9-letter words containing m, i, a, s
- hetaerism — concubinage.
- hetairism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- high mass — a Mass celebrated according to the complete rite, in which the liturgy is sung by the celebrant.
- himalayas — the, a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
- himations — Plural form of himation.
- hiroshima — a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan: first military use of atomic bomb August 6, 1945.
- hispanism — a movement in Latin America for the promotion of Spanish or of native culture and influence. Compare hispanidad.
- histamine — 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.
- histogram — a graph of a frequency distribution in which rectangles with bases on the horizontal axis are given widths equal to the class intervals and heights equal to the corresponding frequencies.
- homotaxis — a similarity of arrangement, as of geologic strata or fossil assemblages that have the same relative position but are not necessarily contemporaneous.
- hormisdas — Saint, died a.d. 523, pope 514–523.
- housemaid — a female servant employed in general domestic work in a home, especially to do housework.
- humanised — Simple past tense and past participle of humanise.
- humanists — Plural form of humanist.
- humanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humanize.
- humanoids — Plural form of humanoid.
- icemakers — Plural form of icemaker.
- idealisms — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- ideograms — Plural form of ideogram.
- idiograms — Plural form of idiogram.
- idioplasm — germ plasm.
- ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
- il sodoma — (Giovanni Antonio de Bazzi) [jaw-vahn-nee-ahn-taw-nyaw-de-baht-tsee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ dɛˈbɑt tsi/ (Show IPA), 1477–1549, Italian painter.
- imageries — the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream.
- imaginist — an imaginative person
- imagistic — (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.
- imitators — Plural form of imitator.
- immolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of immolate.
- immortals — not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
- immusical — (archaic) inharmonious; unmusical; discordant.
- impassion — to fill, or affect strongly, with intense feeling or passion; inflame; excite.
- impassive — without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
- impasting — Present participle of impaste.
- impastoed — (painting) Painted with an impasto.
- impatiens — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, having irregular flowers in which the calyx and corolla are not clearly distinguishable and bearing fruit that bursts open to scatter the seeds.
- impeaches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impeach.
- imperials — Plural form of imperial.
- imposable — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- in ambush — If someone is lying in ambush, they are hiding and waiting for someone, usually to attack them.
- in flames — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- incompass — Archaic form of encompass.
- indamines — Plural form of indamine.
- indianism — action or policy for promoting the interests of Indians, especially American Indians.
- insomniac — a person who suffers from insomnia, the inability, especially when chronic, to obtain sufficient sleep, through difficulty in falling or staying asleep: Her husband, an insomniac, had at last fallen asleep at the computer, head resting on the keyboard.
- insomnias — Plural form of insomnia.
- instagram — a photo-sharing application for computers and mobile phones
- intimates — associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
- iron mask — an iron covering for the face, supposedly used in the past to conceal the identity of a well-known prisoner
- ischaemia — local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- ischaemic — (UK, pathology, cardiology) alternative spelling of ischemic.