9-letter words containing s, e, m, i, a, l
- halftimes — Plural form of halftime.
- hamamelis — (botany) Any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels.
- healthism — The use of propaganda and coercion (as by government or advertising) to impose established norms of health.
- herbalism — The study or practice of the medicinal and therapeutic use of plants, now especially as a form of alternative medicine.
- idealisms — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- immolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of immolate.
- imperials — Plural form of imperial.
- imposable — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- in flames — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- kalsomine — to wash or cover with calcimine.
- laminates — Plural form of laminate.
- landmines — Plural form of landmine.
- lasherism — (jargon, algorithm) (Harvard) A program that solves a standard problem (such as the Eight Queens Puzzle or implementing the life algorithm) in a deliberately nonstandard way. Distinguished from a crock or kluge by the fact that the programmer did it on purpose as a mental exercise. Such constructions are quite popular in exercises such as the Obfuscated C contest, and occasionally in retrocomputing. Lew Lasher was a student at Harvard around 1980 who became notorious for such behaviour.
- last mile — the distance walked by a condemned person from his or her cell to the place of execution.
- legalisms — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- lemniscal — relating to a lemniscate
- lexigrams — Plural form of lexigram.
- life mask — a cast of the face of a living person.
- ligaments — Plural form of ligament.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- limescale — A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.
- mailboxes — Plural form of mailbox.
- make sail — to sail upon, over, or through: to sail the seven seas.
- makefiles — Plural form of makefile.
- maledicts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maledict.
- malingers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malinger.
- malvoisie — malmsey wine.
- manciples — Plural form of manciple.
- mandibles — Plural form of mandible.
- manicules — Plural form of manicule.
- manizales — a city in W Colombia.
- manliness — having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.
- mansfield — a city in W Nottinghamshire, in central England.
- manyplies — Omasum.
- margulies — Donald. born 1955, US playwright; plays include The Loman Family Picnic (1989) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Dinner with Friends (1999)
- marseille — a seaport in and the capital of Bouches-du-Rhône department, in SE France.
- marshlike — Resembling a marsh or some aspect of one.
- masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- masefield — John, 1878–1967, English poet: poet laureate 1930–67.
- massively — consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.
- materials — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
- materiels — Plural form of materiel.
- mealtimes — Plural form of mealtime.
- medalists — Plural form of medalist.
- medallist — a person to whom a medal has been awarded.
- medievals — Plural form of medieval.
- megalesia — an ancient Roman festival in honor of the Magna Mater.
- megaliths — Plural form of megalith.
- megapolis — megalopolis.
- megillahs — Plural form of megillah.