8-letter words containing m, i, s, p, o
- moonship — a lunar module
- mopiness — languishing, listless, droopy, or glum.
- mopstick — a mop handle
- morphism — (mathematics, formally) an arrow in a category.
- mosh pit — Slang. an area usually in front of a stage where people mosh at rock concerts.
- 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.
- ophidism — Poisoning by snake venom.
- opiumism — the addictive use of opium as a stimulant or intoxicant.
- opsimath — (rare) A person who learns late in life.Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed., 2004.
- opsonium — any food used as a relish, such as chutney
- optimise — to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- optimism — a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- optimist — an optimistic person.
- parosmia — a disorder of the sense of smell, especially the perception of odors that are not present.
- pelorism — a floral mutation involving the formation of peloric flowers
- peronism — the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- peyotism — a religion of native American Indians that incorporates the ritual use of peyote
- phimosis — constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.
- pi meson — pion.
- pisiform — having the shape of a pea; pea-shaped.
- plasmoid — a section of a plasma having a characteristic shape
- plimsole — a canvas shoe with a rubber sole; gym shoe; sneaker.
- plimsoll — load-line mark.
- pochismo — an English word or expression borrowed into Spanish; a Spanish word showing U.S. influence.
- polemics — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- polemist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- polonism — a Polish characteristic or sense of identity
- populism — the political philosophy of the People's party.
- posticum — epinaos.
- postmill — a windmill with machinery mounted on a frame that turns in its entirety to face the wind.
- primrose — Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of.
- primrosy — characteristic of, or resembling, a primrose (esp in colour)
- prismoid — a solid having sides that are trapezoids and bases or ends that are parallel and similar but not congruent polygons. Compare prism (def 2).
- promised — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- promisee — a person to whom a promise is made.
- promisor — a person who makes a promise.
- prosaism — prosaic character or style.
- reimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- semiopen — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- shipworm — any of various wormlike marine bivalve mollusks that burrow into the timbers of ship, wharves, etc.
- slipform — a moveable mould for building large concrete structures such as roads, towers and bridges
- sopherim — scribe1 (def 3).
- sump oil — the waste oil from engines
- sympodia — an axis or stem that simulates a simple stem but is made up of the bases of a number of axes that arise successively as branches, one from another, as in the grapevine.
- tompkins — Daniel D. 1774–1825, U.S. politician and jurist: vice president of the U.S. 1817–25.