9-letter words containing s, i, m, p
- hispanism — a movement in Latin America for the promotion of Spanish or of native culture and influence. Compare hispanidad.
- hospitium — a hospice.
- humphries — (John) Barry. born 1934, Australian comic actor and writer, best known for creating the character Dame Edna Everage
- hyphenism — dual patriotic loyalty
- hypnotism — the science dealing with the induction of hypnosis.
- hypocrism — (obsolete) hypocrisy.
- idioplasm — germ plasm.
- impassion — to fill, or affect strongly, with intense feeling or passion; inflame; excite.
- impassive — without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
- impasting — Present participle of impaste.
- impastoed — (painting) Painted with an impasto.
- impatiens — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, having irregular flowers in which the calyx and corolla are not clearly distinguishable and bearing fruit that bursts open to scatter the seeds.
- impeaches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impeach.
- imperials — Plural form of imperial.
- imperious — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- impeticos — to put in a pocket
- impetuous — of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
- impetuses — Plural form of impetus.
- impieties — Plural form of impiety.
- impiously — not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
- impiteous — (obsolete) pitiless; cruel.
- implosion — the act of imploding; a bursting inward (opposed to explosion).
- implosive — characterized by a partial vacuum behind the point of closure.
- importers — Plural form of importer.
- imposable — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- impose on — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- imposters — Plural form of imposter.
- imposting — a tax; tribute; duty.
- impostors — Plural form of impostor.
- imposture — the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- imprecise — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- impressed — to press or force into public service, as sailors.
- impresser — to affect deeply or strongly in mind or feelings; influence in opinion: He impressed us as a sincere young man.
- impresses — Plural form of impress.
- imprisons — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprison.
- improvise — to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize: to improvise an acceptance speech.
- improviso — (obsolete) Not prepared beforehand; unpremeditated; extemporaneous.
- impsonite — a black variety of asphaltite with a jagged fracture.
- impulsing — Present participle of impulse.
- impulsion — the act of impelling, driving onward, or pushing.
- impulsive — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- incompass — Archaic form of encompass.
- isomorphs — Plural form of isomorph.
- jump ship — to desert, esp to leave a ship in which one is legally bound to serve
- jump suit — a one-piece suit worn by parachutists for jumping.
- jumpiness — The state of being jumpy.
- jumpsuits — Plural form of jumpsuit.
- klephtism — the activities or life of klephts
- lampadist — (in ancient Greece) a competitor in a race run by young men with torches
- liposomal — Cell Biology. a microscopic artificial sac composed of fatty substances and used in experimental research of the cell.