9-letter words containing r, e, m, i
- tentorium — Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- tephigram — a chart depicting variations in atmospheric conditions relative to altitude
- terminate — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
- terminism — philosophical nominalism
- terminist — someone who accepts the doctrine of terminism
- termitary — termitarium.
- termiting — the poking of a twig down the opening of a termite's nest, performed by certain chimpanzees to collect termites for food.
- terrarium — a vivarium for land animals (distinguished from aquarium).
- terrorism — the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.
- the-miser — a comedy (1668) by Molière.
- thermidor — Also called Fervidor. (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the 11th month of the year, extending from July 19 to August 17.
- thermotic — of, related to or produced by heat
- thirlmere — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District: provides part of Manchester's water supply. Length: 6 km (4 miles)
- tillerman — a person who steers a boat or has charge of a tiller.
- tiltmeter — an instrument used to measure slight changes in the inclination of the earth's surface, usually in connection with volcanology and earthquake seismology.
- timbering — the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
- timberman — a person who prepares, erects, and maintains mine timbers.
- time warp — a hypothetical eccentricity in the progress of time that would allow movement back and forth between eras or that would permit the passage of time to be suspended.
- time-poor — lacking spare time or leisure time
- time-worn — worn or impaired by time.
- timeframe — the period of time within which certain events are scheduled to occur
- timesaver — (of methods, devices, etc.) reducing the time spent or required to do something.
- timor sea — an arm of the Indian Ocean, between Timor and NW Australia.
- timorsome — timorous; timid
- tinkerman — a manager or coach who continually experiments by changing the personnel or formation of a team from game to game
- tirewoman — a lady's maid.
- tormentil — a low European plant, Potentilla erecta, of the rose family, having small, bright-yellow flowers, and a strongly astringent root used in medicine and in tanning and dyeing.
- tramlined — having tramlines
- tramlines — streetcar track
- trapezium — Geometry. (in Euclidean geometry) any rectilinear quadrilateral plane figure not a parallelogram. a quadrilateral plane figure of which no two sides are parallel. British. trapezoid (def 1a).
- trasimeno — a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
- treadmill — an apparatus for producing rotary motion by the weight of people or animals, treading on a succession of moving steps or a belt that forms a kind of continuous path, as around the periphery of a pair of horizontal cylinders.
- trematoid — relating to a trematode
- trembling — to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
- tremissis — Also called triens. a gold coin of the Eastern Roman Empire, the third part of a solidus, first issued in the 3rd century a.d.
- tremolite — a white or grayish variety of amphibole, Ca 2 Mg 5 Si 8 O 22 (OH) 2 , usually occurring in bladed crystals.
- tribesman — a member of a tribe.
- tribesmen — a member of a tribe.
- trichrome — three-coloured
- tricksome — tricksy (def 1).
- tridentum — ancient name of Trent, Italy.
- tridymite — a polymorph of quartz occurring in the form of small crystals, commonly twinned, in siliceous volcanic rocks.
- triennium — a period of three years.
- trigemini — facial nerves
- trim size — the final size of a product after its unnecessary parts have been cut off or removed: The trim size of the book in 6½ inches by 9 inches.
- trimerous — Botany. (of flowers) having members in each whorl in groups of three.
- trimester — a term or period of three months.
- trimethyl — having three methyl groups
- trimetric — pertaining to or consisting of a trimeter or trimeters.
- trimphone — a phone designed in the 1960s