8-letter words containing s, i, m, p
- mistyped — Simple past tense and past participle of mistype.
- mistypes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mistype.
- mixtapes — Plural form of mixtape.
- moonship — a lunar module
- mopiness — languishing, listless, droopy, or glum.
- mopstick — a mop handle
- morphism — (mathematics, formally) an arrow in a category.
- mosh pit — Slang. an area usually in front of a stage where people mosh at rock concerts.
- murphies — Plural form of murphy.
- nephrism — chronic kidney disease, renal failure
- nepotism — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- ophidism — Poisoning by snake venom.
- opiumism — the addictive use of opium as a stimulant or intoxicant.
- opsimath — (rare) A person who learns late in life.Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed., 2004.
- opsonium — any food used as a relish, such as chutney
- optimise — to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- optimism — a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- optimist — an optimistic person.
- pacifism — opposition to war or violence of any kind.
- paeanism — the show of a paean
- paganism — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- paludism — malaria.
- panislam — all of Islam or the Muslim world
- papalism — the papal system.
- parosmia — a disorder of the sense of smell, especially the perception of odors that are not present.
- partyism — adherence to a political party or organization.
- pashmina — a fabric or garment made from pashm, especially a shawl, wrap, or scarf.
- pastrami — a brisket of beef that has been cured in a mixture of garlic, peppercorns, sugar, coriander seeds, etc., then smoked before cooking.
- pelorism — a floral mutation involving the formation of peloric flowers
- peronism — the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- pessimal — /pes'im-l/ (Latin-based antonym for "optimal") Maximally bad. "This is a pessimal situation." Also "pessimise" To make as bad as possible. These words are the obvious Latin-based antonyms for "optimal" and "optimise", but for some reason they do not appear in most English dictionaries, although "pessimise" is listed in the OED.
- petalism — a form of expulsion that typically lasted for five years and was dealt to those who were seen to have treacherous aspirations and objectives and was carried out in Syracuse in Ancient Greece
- peyotism — a religion of native American Indians that incorporates the ritual use of peyote
- phimosis — constriction of the orifice of the prepuce so as to prevent the foreskin from being drawn back to uncover the glans penis.
- phrenism — one of the three vital forces, which are non-physical life forces. Phrenism is the thought force, as opposed to neurism, the nerve force, and bathmism, the growth force.
- pi meson — pion.
- picumnus — one of two ancient Roman fertility gods.
- pilgrims — a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land.
- pilumnus — one of two ancient gods of fertility.
- pipestem — the stem of a tobacco pipe.
- pisiform — having the shape of a pea; pea-shaped.
- plasmoid — a section of a plasma having a characteristic shape
- plimsole — a canvas shoe with a rubber sole; gym shoe; sneaker.
- plimsoll — load-line mark.
- plumbism — lead poisoning (def 1b).
- plumpish — somewhat plump; tending to plumpness.
- pochismo — an English word or expression borrowed into Spanish; a Spanish word showing U.S. influence.
- polemics — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- polemist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- polonism — a Polish characteristic or sense of identity