9-letter words containing m, i, n, r
- sermonise — to deliver or compose a sermon; preach.
- sermonize — to deliver or compose a sermon; preach.
- sigmatron — a machine for generating X-rays
- silymarin — an antioxidant flavonoid found in milk thistle
- simmering — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- simpering — to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.
- snap brim — a hat brim that can be turned up or down.
- spearmint — an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- spiderman — a person who erects the steel structure of a building
- spiniform — like a thorn or spine
- squirming — to wriggle or writhe.
- streaming — a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- strontium — a bivalent, metallic element whose compounds resemble those of calcium, found in nature only in the combined state, as in strontianite: used in fireworks, flares, and tracer bullets. Symbol: Sr; atomic weight: 87.62; atomic number: 38; specific gravity: 2.6.
- submarine — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- submicron — (of particles) being less than a micron in overall dimensions.
- summering — the season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.
- supermind — an exceptional mind
- supermini — the fastest and most powerful type of minicomputer, with capabilities more commonly associated with mainframes.
- syndromic — Pathology, Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like.
- synergism — synergy (def 1).
- tambourin — a long narrow drum of Provence.
- tampering — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- tarantism — a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula.
- tempering — a particular state of mind or feelings.
- tenebrism — a school, style, or method of painting, adopted chiefly by 17th-century Spanish and Neapolitan painters, esp Caravaggio, characterized by large areas of dark colours, usually relieved with a shaft of light
- tentorium — Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- terminate — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
- terminism — philosophical nominalism
- terminist — someone who accepts the doctrine of terminism
- termiting — the poking of a twig down the opening of a termite's nest, performed by certain chimpanzees to collect termites for food.
- third man — Cricket. the position of a fielder on the off side between slip and point. the fielder occupying this position.
- thirdsman — an intermediary or arbitrator; the third person
- thrumming — to play on a stringed instrument, as a guitar, by plucking the strings, especially in an idle, monotonous, or unskillful manner; strum.
- tillerman — a person who steers a boat or has charge of a tiller.
- timbering — the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
- timberman — a person who prepares, erects, and maintains mine timbers.
- time-worn — worn or impaired by time.
- tinkerman — a manager or coach who continually experiments by changing the personnel or formation of a team from game to game
- tirewoman — a lady's maid.
- tormentil — a low European plant, Potentilla erecta, of the rose family, having small, bright-yellow flowers, and a strongly astringent root used in medicine and in tanning and dyeing.
- torminous — suffering from tormina
- trail man — a cowboy on horseback who helps in driving a cattle herd.
- trailsman — a person who follows a trail.
- tramlined — having tramlines
- tramlines — streetcar track
- trasimeno — a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
- trembling — to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
- tribesman — a member of a tribe.
- tribesmen — a member of a tribe.
- tridentum — ancient name of Trent, Italy.