8-letter words containing m, s, i
- obeahism — the custom of or faith in the form of witchcraft known as obeah
- occamist — William of, died 1349? English scholastic philosopher.
- ockerism — the conduct or actions that are characteristic of an ocker
- ofttimes — often.
- oghamist — Alternative capitalization of Oghamist.
- omicrons — Plural form of omicron.
- omission — the act of omitting.
- omissive — neglecting; leaving out.
- oneirism — (rare) Dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess.
- ophidism — Poisoning by snake venom.
- opiumism — the addictive use of opium as a stimulant or intoxicant.
- opsimath — (rare) A person who learns late in life.Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed., 2004.
- opsonium — any food used as a relish, such as chutney
- optimise — to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- optimism — a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- optimist — an optimistic person.
- organism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- orgasmic — the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- osmosing — Present participle of osmose.
- osmotica — Plural form of osmoticum.
- ostomies — Plural form of ostomy.
- oswiecim — Polish name of Auschwitz.
- out-swim — to move in water by movements of the limbs, fins, tail, etc.
- outsmile — to outdo in smiling or overcome by smiling
- outswims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outswim.
- overswim — to swim across
- pacifism — opposition to war or violence of any kind.
- paeanism — the show of a paean
- paganism — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- paludism — malaria.
- panislam — all of Islam or the Muslim world
- papalism — the papal system.
- parosmia — a disorder of the sense of smell, especially the perception of odors that are not present.
- partyism — adherence to a political party or organization.
- pashmina — a fabric or garment made from pashm, especially a shawl, wrap, or scarf.
- pastrami — a brisket of beef that has been cured in a mixture of garlic, peppercorns, sugar, coriander seeds, etc., then smoked before cooking.
- pelorism — a floral mutation involving the formation of peloric flowers
- peronism — the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- pessimal — /pes'im-l/ (Latin-based antonym for "optimal") Maximally bad. "This is a pessimal situation." Also "pessimise" To make as bad as possible. These words are the obvious Latin-based antonyms for "optimal" and "optimise", but for some reason they do not appear in most English dictionaries, although "pessimise" is listed in the OED.
- petalism — a form of expulsion that typically lasted for five years and was dealt to those who were seen to have treacherous aspirations and objectives and was carried out in Syracuse in Ancient Greece
- peyotism — a religion of native American Indians that incorporates the ritual use of peyote
- phimosis — constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.
- phrenism — one of the three vital forces, which are non-physical life forces. Phrenism is the thought force, as opposed to neurism, the nerve force, and bathmism, the growth force.
- pi meson — pion.
- picumnus — one of two ancient Roman fertility gods.
- pilgrims — a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land.
- pilumnus — one of two ancient gods of fertility.
- pipestem — the stem of a tobacco pipe.
- pisiform — having the shape of a pea; pea-shaped.
- plasmoid — a section of a plasma having a characteristic shape