10-letter words containing m, i, s, o, n, a
- montagnais — a member of an American Indian people of Quebec and Labrador.
- moon daisy — a Eurasian composite plant, Leucanthemum vulgare having flower heads with a yellow centre and white outer rays
- moralising — to reflect on or express opinions about something in terms of right and wrong, especially in a self-righteous or tiresome way.
- mortal sin — a willfully committed, serious transgression against the law of God, depriving the soul of divine grace.
- morticians — Plural form of mortician.
- mosaicking — a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- most-divan — sliced and baked in a casserole with broccoli and hollandaise sauce.
- mousterian — of or relating to a Middle Paleolithic culture of Neanderthal man dating to the early upper Pleistocene Epoch (c100,000–40,000 b.c.) and consisting of five or more stone-artifact traditions in Europe whose characteristic tools are side scrapers and points.
- neo-nazism — a modern extreme right-wing political movement and ideology based on a resurgence of support for Nazi ideological principles
- neofascism — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neorealism — (sometimes initial capital letter) any of various movements in literature, art, etc., that are considered as a return to a more realistic style.
- neurinomas — Plural form of neurinoma.
- noisemaker — a person or thing that makes noise, as a reveler on New Year's Eve, Halloween, etc., or a rattle, horn, or similar device used on such an occasion.
- nomarchies — Plural form of nomarchy.
- nominalise — to convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective lowly into the lowly or the verb legalize into legalization.
- nominalism — (in medieval philosophy) the doctrine that general or abstract words do not stand for objectively existing entities and that universals are no more than names assigned to them. Compare conceptualism, realism (def 5a).
- nominalist — An adherent of any of the various kinds of nominalism.
- nondualism — The belief that dualism or dichotomy are illusory phenomena; that things such as mind and body may remain distinct while not actually being separate.
- nonmusical — not belonging to or relating to music
- normalcies — the quality or condition of being normal, as the general economic, political, and social conditions of a nation; normality: After months of living in a state of tension, all yearned for a return to normalcy.
- normalised — normalisation
- normaliser — Alternative spelling of normalizer.
- normalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of normalize.
- nosocomial — (of infections) contracted as a result of being hospitalized; hospital-acquired.
- nostomania — intense homesickness; an irresistible compulsion to return home.
- nystagmoid — having a similarity to or characteristics of nystagmus
- omniparous — producing or generating all things
- omnisexual — pansexual (def 2).
- onomastics — the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.
- opsomaniac — a person with an extreme enthusiasm for a particular food
- organicism — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organismal — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- organismic — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- pancosmism — the philosophical doctrine that the material universe is all that exists
- pansophism — a claim or pretension to pansophy.
- parasomnia — any of several sleep disorders characterized by abnormal or unusual behaviour of the nervous system during any of the stages of sleep
- phantomish — resembling or reminiscent of a phantom
- pianissimo — very soft.
- postmating — of or designating the period after mating
- proseminar — a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- randomwise — in a random manner
- rosemaling — decorative work of Norwegian folk origin consisting of painted or carved floral designs, as on furniture or woodwork.
- san marino — a small republic in E Italy: the oldest independent country in Europe. 38 sq. mi. (98 sq. km). Capital: San Marino.
- sanatorium — a hospital for the treatment of chronic diseases, as tuberculosis or various nervous or mental disorders.
- sanctimony — pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc.
- sanitorium — a facility for housing patients with long-term illnesses
- semi-nomad — 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.
- semination — a sowing or impregnating; dissemination.
- sessionman — a professional musician who does studio recording work but is not a member of an established performing group.