9-letter words containing m, a, r, i
- arcminute — unit of angular measurement, 1⁄60 of a degree
- arhythmia — arrhythmia.
- arhythmic — Having no rhythm.
- arimathea — a town in ancient Palestine: location unknown
- arm-twist — to subject to arm-twisting: The unions arm-twisted the government into negotiating by threatening widespread strikes.
- armadillo — An armadillo is a small animal whose body is covered with large bony scales and which rolls itself into a ball when it is attacked. Armadillos are mainly found in South and Central America.
- armchairs — Plural form of armchair.
- armillary — of or relating to bracelets
- armistice — An armistice is an agreement between countries who are at war with one another to stop fighting and to discuss ways of making peace.
- armorican — a native or inhabitant of Armorica
- armouries — a drill hall used for training and as headquarters by a reserve unit of the armed forces
- army list — an official list of all serving commissioned officers of the army and reserve officers liable for recall
- aromantic — Not given to experiencing romantic attraction to others.
- aromatics — Plural form of aromatic.
- aromatise — Alternative spelling of aromatize.
- aromatize — to make aromatic
- arrivisme — unscrupulous ambition
- art music — music written by a composer rather than passed on by oral tradition
- artemisia — any herbaceous perennial plant of the genus Artemisia, of the N hemisphere, such as mugwort, sagebrush, and wormwood: family Asteraceae (composites)
- artemotil — A fast-acting blood schizonticide specifically indicated for the treatment of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria and cerebral malaria cases.
- artmobile — a truck trailer outfitted to transport and exhibit works of art in areas without access to museums.
- arum lily — any southern African plant of the aroid genus Zantedeschia, esp Z. aethiopica, which has a white funnel-shaped spathe enclosing a yellow spadix
- arylamine — any of a group of amines in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms of ammonia are replaced by aromatic groups.
- ashramite — a person who lives in an ashram or place of rest or contemplation
- asterisms — Plural form of asterism.
- atomizers — Plural form of atomizer.
- atriotomy — (medicine) The surgical opening of an atrium.
- audiogram — a graphic record of the acuity of hearing of a person obtained by means of an audiometer
- auteurism — a critical film theory according to which the primary creator of a film is the director, all of whose works are said to reflect to a certain degree the characteristics of a personal style
- authorism — the state or condition of being author
- autocrime — a crime involving a motor vehicle, esp the theft of a car
- autotimer — a device for turning a system on and off automatically at times predetermined by advance setting
- ave maria — “Hail, Mary,” the first words of the Latin version of a prayer to the Virgin Mary used in the Roman Catholic Church
- averroism — the teachings of Averroës
- axminster — a type of patterned carpet with a cut pile
- bacciform — shaped like a berry
- bacterium — Bacterium is the singular of bacteria.
- baia-mare — city in NW Romania: pop. 150,000
- baltimore — a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
- barbarism — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarism, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
- barenboim — Daniel. born 1942, Israeli concert pianist and conductor, born in Argentina
- barmecide — lavish or plentiful in imagination only; illusory; sham
- barminess — the quality of being barmy; craziness
- beaumaris — a resort in N Wales, on the island of Anglesey: 13th-century castle. Pop: 1513 (2001)
- bermudian — a native or inhabitant of Bermuda
- bicameral — (of a legislature) consisting of two chambers
- biohermal — a carbonate rock formation, in the form of an ancient reef or hummock, consisting of the fossilized remains of corals, algae, mollusks, and other sedentary marine life, and commonly surrounded by rock of a different lithology.
- biomarker — a distinct biochemical, genetic, or molecular characteristic or substance that is an indicator of a particular biological condition or process: a blood test to measure protein biomarkers for cancer.
- bipyramid — a geometrical form consisting of two pyramids with a common polygonal base
- bird farm — an aircraft carrier.