8-letter words containing m, a, i, t
- cymatics — the study of wave phenomena, esp sound, and their visual representations
- cymation — cymatium.
- cymatium — the top moulding of a classical cornice or entablature
- dalmatia — a region of W Croatia along the Adriatic: mountainous, with many offshore islands
- dalmatic — a wide-sleeved tunic-like vestment open at the sides, worn by deacons and bishops
- damietta — a town in NE Egypt, in the Nile delta: important medieval commercial centre
- daytimes — Plural form of daytime.
- decimate — To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.
- dementia — Dementia is a serious illness of the mind.
- dermatic — (dated) Of or relating to the skin; dermic.
- diamante — Diamante jewellery is made from small pieces of cut glass which look like diamonds.
- diameter — The diameter of a round object is the length of a straight line that can be drawn across it, passing through the middle of it.
- diametre — Alternative form of diameter.
- diamonte — A seven-line poem describing two opposite subjects using only adjectives, nouns and participles.
- diastema — an abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in a bodily organ or part
- diatomic — containing two atoms
- diatreme — a volcanic vent produced in a solid rock structure by the explosive energy of gases in magmas.
- diatryma — A big-beaked prehistoric bird in the genus Gastornis, larger than the ostrich, believed to have become extinct 15- to 25-million years ago due to a vast climate change.
- dimentia — Misspelling of dementia.
- diplomat — a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries.
- dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- domatium — a plant cavity inhabited by commensal insects or mites or, occasionally, microorganisms
- dominant — ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence: dominant in the chain of command.
- dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
- domitian — (Titus Flavius Domitianus Augustus) a.d. 51–96, Roman emperor 81–96.
- donatism — (Christianity) An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.
- dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- drip mat — a little mat that you place under drinking glasses to catch drips
- dynamist — A subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.
- dynamite — A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks.
- eastmain — a river in central Quebec, Canada, flowing W to James Bay. 510 miles (821 km) long.
- emaciate — (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
- emigrant — A person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another.
- emigrate — Leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another.
- emirates — Plural form of emirate.
- empathic — Showing or expressing empathy.
- emphatic — Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly.
- epithema — a horny outgrowth on the beaks of birds
- eremital — of, or relating to, an eremite
- estimate — Roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.
- étatisme — the authoritarian control by the state
- euthymia — (psychology) A normal, non-depressed, reasonably positive mood; serenity.
- facetime — Alternative form of face time.
- fairmont — a city in W West Virginia.
- familist — the subordination of the personal interests and prerogatives of an individual to the values and demands of the family: Familism characterized the patriarchal family.
- fanatism — Excessive intolerance of opposing views.
- fatalism — the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate: Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
- fatimite — a descendant of Fatima and Ali
- femality — Femaleness.
- filament — a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril: filaments of gold.