9-letter words containing m, p, s, i
- sphygmoid — resembling the pulse; pulselike.
- spiderman — a person who erects the steel structure of a building
- spiniform — like a thorn or spine
- spinozism — the philosophical system of Spinoza, which defines God as the unique substance, as an impersonal deity, and as possessing an infinite number of attributes, of which we know only thought and extension, and an infinite number of modes, each modifying all of the attributes, these attributes and modes being regarded both as proceeding necessarily from the nature of God and as constituents of God.
- spiralism — an individual's ascent in spiral structure
- spirillum — any of several spirally twisted, aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans.
- spiritism — the doctrine or practices of spiritualism.
- spirogram — a record made by a spirograph
- splittism — the advocating of separation from a larger body
- spoilsman — a person who seeks or receives a share in political spoils.
- sporidesm — a multicellular group of spores
- sporidium — a small spore produced on the basidia or promycelia of fungi, etc
- steampipe — a pipe for conveying steam from a boiler.
- steamship — a large commercial vessel, especially one driven by steam.
- stop time — a passage where the beat stops temporarily
- storm pit — a storm cellar.
- strip map — a map charting only the immediate territory to be traversed, which appears as a long, narrow strip.
- subprimal — (of meat) being a cut of meat larger than a steak, roast, or other single cut but smaller than a side of beef: shipped by the packer to local markets for final cutting to reduce processing costs and to retard spoilage.
- sumpsimus — adherence to or persistence in using a strictly correct term, holding to a precise practice, etc., as a rejection of an erroneous but more common form (opposed to mumpsimus).
- superfirm — a very large firm or corporation, often incorporating or coordinating a number of smaller firms
- supermind — an exceptional mind
- supermini — the fastest and most powerful type of minicomputer, with capabilities more commonly associated with mainframes.
- superpimp — a pimp who controls a very large number of prostitutes
- swampfish — a small fish, Chologaster cornuta, related to the cavefishes, inhabiting swamps and streams of the Atlantic coastal plain, having small but functional eyes and almost transparent skin.
- sympathin — a substance released at certain sympathetic nerve endings: thought to be identical with adrenaline
- sympatico — simpatico
- sympatric — originating in or occupying the same geographical area.
- symphonia — any of various medieval musical instruments, as the hurdy-gurdy.
- symphonic — Music. of, for, pertaining to, or having the character of a symphony or symphony orchestra.
- symphysis — the growing together, or the fixed or nearly fixed union, of bones, as that of the two halves of the lower jaw in humans or of the pubic bones in the anterior part of the pelvic girdle.
- sympodium — 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.
- symposiac — of, relating to, or suitable for a symposium.
- symposium — a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject, especially a meeting at which several speakers talk on or discuss a topic before an audience.
- symptosis — local or general atrophy.
- symptotic — relating to symptosis
- syphiloma — a tumour or gumma caused by infection with syphilis
- temporise — to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
- temps lie — a series of systematized and connected arm and leg movements done for practice.
- time span — duration, period
- timespans — a span of time; time frame.
- tympanist — a person who plays the drums, especially the kettledrums, in an orchestra.
- unimposed — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- upmanship — one-upmanship.
- vampirish — a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night.
- vampirism — belief in the existence of vampires.
- vampishly — in a vampish manner
- vulpinism — the characteristics of a fox
- whipworms — Plural form of whipworm.
- wimpiness — of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
- wimpishly — in a wimpish manner