9-letter words containing n, i, e, m
- seminomad — a person living a partly nomadic life; a semi-nomadic person
- semiround — having one surface that is round and another that is flat.
- semiurban — of, relating to, or designating a city or town.
- semuncial — of or pertaining to a semuncia or to half an ounce
- sensillum — Zoology. a simple sense organ usually consisting of one or a few cells at the peripheral end of a sensory nerve fiber.
- sensorium — a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- sentiment — an attitude toward something; regard; opinion.
- septimana — a week.
- sermoning — the preaching of sermons
- sermonise — to deliver or compose a sermon; preach.
- sermonize — to deliver or compose a sermon; preach.
- sickleman — a person reaping with a sickle
- simeonite — a member of the Israelite tribe of Simeon.
- simmental — one of a large breed of cattle, yellowish-brown to red and white, originally of Switzerland, used for milk and beef and as a draft animal.
- simmering — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- simonides — 556?–468? b.c, Greek poet.
- simpering — to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.
- simpleton — an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- singledom — the state of being unmarried or not involved in a long-term relationship
- sixteenmo — Also called sextodecimo. a book size (about 4×6 in.; 10×15 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 16 leaves or 32 pages.
- skin game — a dishonest or unscrupulous business operation, scheme, etc.
- smokiness — emitting smoke, especially in large amounts.
- solemnify — to make solemn: to solemnify an occasion with hymns and prayers.
- solemnity — the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.
- solemnize — to perform the ceremony of (marriage).
- something — Informal. a person or thing of some value or consequence: He is really something! This writer has something to say and she says it well.
- spanaemia — a lack of red corpuscles in blood
- spanaemic — relating to a lack of red corpuscles in blood
- spearmint — an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- spiderman — a person who erects the steel structure of a building
- staminate — having a stamen or stamens.
- staminode — a sterile or abortive stamen.
- steinmetz — Charles Proteus [proh-tee-uh s] /ˈproʊ ti əs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1923, U.S. electrical engineer, born in Germany.
- streaming — a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- stymieing — Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
- submarine — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- summering — the season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.
- supermind — an exceptional mind
- supermini — the fastest and most powerful type of minicomputer, with capabilities more commonly associated with mainframes.
- synechism — a doctrine of philosophical thinking stressing the importance of the idea of continuity: named and advocated by C. S. Peirce.
- synergism — synergy (def 1).
- synoecism — (in ancient Greece) the union of towns under one capital city
- tamoxifen — an antineoplastic drug, C 26 H 29 NO, that blocks the estrogen receptors on cancer cells, used in the treatment of breast cancer.
- tampering — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- tectonism — diastrophism (def 1).
- teemingly — in a productive or teeming manner
- tempering — a particular state of mind or feelings.
- tenebrism — a school, style, or method of painting, adopted chiefly by 17th-century Spanish and Neapolitan painters, esp Caravaggio, characterized by large areas of dark colours, usually relieved with a shaft of light
- tentorium — Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- terminate — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.