7-letter words containing s, m, a, i
- osmatic — of or relating to the sense of smell.
- pastime — something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport: to play cards as a pastime.
- pessima — the lowest or worst state of affairs
- phasmid — any insect of the order Phasmida, comprising the walking sticks and leaf insects.
- pianism — the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- plasmic — Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.
- plasmid — a segment of DNA independent of the chromosomes and capable of replication, occurring in bacteria and yeast: used in recombinant DNA procedures to transfer genetic material from one cell to another.
- plasmin — fibrinolysin.
- quamish — queasy; having an upset stomach; qualmish.
- racisms — a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- rammish — resembling a ram.
- rankism — discrimination against people on the grounds of rank
- realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- remains — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- riesman — David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- riksmal — Bokmål.
- romains — Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- saimiri — a small South American squirrel-monkey of the genus Chrysothrix (formerly Saimiris)
- saktism — Shaktism.
- salamis — a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- samadhi — the highest stage in meditation, in which a person experiences oneness with the universe.
- samanid — a member of the rulers of Persia in the 9th and 10th centuries.
- samaria — a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- samhain — a festival of the ancient Celts, held around November 1 to celebrate the beginning of winter.
- samhita — Veda (def 2).
- samisen — a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- samnite — an ancient country in central Italy.
- samnium — an ancient country in central Italy.
- sampaio — Jorge, 1939–2010, president of Portugal 1996–2006.
- samurai — a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan.
- santims — a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- sashimi — raw fish cut into very thin slices.
- sawmill — a place or building in which timber is sawed into planks, boards, etc., by machinery.
- schisma — a musical term referring to a short interval of half a comma
- seamaid — a mermaid
- seaming — the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- sedarim — a plural of Seder.
- semaise — a pewter wine jar having a spout, a fixed handle on the side opposite the spout, and a bail for carrying.
- sematic — serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- seminal — pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen.
- seminar — a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- semiraw — (of food) not fully cooked; (of materials) not fully processed; raw to some degree
- seriema — either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- shamina — a wool blend of pashm and shahtoosh
- shaming — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- shammai — flourished 1st century b.c, Hebrew rabbi: founder of Beth Shammai, school of hermeneutics.
- shipman — a sailor.
- siamang — a large, black gibbon, Hylobates syndactylus, of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, having very long arms and the second and third digits partially united by a web of skin: an endangered species.
- siamese — of or relating to Siam, its people, or their language.
- siameze — to fuse together