8-letter words containing s, e, r, a, m
- mortsafe — a heavy iron cage or grille placed over the grave of a newly deceased person in order to deter body snatchers
- musgrave — Thea. born 1928, Scottish composer, noted esp for her operas
- naderism — the philosophy and beliefs of consumerism and environmentalism preached by Ralph Nader
- nerdgasm — a feeling of intense excitement felt by someone considered to be a nerd, esp. when caused by something relating to his or her leisure interests such as a new piece of technology, computer game, science fiction film, etc.
- neuromas — Plural form of neuroma.
- norseman — Northman.
- numerals — Plural form of numeral.
- onstream — Being produced.
- orgasmed — Simple past tense and past participle of orgasm.
- overmast — to provide (a ship) with a mast that is too tall or heavy
- oversman — an overseer
- paramese — a note in ancient Greek music, the note above the mese
- parmesan — of or from Parma, in northern Italy.
- passmore — George. Born 1943, a British artist who is noted esp for his photomontages and performance works with Gilbert Proesch
- pergamos — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- permease — any of the proteins that mediate the transport of various molecules across biological membranes.
- pressman — a person who operates or has charge of a printing press.
- prestamp — to stamp in advance
- primates — Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- proseman — a writer of prose
- racemism — (of a compound) the state of being optically inactive and separable into two other substances of the same chemical composition as the original substance, one of which is dextrorotatory and the other levorotatory, as racemic acid.
- racemose — Botany. having the form of a raceme. arranged in racemes.
- racemous — racemose.
- ramses i — 1324?–1258 b.c, king of ancient Egypt.
- ramsgate — a seaport in NE Kent, in SE England: resort.
- ramulose — having many small branches.
- ransomed — the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- ransomer — the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- realisms — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- rearmost — farthest in the rear; last.
- reassume — to take for granted or without proof: to assume that everyone wants peace. Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- red mass — a votive Mass of the Holy Ghost said as a blessing for the legal profession.
- regalism — the principle that royalty have the highest power, esp when referring to church affairs
- reinsman — a person who rides or drives horses, especially a skillful one, as a jockey or harness driver.
- remaster — to make a new master tape or record from an old master tape, usually to improve the fidelity of an old recording.
- remnants — a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
- resample — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- rhamnose — deoxymannose; a deoxy hexose sugar, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , that is an important component of the polysaccharides of plant cell walls.
- rosemary — an evergreen shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, of the mint family, native to the Mediterranean region, having leathery, narrow leaves and pale-blue, bell-shaped flowers, used as a seasoning and in perfumery and medicine: a traditional symbol of remembrance.
- rosemead — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- saaremaa — an island in the Baltic, at the mouth of the Gulf of Riga, belonging to Estonia. 1048 sq. mi. (2714 sq. km).
- sagamore — (among the American Indians of New England) a chief or leader.
- saleroom — Chiefly British. salesroom (def 2).
- samphire — a European succulent plant, Crithmum maritimum, of the parsley family, having compound leaves and small, whitish flowers, growing in clefts of rock near the sea.
- samplery — the making of samplers
- san remo — a seaport in NW Italy, on the Riviera: resort.
- santarem — a city in N Brazil, on the Amazon River.
- sapremia — blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.
- scambler — an unwelcome visitor who takes advantage of the hospitality of others, esp during mealtimes; sponger; opportunist
- scarmoge — a skirmish or minor conflict