9-letter words containing m, o, t, h, s
- humorists — Plural form of humorist.
- humourist — (British) alternative spelling of humorist.
- hymnodist — the singing or the composition of hymns or sacred songs.
- hypnotism — the science dealing with the induction of hypnosis.
- hypostoma — Hypostome.
- hypostome — any of several parts or organs of the mouth, as the labrum of a crustacean.
- ironsmith — a worker in iron; blacksmith.
- isorhythm — a structural feature characteristic of the Ars Nova motet, consisting of a single rhythmic phrase pattern repeated, usually in the tenor, throughout the composition.
- isotherms — Plural form of isotherm.
- jokesmith — (jocular) A person who devises jokes.
- jump shot — a shot with one or both hands in which a player leaps into the air and shoots the ball at the basket at the moment of reaching the highest point of the leap.
- lightsome — emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- lithesome — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- loathsome — causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- maggotish — Maggoty.
- mailshots — Plural form of mailshot.
- malt shop — a retail establishment specializing in serving ice-cream drinks, as malted milks, milk shakes, and sodas.
- malthouse — A building in which malt is prepared and stored.
- mantyhose — a one-piece clinging garment covering the body from the waist to the feet, worn by men
- marathons — Plural form of marathon.
- marshwort — A small, white-flowered plant, of the genus Apium, that grows in marshy habitats.
- mash note — an effusive note or letter expressing affection or passion for the recipient, usually a stranger or someone known only casually
- masochist — Psychiatry. a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- masthouse — a place, usually in a dockyard, in which masts are stored
- mathewson — Christopher ("Christy") 1880–1925, U.S. baseball player.
- mathworks — The MathWorks, Inc.
- meathooks — Usually, meat hooks. Slang. a hand or fist: Get your meat hooks away from that cake! It's for dessert.
- mesh knot — sheet bend.
- mesophyte — a plant growing under conditions of well-balanced moisture supply.
- metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- methodism — the doctrines, polity, beliefs, and methods of worship of the Methodists.
- methodist — a member of the largest Christian denomination that grew out of the revival of religion led by John Wesley: stresses both personal and social morality and has an Arminian doctrine and, in the U.S., a modified episcopal polity.
- methodius — Saint (Apostle of the Slavs) a.d. c825–885, Greek missionary in Moravia (brother of Saint Cyril).
- misgrowth — an abnormal or distorted growth
- moesogoth — one of the Christianized Goths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century a.d.
- monoliths — Plural form of monolith.
- monostich — a poem or epigram consisting of a single metrical line.
- monteiths — Plural form of monteith.
- monthlies — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
- moon shot — the act or procedure of launching a rocket or spacecraft to the moon.
- moon-shot — the act or procedure of launching a rocket or spacecraft to the moon.
- moonshots — Plural form of moonshot.
- moschatel — a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
- mothballs — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- motherers — Plural form of motherer.
- motherese — the simplified and repetitive type of speech, with exaggerated intonation and rhythm, often used by adults when speaking to babies
- motorship — a ship driven by a diesel or other internal-combustion engine.
- moustache — the hair growing on the upper lip.