9-letter words containing m, i, s, r
- auteurism — a critical film theory according to which the primary creator of a film is the director, all of whose works are said to reflect to a certain degree the characteristics of a personal style
- authorism — the state or condition of being author
- averroism — the teachings of Averroës
- axminster — a type of patterned carpet with a cut pile
- barbarism — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarism, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel or uncivilized.
- barminess — the quality of being barmy; craziness
- beaumaris — a resort in N Wales, on the island of Anglesey: 13th-century castle. Pop: 1513 (2001)
- biostrome — a rock layer consisting of a deposit of organic material, such as fossils
- bitstream — a sequence of digital data transmitted electronically
- blemisher — a person or thing that blemishes
- brainstem — the stalklike part of the brain consisting of the medulla oblongata, the midbrain, and the pons Varolii
- brimstone — Brimstone is the same as sulphur.
- brimstony — of, relating to or resembling brimstone; sulphurous
- briticism — a custom, linguistic usage, or other feature peculiar to Britain or its people
- bromeosin — eosin (def 1).
- brutalism — an austere style of architecture characterized by emphasis on such structural materials as undressed concrete and unconcealed service pipes
- bursiform — shaped like a pouch or sac
- caesarism — an autocratic system of government
- campfires — Plural form of campfire.
- campshirt — a loose, short-sleeved shirt or blouse with an open collar
- camstairy — perverse or unruly
- careerism — devotion to a successful career, often at the expense of one's personal life, ethics, etc.
- carnalism — the quality or state of being sensual
- cartelism — the practice of forming cartels
- cassimere — a woollen suiting cloth of plain or twill weave
- castroism — the philosophy and policies of Fidel Castro and his followers
- cauterism — the application of burning, searing, or cautery
- ceramides — Plural form of ceramide.
- ceramists — Plural form of ceramist.
- cerastium — any of a genus of plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae
- charismas — Plural form of charisma.
- charmings — Plural form of charming.
- chemisorb — to take up (a substance) by chemisorption
- chemistry — Chemistry is the scientific study of the structure of substances and of the way that they react with other substances.
- cheremiss — a member of an Ugrian people of the Volga region, esp of the Mari El Republic
- chimaeras — Plural form of chimaera.
- chimerism — a medical condition in which a person develops from two distinct embryos that could possess two genetically distinct sets of cells
- choriambs — Plural form of choriamb.
- christmas — Christmas is a Christian festival when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December.
- churchism — adherence to the principles of an established church
- chymistry — chemistry.
- coliforms — Plural form of coliform.
- colourism — discrimination in which people are judged on the basis of their skin colour
- commissar — an official of the Communist Party responsible for political education, esp in a military unit
- compilers — Plural form of compiler.
- compliers — a person, group, etc., that complies.
- comprisal — to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
- comprised — to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
- comprises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comprise.
- compromis — a formal document, executed in common by nations submitting a dispute to arbitration, that defines the matter at issue, the rules of procedure and the powers of the arbitral tribunal, and the principles for determining the award.