9-letter words containing m, r, s, a
- 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.
- barmaster — (historical) A local judge among miners.
- barminess — the quality of being barmy; craziness
- barnstorm — When people such as politicians or performers barnstorm, they travel around the country making speeches or giving shows.
- base form — the simplest form of a word, to which inflections may be added
- bass drum — a large shallow drum of low and indefinite pitch
- bathrooms — Plural form of bathroom.
- bear arms — A person's right to bear arms is their right to own and use guns, as a means of defence.
- beaumaris — a resort in N Wales, on the island of Anglesey: 13th-century castle. Pop: 1513 (2001)
- bergamask — person from Bergamo
- besmeared — to smear all over; bedaub.
- besmearer — someone who besmears
- bitstream — a sequence of digital data transmitted electronically
- bombaster — a person who stuffs or pads
- bookmarks — a ribbon or other marker placed between the pages of a book to mark a place.
- botmaster — (chat) The owner of a bot.
- brainstem — the stalklike part of the brain consisting of the medulla oblongata, the midbrain, and the pons Varolii
- brakesman — a pithead winch operator
- bran mash — a food for horses made with bran and hot water, and sometimes including carrots, molasses, apples, etc
- brushmark — the indented lines sometimes left by the bristles of a brush on a painted surface
- brutalism — an austere style of architecture characterized by emphasis on such structural materials as undressed concrete and unconcealed service pipes
- bush tram — a railway line in the bush, used to facilitate the entry of workers and the removal of timber
- caesarism — an autocratic system of government
- cameleers — Plural form of cameleer.
- cameroons — former region in W Africa consisting of two trust territories, French Cameroons (in 1960 forming the republic of Cameroon ) and British Cameroons (in 1961 divided between Cameroon and Nigeria)
- cammaerts — Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA). Belgian poet.
- campfires — Plural form of campfire.
- camporees — Plural form of camporee.
- campshirt — a loose, short-sleeved shirt or blouse with an open collar
- camstairy — perverse or unruly
- capsomere — any of the protein units that together form the capsid of a virus
- cardamoms — Plural form of cardamom.
- careerism — devotion to a successful career, often at the expense of one's personal life, ethics, etc.
- carmakers — Plural form of carmaker.
- carnalism — the quality or state of being sensual
- cartelism — the practice of forming cartels
- casemaker — a machine that produces the stiff covers for hardback books
- caseworms — Plural form of caseworm.
- cassimere — a woollen suiting cloth of plain or twill weave
- castoreum — the oil secreted from the beaver which is used as bait by trappers
- 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
- chamberys — a city in and the capital of Savoie, in SE France.
- chamfrons — Plural form of chamfron.
- charismas — Plural form of charisma.
- charmeuse — a lightweight fabric with a satin-like finish
- charmings — Plural form of charming.