8-letter words containing m, i, p
- japonism — something typically Japanese.
- jimpness — the quality of being jimp
- jump bid — a bid higher than necessary to reach the next bidding level, usually to indicate exceptional strength.
- jumpsuit — a one-piece suit worn by parachutists for jumping.
- kalumpit — a fruit tree of the genus Terminalia, with small yellow flowers, native to the Philippines
- kompiler — (language) An early system on the IBM 701. Versions: KOMPILER 2 for IBM 701, KOMPILER 3 for IBM 704.
- krumping — a type of dancing in which participants, often wearing face paint, dance with one another in a fast and aggressive style mimicking a fight but without any physical contact
- lamp oil — kerosene.
- lampions — Plural form of lampion.
- lampyrid — any of several beetles of the family Lampyridae, comprising the fireflies.
- lempiras — Plural form of lempira.
- lime pit — (in tanning) a pit containing lime in which hides are placed to remove the hair
- limpidly — In a limpid manner.
- limpkins — Plural form of limpkin.
- limpness — lacking stiffness or firmness, as of substance, fiber, structure, or bodily frame: a limp body.
- lip balm — salve for the lips
- lipaemia — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- lipaemic — excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.
- lipogram — a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.
- lipomata — a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- liposome — Cell Biology. a microscopic artificial sac composed of fatty substances and used in experimental research of the cell.
- lippmann — Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1845–1921, French physicist: Nobel Prize 1908.
- lipscomb — William Nunn [nuhn] /nʌn/ (Show IPA), Jr. 1919–2011, U.S. chemist: Nobel Prize 1976.
- lumpfish — any of several thick-bodied, sluggish fishes of the family Cyclopteridae, found in northern seas, having the pelvic fins modified and united into a sucking disk, especially Cyclopterus lumpus, of the North Atlantic.
- lymphoid — of, relating to, or resembling lymph.
- mageship — the role or office of a mage
- maildrop — A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
- malpighi — Marcello [mahr-chel-law] /mɑrˈtʃɛl lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1628–94, Italian anatomist.
- manciple — an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- maniples — Plural form of maniple.
- mapepire — (Trinidad and Tobago) The venomous snake Lachesis muta.
- mappings — Plural form of mapping.
- maricopa — a member of a North American Indian people of south-central Arizona.
- mariposa — any lily of the genus Calochortus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having tuliplike flowers of various colors.
- mariupol — a city in SE Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.
- marsupia — Plural form of marsupium.
- marzipan — a confection made of almonds reduced to a paste with sugar and often molded into various forms, usually diminutive fruits and vegetables.
- mateship — the state of being a mate.
- meat pie — pastry containing meat
- memphian — a native or inhabitant of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis.
- memphite — Also, Memphitic [mem-fit-ik] /mɛmˈfɪt ɪk/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis.
- mephisto — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
- mephitic — offensive to the smell.
- mephitis — (in nontechnical use) a noxious or pestilential exhalation from the earth, as poison gas.
- mericarp — one of the carpels of a schizocarp.
- messapic — an Indo-European language that was spoken in what is now SE Italy and written with an alphabet derived from that of Greek.
- metopism — a congenital disfigurement of the forehead in which the frontal suture, which normally undergoes closure during childhood, persists
- mic drop — a gesture in which a person drops (or imitates the action of dropping) a handheld microphone to the ground as the finale to a speech or performance
- mic-drop — the act of intentionally dropping one’s microphone at the end of a speech or performance, displaying a bold confidence that it has been very impressive or cannot be topped.
- microamp — One millionth ( 10-6 ) of an ampere, abbreviated as \u00b5A.