9-letter words containing s, a, m, n
- new maths — a unified, sequential system of teaching arithmetic and mathematics in accord with set theory so as to reveal basic concepts: used in some U.S. schools, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.
- new sarum — a city in S England, in SE Wiltshire: nearby Old Sarum was the site of an Early Iron Age hill fort; its cathedral (1220–58) has the highest spire in England. Pop: 43 355 (2001)
- newmanism — the views and theories of John Henry Newman before his conversion to the Roman Catholic Church, in which he held that the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England are compatible with Roman Catholicism.
- newsmaker — a person, thing, or event that is newsworthy: a weekly magazine devoted to stories on newsmakers.
- newswoman — a woman employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news bureau.
- nicknames — Plural form of nickname.
- no claims — A no claims discount or bonus is a reduction in the money that you have to pay for an insurance policy, which you get when you have not made any claims in the previous year.
- nominates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nominate.
- noncampus — not located on a campus of a university, corporation, or any other business or organization
- nonmetals — an element not having the character of a metal, as carbon or nitrogen.
- normalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of normalize.
- novaesium — an industrial city in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia west of Düsseldorf: founded as a Roman fortress in the 1st century ad. Pop: 152 050 (2003 est)
- novodamus — a clause in a charter whereby a grant (particularly of property) is renewed by a (feudal) superior, esp for the purpose of making a minor alteration to the former grant; the charter itself
- numerates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of numerate.
- nursemaid — Also called nurserymaid. a woman or girl employed to care for a child or several children, especially in a household.
- nystagmic — Exhibiting or pertaining to nystagmus (involuntary eye movement).
- nystagmus — a congenital or acquired persistent, rapid, involuntary, and oscillatory movement of the eyeball, usually from side to side.
- oarswoman — A female rower, especially as a member of a racing team.
- oarswomen — Plural form of oarswoman.
- ombudsman — a government official who hears and investigates complaints by private citizens against other officials or government agencies.
- on stream — If something such as a new factory or a new system comes on stream or is brought on stream, it begins to operate or becomes available.
- on-campus — on the area of land that contains the main buildings of a university or college
- on-stream — in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like: When the new printing press goes on-stream, we'll be able to print twice as many newspapers a day.
- oncostman — a miner who is paid daily
- onomastic — of or relating to proper names.
- opsomania — an extreme enthusiasm for a particular food
- orangeism — the principles and practices of the Orangemen.
- organisms — Plural form of organism.
- orgasming — the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation, usually resulting from stimulation of the sexual organ and usually accompanied in the male by ejaculation.
- ornaments — Plural form of ornament.
- oysterman — a person who gathers, cultivates, or sells oysters.
- padronism — a system of exploitative work controlled by a padrone
- pancosmic — of every cosmos
- panderism — the work of a pander
- panegoism — a form of scepticism; subjective idealism
- panlogism — the doctrine that the universe is a realization or act of the logos.
- pantheism — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- parsimony — extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
- passament — passement.
- passement — a garment trimming of gold, silver, linen, or silk thread.
- paulinism — the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.
- pedantism — pedantry.
- pelmanism — a system of training to improve the memory
- pennalism — a system of mild oppression and torment practised upon first-year students of German Protestant universities in the 17th century
- phantasma — phantasm (defs 1, 2).
- phenakism — a form of deceit or craftiness
- phraseman — a man who coins or uses clever phrases
- plainsman — an inhabitant of the plains.
- plantsman — a nurseryman.
- platonism — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.