9-letter words containing s, i, a, m
- fukushima — a city on N Honshu, in N Japan.
- fumigants — Plural form of fumigant.
- gaelicism — a word, phrase or idiom peculiar to the Gaelic language
- gallicism — a French idiom or expression used in another language, as Je ne sais quoi when used in English.
- galvanism — Electricity. electricity, especially as produced by chemical action.
- gambrinus — a mythical Flemish king, the reputed inventor of beer.
- game fish — an edible fish capable of affording sport to the angler in its capture.
- ganderism — foolish behaviour
- gandhiism — the principles associated with Mohandas Gandhi, especially his principles of noncooperation and passive resistance in gaining political and social reforms.
- gargarism — (obsolete) Something used to gargle with; a gargle.
- gasconism — the quality of being boastful; boastfulness
- geminates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of geminate.
- geomatics — The discipline of gathering, storing, processing, and delivering geographic information.
- geraniums — Plural form of geranium.
- germanism — a usage, idiom, or other feature that is characteristic of the German language.
- germanist — a specialist in the study of German culture, literature, or linguistics.
- germinals — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the seventh month of the year, extending from March 21 to April 19.
- gigantism — abnormally great development in size or stature of the whole body or of parts of the body, most often due to dysfunction of the pituitary gland.
- gilgamesh — a legendary Sumerian king, the hero of Sumerian and Babylonian epics.
- gimcracks — Plural form of gimcrack.
- gladsheim — the golden palace of Odin, of which Valhalla was a part.
- glamorise — (British spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and NZ) alternative spelling of glamorize.
- gloamings — Plural form of gloaming.
- globalism — the attitude or policy of placing the interests of the entire world above those of individual nations.
- grampians — a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).
- guildsman — a member of a guild.
- gymnasial — relating to gymnasium schools
- gymnasium — a building or room designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical education.
- gymnastic — of or relating to physical exercises that develop and demonstrate strength, balance, and agility, especially such exercises performed mostly on special equipment.
- hailstorm — a storm with hail.
- hairworms — Plural form of hairworm.
- halftimes — Plural form of halftime.
- hamamelis — (botany) Any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels.
- hamfisted — clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- hamiltons — Plural form of hamilton.
- hamminess — The state of being hammy.
- hampshire — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- hamstring — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- handmaids — Plural form of handmaid.
- harmonics — Music. overtone (def 1).
- harmonies — Plural form of harmony.
- harmonise — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- harmonist — a member of a celibate religious sect that emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1803.
- hashemite — (mineral) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, chromium, oxygen, and sulfur.
- hashimite — a member of any Arab dynasty in the Middle East founded by Husein ibn-Ali or his descendants.
- hassidism — the principles and practices of the Hasidim.
- healthism — The use of propaganda and coercion (as by government or advertising) to impose established norms of health.
- hematosis — hematopoiesis.
- hemispace — the area to either the right or left side of the body
- herbalism — The study or practice of the medicinal and therapeutic use of plants, now especially as a form of alternative medicine.