8-letter words containing n, e, t, m
- hum tone — a note produced by a bell when struck, lying an octave or (in many English bells) a sixth or seventh below the strike tone
- huntsmen — Plural form of huntsman.
- hutments — Plural form of hutment.
- ilmenite — a very common black mineral, iron titanate, FeTiO 3 , occurring in crystals but more commonly massive.
- immanent — remaining within; indwelling; inherent.
- immantle — to cover with a mantle
- imminent — likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent.
- imminute — reduced
- immoment — of no value
- impanate — (of the body of Christ) contained in the bread of the Eucharist
- imponent — That or who imposes a rule.
- impotent — not potent; lacking power or ability.
- impudent — of, relating to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery: The student was kept late for impudent behavior.
- in tempo — in time, in rhythm
- incoterm — Alternative case form of Incoterm.
- inhumate — to bury; inhume
- initgame — (games) /in-it'gaym/ [IRC] An IRC version of the venerable trivia game "20 questions", in which one user changes his nick to the initials of a famous person or other named entity, and the others on the channel ask yes or no questions, with the one to guess the person getting to be "it" next. As a courtesy, the one picking the initials starts by providing a 4-letter hint of the form sex, nationality, life-status, reality-status. For example, MAAR means "Male, American, Alive, Real" (as opposed to "fictional"). Initgame can be surprisingly addictive. See also hing.
- instream — (intransitive) To flow or stream in; flow or stream into.
- intercom — an intercommunication system.
- interims — Plural form of interim.
- intermat — a patch of seabed devoid of vegetation
- intermit — to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- intermix — Mix together.
- intimate — associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
- intombed — Simple past tense and past participle of intomb.
- judgment — an act or instance of judging.
- ketamine — a synthetic nonbarbiturate general anesthetic, C 13 H 16 ClNO, used to induce anesthesia, alone or in combination, in surgical or diagnostic procedures of short duration; extensively used in veterinary medicine.
- ketimine — (organic chemistry) An imine derived from a ketone; general formula R2C=NR.
- lamented — mourned for, as a person who is dead: Our late lamented friend.
- lamenter — One who laments.
- lamentin — Alternative form of lamantin.
- laminate — to separate or split into thin layers.
- lavement — A washing or bathing.
- ledgment — (architecture) A stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings, such as the base mouldings of a building.
- legement — Obsolete form of ledgment.
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- ligement — Obsolete form of ledgment.
- limnetic — pertaining to or living in the open water of a freshwater pond or lake.
- limonite — an amorphous hydrated ferric oxide, varying in color from dark brown to yellow, used as an ore of iron.
- linament — (surgery) lint, especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.
- liniment — a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin, as for sprains or bruises, usually soothing or counterirritating.
- lodgment — the act of lodging.
- longterm — covering a relatively long period of time: a long-term lease.
- longtime — existing, occurring, or continuing for a long period of time; longstanding: longtime friends celebrating 50 years of association.
- luminate — (obsolete) To illuminate.
- mableton — a town in NW Georgia.
- magnates — a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.: a railroad magnate.
- magnetar — A neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field.
- magnetic — of or relating to a magnet or magnetism.
- magneto- — indicating magnetism or magnetic properties