8-letter words containing m, a, n, s
- arianism — the doctrine of Arius, pronounced heretical at the Council of Nicaea, which asserted that Christ was not of one substance with the Father, but a creature raised by the Father to the dignity of Son of God
- armbands — Plural form of armband.
- arminius — ?17 bc–?21 ad, Germanic chieftain: organized a revolt against the Romans in 9 ad
- as a man — in unison; unanimously
- asmonean — Hasmonean.
- assuming — You use assuming or assuming that when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences.
- augments — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment.
- autonyms — Plural form of autonym.
- axonemes — Plural form of axoneme.
- baconism — of or relating to the philosopher Francis Bacon or his doctrines.
- bailsman — someone who stands bail for another
- bailsmen — Plural form of bailsman.
- bambinos — Plural form of bambino.
- bandsman — Bandsmen are musicians in a band, especially a military or brass band.
- bandsmen — Plural form of bandsman.
- banksman — a crane driver's helper, who signals instructions to the driver for the movement of the crane and its jib
- basement — The basement of a building is a floor built partly or completely below ground level.
- basename — (file system) The name of a file which, in contrast to a pathname, does not mention any of the directories containing the file. Examples:
- bashment — (slang, countable, especially Jamaican) A party or rave.
- batinism — a secret movement in Islam, often associated with Ismaʿili Shiʿism.
- beadsman — a person who prays for another's soul, esp one paid or fed for doing so
- beadsmen — Plural form of beadsman.
- bedesman — beadsman
- bensalem — urban township in SE Pa., near Philadelphia: pop. 58,000
- best man — The best man at a wedding is the man who assists the bridegroom.
- bimanous — (of man and the higher primates) having two hands distinct in form and function from the feet
- bimensal — occurring every two months
- binarism — the state of being binary
- bismanol — a highly ferromagnetic alloy of bismuth and manganese, having a high degree of magnetic force.
- bluesman — a musician who plays the blues
- boatsman — boatman.
- bondsman — a person bound by bond to act as surety for another
- brahmins — Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
- calmness — without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- campinas — a city in SE Brazil, in São Paulo state: centre of a rich agricultural region, producing esp coffee. Pop: 2 640 000 (2005 est)
- campions — Plural form of campion.
- campness — the quality of being camp
- camstone — a limestone used for whitening stone doorsteps and hearths
- casement — A casement or a casement window is a window that opens by means of hinges, usually at the side.
- chessman — any of the eight pieces and eight pawns used by each player in a game of chess
- ciswoman — (LGBT) A cisgender woman, a woman who is biologically female.
- clansman — Clansmen are people who are members of the same clan.
- clansmen — Irregular plural form of clansman.
- classman — a graduate of Oxford University with a classed honours degree
- classmen — Plural form of classman.
- coamings — Plural form of coaming, especially all sides of a single coach roof, hatch, or cockpit.
- cocksman — A man who is sexually talented.
- commands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of command.
- corpsman — a medical orderly or stretcher-bearer
- cragsman — a rock climber