8-letter words containing s, i, m, a, n
- daimones — disembodied souls
- damaskin — (obsolete) A sword of Damascus steel.
- damassin — a patterned damask usually with a floral design
- dandyism — a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- diamonds — one of the four suits in an ordinary pack of cards bearing red lozenge-shapes symbols
- dimensia — Misspelling of dementia.
- donatism — (Christianity) An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.
- dynamics — The branch of mechanics concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces.
- dynamise — Alternative spelling of dynamize.
- dynamism — The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
- dynamist — A subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.
- eastmain — a river in central Quebec, Canada, flowing W to James Bay. 510 miles (821 km) long.
- examines — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of examine.
- fanatism — Excessive intolerance of opposing views.
- fascinum — An ivory phallus used in certain ancient erotic rites.
- finalism — the doctrine or belief that all events are determined by their purposes or goals.
- flamings — Plural form of flaming.
- foilsman — a person who fences with a foil.
- framings — Plural form of framing.
- galenism — the medical system or principles of Galen.
- gaminess — the taste or odor of game, especially when slightly tainted.
- gas main — a large pipe for conducting and distributing gas to lesser pipes or ducts, especially such a pipe carrying and distributing household gas beneath the streets of a town or city.
- giantism — Pathology. gigantism.
- gymnasia — a plural of gymnasium2 .
- hillsman — A man who belongs to a tribe inhabiting the hills.
- histamin — Biochemistry, Physiology. a heterocyclic amine, C 5 H 9 N 3 , released by mast cells when tissue is injured or in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing dilation of small blood vessels and smooth muscle contraction.
- hoistman — someone who operates a hoist
- humanics — the study of the nature or affairs of humankind.
- humanise — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humanism — any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate.
- humanist — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- imagines — to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
- impanels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impanel.
- implants — Plural form of implant.
- inasmuch — To the extent that; insofar as.
- infamies — Plural form of infamy.
- infamous — having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- inflames — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inflame.
- innatism — (philosophy) The view that the mind is born with certain ideas or knowledge, as opposed to the idea of the
- inseamed — Simple past tense and past participle of inseam.
- insomnia — inability to obtain sufficient sleep, especially when chronic; difficulty in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness.
- instream — (intransitive) To flow or stream in; flow or stream into.
- insuloma — a benign tumor of the insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas that may produce signs of hypoglycemia.
- irishman — a man born in Ireland or of Irish ancestry.
- isangoma — Alternative form of sangoma.
- isanomal — a line on a map or chart connecting points having an equal anomaly of a meteorological quantity.
- islesman — an islander
- isonomia — Equality before the law; possession of equal rights; equal distribution of rights and privileges.
- isthmian — of or relating to an isthmus.
- jamesian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the novelist Henry James or his writings.