9-letter words containing r, e, m, i
- servilism — the condition of being servile; servility, esp consistent or complete servility
- sex crime — an illegal sexual act, activity, or behavior.
- shakerism — the beliefs and practices of the Shakers.
- shimmered — to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.
- side arms — a weapon, as a pistol or sword, carried at the side or in the belt.
- side drum — snare drum.
- side trim — a decorative feature on the side of a car
- siem reap — a city in NW Cambodia, near Angkor.
- simmering — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- simpering — to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.
- simulacre — simulacrum.
- skim-read — to read quickly and superficially, in order to pick up the important or significant details
- smiercase — any soft cheese suitable for spreading or eating with a spoon, especially a sour cottage cheese.
- sommelier — a waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines.
- spearmint — an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- sperm oil — a yellow, thin, water-insoluble liquid obtained from the sperm whale, used chiefly as a lubricant in light machinery, as watches, clocks, and scientific apparatus.
- spermaria — spermaries
- spermatia — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- spermatic — of, relating to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
- spermatid — Cell Biology. one of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.
- spiderman — a person who erects the steel structure of a building
- sporidesm — a multicellular group of spores
- squiredom — the squirearchy.
- squirmier — characterized by squirming.
- streaming — a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- submarine — a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
- submitter — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- summarise — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- summarize — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- 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.
- summerise — to prepare (a house, car, etc.) so as to counteract the hot weather of summer: to summerize a house by adding air conditioning.
- summerize — to prepare (a house, car, etc.) so as to counteract the hot weather of summer: to summerize a house by adding air conditioning.
- summiteer — a participant in a summit meeting.
- superfirm — a very large firm or corporation, often incorporating or coordinating a number of smaller firms
- supermind — an exceptional mind
- supermini — the fastest and most powerful type of minicomputer, with capabilities more commonly associated with mainframes.
- superpimp — a pimp who controls a very large number of prostitutes
- swimmeret — (in many crustaceans) one of a number of abdominal limbs or appendages, usually adapted for swimming and for carrying eggs, as distinguished from other limbs adapted for walking or seizing.
- symmetric — characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
- synergism — synergy (def 1).
- tampering — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- tasimeter — a device for measuring small temperature changes. It depends on the changes of pressure resulting from expanding or contracting solids
- taxidermy — the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals and of stuffing and mounting them in lifelike form.
- taximeter — a device fitted to a taxicab or other vehicle, for automatically computing and indicating the fare due.
- tectiform — having the shape of a roof.
- tellurium — a rare, lustrous, brittle, crystalline, silver-white element resembling sulfur in its properties, and usually occurring in nature combined with gold, silver, or other metals of high atomic weight: used in the manufacture of alloys and as a coloring agent in glass and ceramics. Symbol: Te; atomic weight: 127.60; atomic number: 52; specific gravity: 6.24.
- tempering — a particular state of mind or feelings.
- temporise — to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
- temporize — to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
- 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