9-letter words containing m, i, s, c, h
- hemistich — the exact or approximate half of a stich, or poetic verse or line, especially as divided by a caesura or the like.
- hemstitch — to hem along a line from which threads have been drawn out, stitching the cross threads into a series of little groups.
- hermetics — alchemy
- homeslice — Alternative spelling of home slice (Someone from one's home town.).
- homicides — Plural form of homicide.
- hypocrism — (obsolete) hypocrisy.
- impeaches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impeach.
- inchworms — Plural form of inchworm.
- ischaemia — local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- ischaemic — (UK, pathology, cardiology) alternative spelling of ischemic.
- isocheims — Plural form of isocheim.
- jacksmith — a smith who makes devices that enable the turning of meat while being roasted
- lichenism — the symbiotic association between a fungus and alga that forms a lichen
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- machinist — a person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- mahlstick — a stick with a padded tip used to support an artist's working hand.
- manicheus — Manes.
- mariachis — Plural form of mariachi.
- mashgiach — mashgiah.
- masochism — Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- masochist — Psychiatry. a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- matchings — Plural form of matching.
- matchlist — a list of names, telephone numbers, and related information compiled to help people find others who are willing to share a resource or service, as a car pool.
- mechanics — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- mechanise — to make mechanical.
- mechanism — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- mechanist — a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- methystic — intoxicating
- michelson — Albert Abraham, 1852–1931, U.S. physicist, born in Prussia (now Poland): Nobel prize 1907.
- micromesh — a very fine mesh
- mischance — a mishap or misfortune.
- mischancy — unlucky; unfortunate
- mischarge — (legal or, finance) To charge wrongly.
- mischiefe — Obsolete spelling of mischief.
- mischiefs — Plural form of mischief.
- mischoice — a bad or wrong choice
- mischoose — to make a wrong or improper choice.
- mischosen — to make a wrong or improper choice.
- mishpocha — an entire family network comprising relatives by blood and marriage and sometimes including close friends; clan.
- misspeech — (obsolete) Wrong speech.
- mochiness — a fusty, dank, or humid condition
- molochise — sacrifice to deity
- monachism — monasticism.
- monostich — a poem or epigram consisting of a single metrical line.
- munchkins — Plural form of munchkin.
- murchison — an intermittent river in W Australia, flowing SW to the Indian Ocean. 440 miles (708 km) long.
- mustachio — a mustache.
- mythicise — Alt form mythicize.
- mythicism — (theology) the scholarly opinion that the gospel is mythical.