9-letter words containing s, i, m, o
- solomonic — of or relating to King Solomon.
- solyman i — Suleiman I.
- something — Informal. a person or thing of some value or consequence: He is really something! This writer has something to say and she says it well.
- sometimes — on some occasions; at times; now and then.
- somewhile — at some former time.
- sommelier — a waiter, as in a club or restaurant, who is in charge of wines.
- songsmith — a writer of songs.
- sour milk — milk that has spoiled
- sovietism — (sometimes lowercase) a soviet system of government.
- spasmodic — pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm; characterized by spasms.
- sperm oil — a yellow, thin, water-insoluble liquid obtained from the sperm whale, used chiefly as a lubricant in light machinery, as watches, clocks, and scientific apparatus.
- sphygmoid — resembling the pulse; pulselike.
- spiniform — like a thorn or spine
- spinozism — the philosophical system of Spinoza, which defines God as the unique substance, as an impersonal deity, and as possessing an infinite number of attributes, of which we know only thought and extension, and an infinite number of modes, each modifying all of the attributes, these attributes and modes being regarded both as proceeding necessarily from the nature of God and as constituents of God.
- spirogram — a record made by a spirograph
- spoilsman — a person who seeks or receives a share in political spoils.
- sporidesm — a multicellular group of spores
- sporidium — a small spore produced on the basidia or promycelia of fungi, etc
- squiredom — the squirearchy.
- staminode — a sterile or abortive stamen.
- staminody — the metamorphosis of any of various flower organs, as a sepal or a petal, into a stamen.
- staminoid — like a stamen
- stillroom — (in a large house) a room for distilling or for the preparation of special foods and drinks.
- stomachic — of or relating to the stomach; gastric.
- stop time — a passage where the beat stops temporarily
- storm pit — a storm cellar.
- stormbird — any bird of several species of black, white, or grey seabirds belonging to the order Procellariiformes
- stromboli — an island off the NE coast of Sicily, in the Lipari group.
- strontium — a bivalent, metallic element whose compounds resemble those of calcium, found in nature only in the combined state, as in strontianite: used in fireworks, flares, and tracer bullets. Symbol: Sr; atomic weight: 87.62; atomic number: 38; specific gravity: 2.6.
- styliform — having the shape of an ancient style; stylar.
- subatomic — of or relating to a process that occurs within an atom.
- submicron — (of particles) being less than a micron in overall dimensions.
- sulfonium — the positively charged group H 3 S + , its salts, or their substitute products.
- summation — the act or process of summing.
- syllogism — Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”.
- symbionts — an organism living in a state of symbiosis.
- symbioses — Biology. the living together of two dissimilar organisms, as in mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism. (formerly) mutualism (def 1).
- symbiosis — Biology. the living together of two dissimilar organisms, as in mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism. (formerly) mutualism (def 1).
- symbiotic — living in symbiosis, or having an interdependent relationship: Many people feel the relationship between humans and dogs is symbiotic.
- symbolics — the branch of theology dealing with the study of the history and meaning of church creeds and confessions.
- symbolise — to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
- symbolism — the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
- symbolist — a person who uses symbols or symbolism.
- symbolize — to be a symbol of; stand for or represent in the manner of a symbol.
- symington — (William) Stuart, 1901–1988, U.S. politician: senator 1952–77.
- sympatico — simpatico
- symphonia — any of various medieval musical instruments, as the hurdy-gurdy.
- symphonic — Music. of, for, pertaining to, or having the character of a symphony or symphony orchestra.
- sympodium — an axis or stem that simulates a simple stem but is made up of the bases of a number of axes that arise successively as branches, one from another, as in the grapevine.
- symposiac — of, relating to, or suitable for a symposium.