11-letter words containing m, i, n, s
- jimson weed — a coarse, rank-smelling weed, Datura stramonium, of the nightshade family, having oaklike, poisonous leaves and tubular white or lavender flowers.
- jimsonweeds — Plural form of jimsonweed.
- jumpstation — A site on the World Wide Web containing a collection of hypertext links, usually to pages on a particular topic.
- junior miss — a teenage girl, especially a subdebutante.
- jus divinum — divine law.
- jus gentium — the rules and principles of law derived from the customs and legislation of Rome, as opposed to those derived from the customs of all nations (jus gentium) or from fundamental ideas of right and wrong implicit in the human mind (jus naturale)
- kalsomining — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- khmelnitsky — a city in W Ukraine, SW of Kiev.
- kim il sung — 1912–94, North Korean political leader: premier 1948–72; president 1972–94.
- kim il-sung — 1912–94, North Korean statesman and marshal; prime minister (1948–72) and president (1972–94) of North Korea
- kinesimeter — An instrument for the quantitative measurement of movements.
- king salmon — chinook salmon.
- king's mark — one of the marks composing a hallmark, consisting of the head of a leopard, formerly a crowned head.
- kinsmanship — Kinship.
- ladies' man — a man who strives especially to please women and to attract their attention and admiration.
- lambrequins — Plural form of lambrequin.
- laminations — Plural form of lamination.
- lampshading — The practice of decorating lampshades.
- landlordism — the practice under which privately owned property is leased or rented to others for occupancy or cultivation.
- larrikinism — (Australia, New Zealand) The behaviour of larrikins (hooligans); impertinent and disrespectful behaviour.
- laryngismus — Laryngospasm.
- last minute — the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
- last-minute — the time just preceding a deadline or when some decisive action must be taken.
- leishmanial — Relating to leishmania.
- lemon stick — a lemon half with a peppermint stick stuck in it, through which the lemon juice is sucked.
- li shih-min — (Li Shih-min) a.d. 597–649, Chinese emperor of the T'ang dynasty 627–649.
- libertinism — libertine practices or habits of life; disregard of authority or convention in sexual or religious matters.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- ligamentous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.
- limitations — a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.
- limitedness — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- limnologist — A specialist in limnology.
- lissomeness — The quality of being lissome.
- locomotions — Plural form of locomotion.
- longanimous — Long-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint.
- longissimus — (anatomy) The muscle lateral to the semispinalis; the longest subdivision of the sacrospinalis that extends forward into the transverse processes of the posterior cervical vertebrae.
- lost motion — motion of a machine or mechanism, especially a reciprocating one, during which no useful work is performed.
- lumbaginous — relating to, or suffering from, lumbago
- luminescent — the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies.
- luminescing — Present participle of luminesce.
- lumpishness — The property of being lumpish.
- lund simula — (language) A version of SIMULA from Lund Software House. Version 4.07. (FTP: rascal.ics.utexas.edu/misc/mac/programming/ no longer exists).
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
- macdesigner — A design CASE tool for the Mac from Excel Software, Inc.
- machinators — Plural form of machinator.
- machineguns — Plural form of machinegun.
- machineries — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- macintoshes — Plural form of macintosh.
- madonnawise — in the manner of a Madonna