8-letter words containing s, m, a
- asmodeus — (in Jewish demonology) prince of the demons
- asmonean — Hasmonean.
- aspermia — the failure to form or emit semen
- aspermic — (of a male animal) Unable to produce sperm.
- aspidium — a variety of fern that is used in the treatment of various ailments
- assamese — the state language of Assam, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Bengali
- assemble — When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.
- assembly — An assembly is a large group of people who meet regularly to make decisions or laws for a particular region or country.
- assuming — You use assuming or assuming that when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences.
- asterism — three asterisks arranged in a triangle (⁂ or ), to draw attention to the text that follows
- astigmia — Also called astigmia [uh-stig-mee-uh] /əˈstɪg mi ə/ (Show IPA). Ophthalmology. a refractive error of the eye in which parallel rays of light from an external source do not converge on a single focal point on the retina.
- at times — You use at times to say that something happens or is true on some occasions or at some moments.
- atamasco — relating to an American lily of the genus Zephyranthes
- atavisms — Plural form of atavism.
- atemoyas — Plural form of atemoya.
- atmolyse — to separate gases, which have differing degrees of diffusibility, by filtering
- atomised — to reduce to atoms.
- atomiser — Modern commonwealth spelling of 'atomizer'.
- atomises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomise.
- atomizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of atomize.
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- attempts — An act of trying to achieve something, typically one that is unsuccessful or not certain to succeed.
- atticism — the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, esp in the Hellenistic period
- augments — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment.
- autecism — the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- automats — Plural form of automat.
- automous — Misspelling of autonomous.
- autonyms — Plural form of autonym.
- autosome — any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome
- awesomer — (nonstandard) Comparative form of awesome.
- axonemes — Plural form of axoneme.
- axoplasm — the fluid substance found in the axon of a neuron which surrounds the fibrils
- azimuths — Plural form of azimuth.
- b-sample — a urine or blood sample used in doping tests in professional sports to confirm or invalidate the presence of banned substances in the first sample, the A-sample
- baalshem — a person who works miracles by calling upon the name of God, especially one of the German and Polish Jews of the 16th–19th centuries considered to be saintly and to possess magical powers.
- baathism — a socialist party of some Arab countries, especially Iraq and Syria.
- babelism — a confusion, particularly a noisy confusion, of speech or ideas
- backmost — furthest back
- baconism — of or relating to the philosopher Francis Bacon or his doctrines.
- bagworms — Plural form of bagworm.
- baha'ísm — a modern religion, developed originally in Iran from Babism, that stresses principles of universal brotherhood, social equality, etc.
- bailsman — someone who stands bail for another
- bailsmen — Plural form of bailsman.
- balmiest — Superlative form of balmy.
- balsamic — any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead. Compare balm (def 1).
- bambinos — Plural form of bambino.
- bandsman — Bandsmen are musicians in a band, especially a military or brass band.
- bandsmen — Plural form of bandsman.
- banksman — a crane driver's helper, who signals instructions to the driver for the movement of the crane and its jib
- baptisms — Plural form of baptism.