8-letter words containing m, i, n, s
- muggings — Plural form of mugging.
- muishond — A species of weasel found in southern Africa, Poecilogale albinucha.
- mullings — Plural form of mulling.
- mullions — a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.
- munchies — crunchy or chewy. Informal. for snacking: munchy foods like popcorn and cookies.
- munnings — Sir Alfred. 1878–1959, British painter, best known for his horse paintings
- murrains — Plural form of murrain.
- muscadin — a person with monarchical sympathies during the French Revolution, especially from 1794 to 1796.
- muscling — Present participle of muscle.
- museveni — Yoweri Kaguta [yohwer-ee kah-goo-tah] /ˈyoʊwɛr i kɑˈgu tɑ/ (Show IPA), born 1944, Ugandan politician: president 1986-.
- musician — a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
- musicing — The art or process of making music.
- musingly — absorbed in thought; meditative.
- muslined — draped or covered with muslin
- muslinet — a thick type of muslin
- mutinies — Plural form of mutiny.
- mutinous — disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority.
- nabobism — any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
- naderism — the philosophy and beliefs of consumerism and environmentalism preached by Ralph Nader
- naismith — James, 1861–1939, U.S. physical-education teacher and originator of basketball, born in Canada.
- nasalism — the tendency to pronounce sounds nasally
- natalism — Pronatalism; an ideology in favour of childbearing.
- nativism — the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
- naturism — a person who appreciates the beauty and benefits of nature.
- navalism — the promotion of naval interests
- negroism — the doctrine or advocacy of equal rights for black people.
- nephrism — chronic kidney disease, renal failure
- nepotism — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- nihilism — total rejection of established laws and institutions.
- nimblest — Superlative form of nimble.
- nimbuses — Plural form of nimbus.
- nimbyism — The ideology of a nimby, often used pejoratively.
- ninnyism — Predisposition to act like a ninny.
- nomadism — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- nominals — Plural form of nominal.
- nominees — Plural form of nominee.
- nonmusic — any sound that does not constitute music; unpleasant noise
- novelism — an innovative idea or concept; innovation; novelty
- nudism's — the practice of going nude, especially in places that allow sexually mixed groups, in the belief that such practice benefits health.
- numbfish — an electric ray, so called from its power of numbing its prey by means of electric shocks.
- numerics — The field of numerically-controlled engineering.
- numinous — of, relating to, or like a numen; spiritual or supernatural.
- omicrons — Plural form of omicron.
- omission — the act of omitting.
- oneirism — (rare) Dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess.
- opsonium — any food used as a relish, such as chutney
- organism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- osmosing — Present participle of osmose.
- paeanism — the show of a paean
- paganism — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.