8-letter words containing r, i, m
- cumbrian — of or relating to Cumbria or its inhabitants
- cuniform — Alternative spelling of cuneiform.
- curcumin — a yellow pigment, derived from the rhizome of Curcuma longa, and the main active ingredient of turmeric. It is an antioxidant and has anti-inflammatory properties
- dairyman — a man who works in a dairy or deals in dairy products
- dairymen — Plural form of dairyman.
- decemvir — (in ancient Rome) a member of a board of ten magistrates, esp either of the two commissions established in 451 and 450 bc to revise the laws
- decigram — a unit of measurement that is equivalent to one tenth of a gram
- delirium — If someone is suffering from delirium, they are not able to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way because they are very ill and have a fever.
- demerits — Plural form of demerit.
- deminers — Plural form of deminer.
- demireps — Plural form of demirep.
- demister — A demister is the same as a defogger.
- demiurge — (in the philosophy of Plato) the creator of the universe
- dermatic — (dated) Of or relating to the skin; dermic.
- determin — Obsolete form of determine.
- diagrams — Plural form of diagram.
- diameter — The diameter of a round object is the length of a straight line that can be drawn across it, passing through the middle of it.
- diametre — Alternative form of diameter.
- diatreme — a volcanic vent produced in a solid rock structure by the explosive energy of gases in magmas.
- diatryma — A big-beaked prehistoric bird in the genus Gastornis, larger than the ostrich, believed to have become extinct 15- to 25-million years ago due to a vast climate change.
- didrachm — (in ancient Greece) a silver coin worth two drachmas
- diemaker — someone who makes dies
- dimerise — Alternative spelling of dimerize.
- dimerize — Combine with a similar molecule to form a dimer.
- dimerous — consisting of or divided into two parts.
- dimetric — (in technical drawing) denoting or incorporating a method of showing projection or perspective using a set of three geometric axes, of which two are of the same scale or dimension but the third is of another.
- dimitrov — Georgi [ge-awr-gi] /gɛˈɔr gɪ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1949, Bulgarian political leader: premier 1946–49.
- dioramas — Plural form of diorama.
- dioramic — a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
- diriment — causing to become wholly void; nullifying.
- disarmed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarm.
- disarmer — A person who advocates or campaigns for the withdrawal of nuclear weapons.
- dispermy — the fertilization of an ovum by two spermatozoa.
- do-re-mi — money.
- domineer — Assert one's will over another in an arrogant way.
- dormient — sleeping; dormant.
- dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- drambuie — a liqueur based on Scotch whisky and made exclusively in Scotland from a recipe dating from the 18th century
- dramming — Measurements. a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams). 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- dreamier — Comparative form of dreamy.
- dreamily — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- dreaming — (often initial capital letter) the ancient time of the creation of all things by sacred ancestors, whose spirits continue into the present, as conceived in the mythology of the Australian Aborigines.
- drip mat — a little mat that you place under drinking glasses to catch drips
- drudgism — the work of a drudge
- druidism — the religion or rites of the Druids.
- drum kit — percussion: set of drums
- drumfire — gunfire so heavy and continuous as to sound like the beating of drums.
- drumfish — drum1 (def 11).
- drumlike — Resembling a drum, such as in sound or shape.
- drumline — A group of percussionists in a marching band.