11-letter words containing s, i, m, a
- barnyardism — a smutty or indecent word or expression.
- barramundis — Plural form of barramundi.
- barthianism — the theological doctrines and principles of Karl Barth and his followers, especially in reference to neoorthodoxy.
- bas mitzvah — bat mitzvah
- basicranium — (anatomy) The inferior region of the skull.
- basil thyme — a plant, Acinos thymoides, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves and purplish flowers.
- basil-thyme — a European plant, Acinos arvensis, having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers: family Lamiaceae
- batsmanship — (cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
- behaviorism — Behaviorism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
- betsiamites — a river in E Quebec, Canada, flowing SE to the St. Lawrence River. 240 miles (386 km) long.
- biblioclasm — a person who mutilates or destroys books.
- bimetallism — the use of two metals, esp gold and silver, in fixed relative values as the standard of value and currency
- bimetallist — the use of two metals, ordinarily gold and silver, at a fixed relative value, as the monetary standard.
- biodynamics — the branch of biology that deals with the energy production and activities of organisms
- bismarckian — of, relating to, or resembling Otto von Bismarck, especially in respect to his aggressiveness in politics and diplomacy.
- blasphemies — impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
- blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
- blastematic — blastemal
- blind-stamp — to emboss or impress (the cover or spine of a book) without using ink or foil.
- boatmanship — boatsmanship.
- bohemianism — unconventional behaviour or appearance, esp of an artist
- bonapartism — a political system resembling the rules of the Bonapartes, esp Napoleon I and Napoleon III: centralized government by a military dictator, who enjoys popular support given expression in plebiscites
- bondmanship — the state of being a bondman; serfdom
- brachyprism — the four faces parallel to the brachyaxis in a crystal
- braggartism — the activity of a braggart
- breast milk — Breast milk is the white liquid produced by women to breast-feed their babies.
- brisingamen — the magic necklace worn by Freya.
- bullmastiff — a breed of dog
- bumpsadaisy — an exclamation said to a child who has fallen down
- bushmanship — the skills necessary for survival in the bush; bushcraft
- businessman — A businessman is a man who works in business.
- byzantinism — caesaropapism, especially before the Great Schism of 1054.
- cacomistles — Plural form of cacomistle.
- caddis worm — the wormlike larva of the caddis fly that usually lives in fresh water in an elongated case made of twigs, grains of sand, etc. cemented together with silk that it secretes: commonly used as bait by anglers
- cafetoriums — Plural form of cafetorium.
- calamondins — Plural form of calamondin.
- callimachus — late 5th century bc, Greek sculptor, reputed to have invented the Corinthian capital
- calumniates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calumniate.
- campaigners — Plural form of campaigner.
- campbellism — the practices and principles of the Disciples of Christ.
- campestrian — Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
- canadianism — the Canadian national character or spirit
- canis major — a constellation in the S hemisphere close to Orion, containing Sirius, the brightest star in the sky
- canis minor — a small constellation in the N hemisphere close to Orion, containing the first magnitude star Procyon
- cannibalism — If a group of people practise cannibalism, they eat the flesh of other people.
- capital sum — an amount of money paid to an insured person or paid as an initial fee or investment
- caramelizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caramelize.
- cardiograms — Plural form of cardiogram.
- cardiospasm — failure of the muscle fibers at the lower end of the esophagus to relax, resulting in swallowing difficulty and regurgitation.
- carnivorism — flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.