7-letter words containing m, i, a, s
- dismays — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dismay.
- ditmars — Raymond Lee, 1876–1942, U.S. zoologist and author.
- domains — Plural form of domain.
- dualism — the state of being dual or consisting of two parts; division into two.
- dumaist — a person who belongs to a duma or Russian council
- emisary — Misspelling of emissary.
- emiscan — a computerized radiological technique for examining the soft tissues of the body, esp the brain, to detect the presence of tumours, abscesses, etc
- enigmas — Plural form of enigma.
- etacism — (grammar) The pronunciation of the Greek eta like the Italian long e, or the vowel in the English word 'ate'.
- examins — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of examin.
- faddism — a person following a fad or given to fads, as one who seeks and adheres briefly to a passing variety of unusual diets, beliefs, etc.
- falsism — a statement which is clearly false
- famines — Plural form of famine.
- fascism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
- fattism — Discrimination on the grounds of fatness.
- fauvism — (sometimes lowercase) any of a group of French artists of the early 20th century whose works are characterized chiefly by the use of vivid colors in immediate juxtaposition and contours usually in marked contrast to the color of the area defined.
- firmans — Plural form of firman.
- gambist — a person who plays the viola da gamba
- gambits — Plural form of gambit.
- gamines — Plural form of gamine.
- gampish — (of an umbrella) bulging and loosely tied
- gimbals — Sometimes, gimbal. a contrivance, consisting of a ring or base on an axis, that permits an object, as a ship's compass, mounted in or on it to tilt freely in any direction, in effect suspending the object so that it will remain horizontal even when its support is tipped.
- gimmals — Plural form of gimmal.
- gisarme — a shafted weapon having as a head a curved, double-edged blade with a beak at the back.
- gliomas — Plural form of glioma.
- gramsci — Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1937, Italian political leader and theorist: a founder of the Italian Communist Party 1921.
- grisham — John. born 1955, US novelist and lawyer; his legal thrillers, many of which have been filmed, include A Time to Kill (1989), The Pelican Brief (1992), and The Summons (2002)
- haimish — homey; cozy and unpretentious.
- handism — discrimination against people on the grounds of whether they are left-handed or right-handed
- hasidim — a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal Shem-Tov and characterized by its emphasis on mysticism, prayer, ritual strictness, religious zeal, and joy. Compare Mitnagged.
- hassium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Hs; atomic number: 108.
- hsiamen — Xiamen.
- iambics — Plural form of iambic.
- iambist — a person who writes iambs
- imagism — (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.
- imagist — (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.
- impacts — Plural form of impact.
- impairs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impair.
- impalas — Plural form of impala.
- impales — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impale.
- impalsy — (transitive) To strike with palsy; to paralyze; to deaden.
- imparks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impark.
- imparts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impart.
- impasse — a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
- impaste — to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- impasto — the laying on of paint thickly.
- impresa — a device or emblem.
- in arms — armed and prepared for war
- inmates — Plural form of inmate.
- inmeats — (archaic) The edible viscera of animals, such as heart, liver, etc.