8-letter words containing s, i, m, o
- camisole — A camisole is a short piece of clothing that women wear on the top half of their bodies underneath a shirt or blouse, for example.
- campions — Plural form of campion.
- caodaism — an eclectic religion, originated in Cochin-China in 1926, combining Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucianist elements and affected to some extent by Christianity.
- centimos — Plural form of centimo.
- chamisos — Plural form of chamiso.
- chemosis — (medicine) A chemically-induced swelling of the mucous membrane of the eye.
- chisholm — Shirley (Anita St. Hill) 1924–2005, U.S. politician: congresswoman 1969–83; first black woman elected to the House of Representatives.
- chosisme — a writing style in which plot and characterization are de-emphasized and people, events, and setting are recorded as though seen by the author through the lens of a camera.
- chrismon — the monogram and symbol of Christ's name, also known as chi-rho, derived from the initial two letters of the word Christ in Greek
- chrisoms — Plural form of chrisom.
- chromism — Chromatism.
- chymosin — (enzyme) The proteolytic enzyme rennin.
- cimarosa — Domenico. 1749–1801, Italian composer, chiefly remembered for his opera buffa The Secret Marriage (1792)
- ciswoman — (LGBT) A cisgender woman, a woman who is biologically female.
- coamings — Plural form of coaming, especially all sides of a single coach roof, hatch, or cockpit.
- coliseum — a large building, such as a stadium or theatre, used for entertainments, sports, etc
- colorism — Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
- combines — Plural form of combine.
- combings — the loose hair, wool, etc, removed by combing, esp that of animals
- combwise — in the manner of a comb
- comedies — Plural form of comedy.
- comedist — a writer of comedies.
- comenius — John Amos, Czech name Jan Amos Komensky. 1592–1670, Czech educational reformer
- comfiest — comfortable.
- comities — Plural form of comity.
- commines — Philippe de Comines
- commixes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commix.
- compiles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compile.
- complies — to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with): They asked him to leave and he complied. She has complied with the requirements.
- complish — to accomplish
- comprise — If you say that something comprises or is comprised of a number of things or people, you mean it has them as its parts or members.
- confirms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confirm.
- cosmesis — an aesthetic covering on a prosthesis to make it look more natural
- cosmetic — Cosmetics are substances such as lipstick or powder, which people put on their face to make themselves look more attractive.
- cosmical — of or relating to the cosmos: cosmic laws.
- cramoisy — of a crimson colour
- cronyism — If you accuse someone in authority of cronyism, you mean that they use their power or authority to get jobs for their friends.
- daimones — disembodied souls
- demigods — Plural form of demigod.
- demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- demonise — to turn into a demon or make demonlike.
- demonish — Like or characterisic of a demon; demonic.
- demonism — belief in the existence and power of demons
- demonist — A believer in, or worshipper of, demons.
- diamonds — one of the four suits in an ordinary pack of cards bearing red lozenge-shapes symbols
- didymous — in pairs or in two parts
- dimerous — consisting of or divided into two parts.
- dioecism — (especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
- diomedes — a Greek hero in the Trojan War.
- dioramas — Plural form of diorama.