8-letter words containing m, s, i
- museveni — Yoweri Kaguta [yohwer-ee kah-goo-tah] /ˈyoʊwɛr i kɑˈgu tɑ/ (Show IPA), born 1944, Ugandan politician: president 1986-.
- mushaira — A poetic symposium in Pakistan or North India at which poets gather to perform their works, traditionally ghazals.
- mushiest — resembling mush; pulpy.
- musicale — a music program forming the main part of a social occasion.
- musicals — Plural form of musical.
- musician — a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.
- musicing — The art or process of making music.
- musicker — a musician
- musingly — absorbed in thought; meditative.
- muslined — draped or covered with muslin
- muslinet — a thick type of muslin
- mustelid — any of numerous carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, comprising the weasels, martens, skunks, badgers, and otters.
- muticous — Botany. having no pointed process or awn; awnless.
- mutinies — Plural form of mutiny.
- mutinous — disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority.
- myalgias — pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism.
- mycetism — poisoning due to mushrooms.
- myelitis — inflammation of the substance of the spinal cord.
- myositis — Inflammation and degeneration of muscle tissue.
- myosotis — any plant belonging to the genus Myosotis, of the borage family, having basal leaves and pink or white flowers, as the forget-me-not.
- myristic — (rare) Pertaining to nutmeg.
- mystical — mystic; of or relating to supernatural agencies, affairs, occurrences, etc.: a strange, mystical experience.
- mysticly — in a mystical manner
- mystique — a framework of doctrines, ideas, beliefs, or the like, constructed around a person or object, endowing the person or object with enhanced value or profound meaning: the mystique of Poe.
- mytacism — Excessive or incorrect use of the letter M.
- nabobism — any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
- naderism — the philosophy and beliefs of consumerism and environmentalism preached by Ralph Nader
- naismith — James, 1861–1939, U.S. physical-education teacher and originator of basketball, born in Canada.
- nasalism — the tendency to pronounce sounds nasally
- natalism — Pronatalism; an ideology in favour of childbearing.
- nativism — the policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants.
- naturism — a person who appreciates the beauty and benefits of nature.
- navalism — the promotion of naval interests
- negroism — the doctrine or advocacy of equal rights for black people.
- nephrism — chronic kidney disease, renal failure
- nepotism — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- nihilism — total rejection of established laws and institutions.
- nimblest — Superlative form of nimble.
- nimbuses — Plural form of nimbus.
- nimbyism — The ideology of a nimby, often used pejoratively.
- ninnyism — Predisposition to act like a ninny.
- nomadism — a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
- nominals — Plural form of nominal.
- nominees — Plural form of nominee.
- nonmusic — any sound that does not constitute music; unpleasant noise
- novelism — an innovative idea or concept; innovation; novelty
- nudism's — the practice of going nude, especially in places that allow sexually mixed groups, in the belief that such practice benefits health.
- numbfish — an electric ray, so called from its power of numbing its prey by means of electric shocks.
- numerics — The field of numerically-controlled engineering.
- numinous — of, relating to, or like a numen; spiritual or supernatural.