorn, characterized by an upturning of the corners of the mouth.
- smokelike — resembling smoke
- soda lime — a mixture of sodium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide.
- solemnify — to make solemn: to solemnify an occasion with hymns and prayers.
- solemnity — the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.
- solemnize — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
- somewhile — at some former time.
- sommelier — a waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines.
- sperm oil — a yellow, thin, water-insoluble liquid obtained from the sperm whale, used chiefly as a lubricant in light machinery, as watches, clocks, and scientific apparatus.
- stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- sublimate — Psychology. to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- sublimely — elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc.: Paradise Lost is sublime poetry.
- sublimize — to make sublime
- symbolise — to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
- symbolize — to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
- teleseism — a tremor caused by an earthquake originating a great distance from the seismographic station that records it.
- temps lie — a series of systematized and connected arm and leg movements done for practice.
- test film — a short film that serves as an example of a longer work
- time slot — allocated period of time
- timescale — The timescale of an event is the length of time during which it happens or develops.
- tramlines — streetcar track
- unrealism — abstractionism or a representation lacking a direct relation to a tangible or concrete object
- veblenism — the economic or social theories originated by Thorstein Veblen.
- verbalism — a verbal expression, as a word or phrase.
- vigesimal — of, relating to, or based on twenty.
- welfarism — the set of attitudes and policies characterizing or tending toward the establishment of a welfare state.
- winsomely — sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging: a winsome smile.
- zemlinsky — Alexander von, 1871–1942, Austrian composer and conductor.