9-letter words containing r, e, m, i
- mysteries — Plural form of mystery.
- mysterium — (chemistry, alchemy, now historical) Any of various unknown elements thought to make up existing forms of matter, or a substance seen as an elemental or pure form of something else.
- mystifier — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- n'importe — no matter
- near miss — a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
- neoterism — an innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression.
- ner tamid — a lamp that is set above and in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue and is kept burning constantly.
- netminder — (ice hockey, field hockey) A goalie.
- neurinoma — A schwannoma.
- nevermind — attention; heed; notice (usually used in negative constructions): Pay him no nevermind.
- nicknamer — One who bestows a nickname.
- niemöller — Martin [mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1892–1984, German Lutheran clergyman: resisted Nazism.
- niggerdom — the condition of being a Black person
- niggerism — the condition of being a Black person
- nightmare — a terrifying dream in which the dreamer experiences feelings of helplessness, extreme anxiety, sorrow, etc.
- nilometer — a graduated pillar by which the rise and fall of the Nile can be measured
- nitramine — any of a class of compounds containing the nitramino group.
- nonameric — Of or pertaining to a nonamer.
- nonmetric — not metric
- normalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of normalize.
- normalize — to make normal.
- normandie — a former province of N France, on the English Channel: settled by Vikings under Rollo in the 10th century; scene of the Allied landings in 1944. Chief town: Rouen
- normanize — to make or become Norman in character, style, customs, etc
- normative — of or relating to a norm, especially an assumed norm regarded as the standard of correctness in behavior, speech, writing, etc.
- numbering — a numeral or group of numerals.
- numeraire — a basic standard by which values are measured, as gold in the monetary system.
- numerical — of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.
- nursemaid — Also called nurserymaid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.
- nutriment — any substance or matter that, taken into a living organism, serves to sustain it in its existence, promoting growth, replacing loss, and providing energy.
- old timer — a person whose residence, membership, or experience began long ago and has been continuing for a considerable length of time; veteran.
- old-timer — a person whose residence, membership, or experience began long ago and has been continuing for a considerable length of time; veteran.
- oligomers — Plural form of oligomer.
- omnirange — a radio navigational aid in which stations emit distinctive signals on each of 360 degrees, giving the bearing of each degree with reference to magnetic north.
- omniverse — A number of supposedly co-existing universes.
- omnivores — Plural form of omnivore.
- optimiser — Alternative spelling of optimizer.
- optimizer — A person in a large business whose task is to maximize profits and make the business more efficient.
- orangeism — the principles and practices of the Orangemen.
- oriflamme — the red banner of St. Denis, near Paris, carried before the early kings of France as a military ensign.
- osmeteria — glands in some caterpillars that secrete foul-smelling substances to deter predators
- overclaim — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
- overlimit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- overtimer — a person who works overtime
- overtimid — extremely timid
- palmister — a person telling fortunes by reading palms
- panderism — the work of a pander
- papermail — snail mail
- paramecia — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
- paramedic — Military. a medic in the paratroops.
- paroemiac — proverbial; axiomatic