8-letter words containing m, i, t, h
- philtrum — Anatomy. the vertical groove on the surface of the upper lip, below the septum of the nose.
- phimotic — constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.
- pitchman — an itinerant vendor of small wares that are usually carried in a case with collapsible legs, allowing it to be set up or removed quickly.
- rhematic — pertaining to the formation of words.
- rhythmic — cadenced; rhythmical.
- rightism — conservatism, especially in politics.
- shaktism — the worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva.
- shemitic — a Semite.
- shipmate — a person who serves with another on the same vessel.
- shipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- shkotzim — a term used especially by a Jew to refer to a boy or man who is not Jewish.
- showtime — the time at which an entertainment is scheduled to begin.
- smartish — rather smart; fairly intelligent or quick-witted: smartish answers on a quiz.
- smash it — to execute a task exceptionally well
- smithery — the work, craft, or workshop of a smith.
- smithing — a worker in metal.
- smithson — James, 1765–1829, English chemist and mineralogist.
- smoothie — a person who has a winningly polished manner: He's such a smoothie he could charm the stripes off a tiger.
- stroheim — Erich von [er-ik] /ˈɛr ɪk/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
- tachisme — action painting (def 1).
- taghairm — a form of divination once practised in the Highlands of Scotland
- tehillim — the Book of Psalms.
- teraphim — small images or other things representing household gods, used among ancient Semitic peoples
- thalamic — Anatomy. the middle part of the diencephalon through which sensory impulses pass to reach the cerebral cortex.
- thallium — a soft, malleable, rare, bluish-white metallic element: used in the manufacture of alloys and, in the form of its salts, in rodenticides. Symbol: Tl; atomic weight: 204.37; atomic number: 81; specific gravity: 11.85 at 20°C.
- the maid — Joan of Arc
- the smit — an infection
- thematic — of or relating to a theme.
- theremin — a musical instrument with electronic tone generation, the pitch and tone volume being controlled by the distance between the player's hands and two metal rods serving as antennas.
- thermion — an ion emitted by incandescent material.
- thermite — a mixture of finely-divided metallic aluminum and ferric oxide that when ignited produces extremely high temperatures as the result of the union of the aluminum with the oxygen of the oxide: used in welding, incendiary bombs, etc.
- thiamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound of the vitamin-B complex, containing a thiazole and a pyrimidine group, C 12 H 17 ClN 4 OS, essential for normal functioning of the nervous system, a deficiency of which results chiefly in beriberi and other nerve disorders: occurring in many natural sources, as green peas, liver, and especially the seed coats of cereal grains, the commercial product of which is chiefly synthesized in the form of its chloride (thiamine chloride or thiamine hydrochloride) for therapeutic administration, or in nitrate form (thiamine mononitrate) for enriching flour mixes.
- thomisid — a spider of the family Thomisidae, comprising the crab spiders.
- thrombin — an enzyme of the blood plasma that catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, the last step of the blood clotting process.
- thumbing — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
- thumbkin — thumbscrew (def 2).
- thumping — of, like, or pertaining to a thump.
- thymosin — a hormone, produced by the thymus gland, that promotes the development of T cells from stem cells.
- tinsmith — a person who makes or repairs tinware or items of other light metals.
- trichome — Botany. an outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair.
- trimorph — a substance existing in three structurally distinct forms; a trimorphous substance.
- tsushima — two adjacent Japanese islands between Korea and Kyushu: Russian fleet defeated by Japanese fleet 1905. 271 sq. mi. (702 sq. km).
- urheimat — the primeval habitation of a people, especially the prehistoric homeland of the speakers of a protolanguage.
- vietminh — a Vietnamese, Communist-led organization whose forces fought against the Japanese and especially against the French in Indochina: officially in existence 1941–51.
- whiteman — Paul ("Pops") 1891–1967, U.S. orchestra conductor.
- wightman — Hazel Hotchkiss, 1886–1974, U.S. tennis player.
- xanthism — a condition of skin, fur, or feathers in which yellow coloration predominates
- zhitomir — a city in central Ukraine, W of Kiev.