9-letter words containing s, i, m, p
- diplomats — Plural form of diplomat.
- disemploy — to put out of work; cause to become unemployed.
- displumed — Simple past tense and past participle of displume.
- distemper — Art. a technique of decorative painting in which glue or gum is used as a binder or medium to achieve a mat surface and rapid drying. (formerly) the tempera technique.
- dumpiness — The quality of being dumpy.
- dumpishly — in a downhearted and despondent manner
- dumplings — Plural form of dumpling.
- dysphemia — any impairment in the ability to speak.
- eclampsia — a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by albuminuria, hypertension, and convulsions.
- empaestic — embossed
- empathies — Plural form of empathy.
- empathise — (British) alternative spelling of empathize.
- emphasise — (British) alternative spelling of emphasize.
- emphasize — Give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing.
- emphatics — Plural form of emphatic.
- emphlysis — the outbreak of blisters on the body
- emplastic — adhesive
- emporiums — Plural form of emporium.
- emptiness — The state of containing nothing.
- ephemeris — A table or data file giving the calculated positions of a celestial object at regular intervals throughout a period.
- epicurism — Epicureanism.
- epidemics — Plural form of epidemic.
- epidermis — The outer layer of cells covering an organism, in particular.
- epigonism — An artistic or literary imitation of an artist by a later generation.
- epimerase — an enzyme that catalyses the interconversion of epimers
- epimerism — optical isomerism in which isomers (epimers) can form about asymmetric atoms within the molecule, esp in carbohydrates
- epimysium — A sheath of fibrous elastic tissue surrounding a muscle.
- epipolism — fluorescence
- epistemes — Plural form of episteme.
- epistemic — Of or relating to knowledge or to the degree of its validation.
- epitomist — One who makes an epitome; one who abridges; an epitomizer.
- euphemise — Alternative spelling of euphemize.
- euphemism — A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
- euphemist — One who uses euphemisms.
- euphonism — the use of pleasant-sounding words or phrases
- euphuisms — Plural form of euphuism.
- expertism — the quality of being an expert
- filmstrip — a length of film containing a series of related transparencies for projection on a screen.
- fist bump — a gesture of greeting, friendship, triumph, etc., in which two people make a fist and bump each other's knuckles.
- fist pump — a gesture of enthusiasm, victory, etc., in which one raises a fist and thrusts the forearm quickly and forcefully forward or downward.
- frumpiest — frumpish.
- glimpsing — Present participle of glimpse.
- gomphosis — an immovable articulation in which one bone or part is received in a cavity in another, as a tooth in its socket.
- gosperism — /gos'p*r-izm/ A hack, invention, or saying due to arch-hacker R. William (Bill) Gosper. This notion merits its own term because there are so many of them. Many of the entries in HAKMEM are Gosperisms. See also life.
- grampians — a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).
- grumpiest — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
- gumptious — initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he'll make a success of himself.
- hampshire — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- hemipodes — Plural form of hemipode.
- hemispace — the area to either the right or left side of the body