8-letter words containing m, i, a, s
- gisarmes — Plural form of gisarme.
- graecism — the spirit of Greek thought, art, etc.
- grammies — Plural form of grammy.
- grampies — Plural form of grampy.
- grimaces — Make a grimace.
- guisarme — a shafted weapon having as a head a curved, double-edged blade with a beak at the back.
- gymnasia — a plural of gymnasium2 .
- hamlisch — Marvin. 1944–2012, US composer, best known for the musical A Chorus Line (1975)
- hasidism — the principles and practices of the Hasidim.
- hebraism — an expression or construction distinctive of the Hebrew language.
- hemiolas — Plural form of hemiola.
- hetarism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- hillsman — A man who belongs to a tribe inhabiting the hills.
- histamin — Biochemistry, Physiology. a heterocyclic amine, C 5 H 9 N 3 , released by mast cells when tissue is injured or in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing dilation of small blood vessels and smooth muscle contraction.
- hoistman — someone who operates a hoist
- humanics — the study of the nature or affairs of humankind.
- humanise — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humanism — any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate.
- humanist — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- hyposmia — A reduced ability to smell and to detect odours.
- idealism — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- imagines — to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
- imagists — (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.
- imitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imitate.
- impanels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impanel.
- impasses — Plural form of impasse.
- impasted — Simple past tense and past participle of impaste.
- impastes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impaste.
- implants — Plural form of implant.
- inasmuch — To the extent that; insofar as.
- infamies — Plural form of infamy.
- infamous — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- inflames — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inflame.
- innatism — (philosophy) The view that the mind is born with certain ideas or knowledge, as opposed to the idea of the
- inseamed — Simple past tense and past participle of inseam.
- insomnia — inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- instream — (intransitive) To flow or stream in; flow or stream into.
- insuloma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- iotacism — the conversion of other vowel sounds, especially in Modern Greek, into (ē), the sound of iota.
- ipsambul — Abu Simbel.
- irishman — a man born in Ireland or of Irish ancestry.
- isangoma — Alternative form of sangoma.
- isanomal — a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal anomaly of a meteorological quantity.
- isarithm — isopleth.
- ischemia — local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- islamism — the religion or culture of Islam.
- islamist — Muslim traditionalist
- islamite — a Muslim.
- islamize — to convert to Islam.
- islesman — an islander