9-letter words containing s, t, i, m
- dictamnus — (botany) A suffrutescent plant, Dictamnus albus (the only species in the genus), with strong perfume and showy flowers.
- die-stamp — to produce words or decoration on (a surface) by using a steel die so that the printed images stand in relief
- dimestore — Alternative spelling of dime store.
- diplomats — Plural form of diplomat.
- discomfit — to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
- discotomy — (surgery) alternative spelling of discectomy.
- disentomb — to remove from the tomb; disinter.
- disesteem — to hold in low regard; think unfavorably of.
- dismality — the quality of being dismal
- dismantle — to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
- dismasted — Simple past tense and past participle of dismast.
- dismounts — Plural form of dismount.
- dismutase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze dismutation reactions.
- 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.
- dithelism — the belief that Christ had two wills, human and divine
- dogmatics — the study of the arrangement and statement of religious doctrines, especially of the doctrines received in and taught by the Christian church.
- dogmatise — to make dogmatic assertions; speak or write dogmatically.
- dogmatism — dogmatic character; unfounded positiveness in matters of opinion; arrogant assertion of opinions as truths.
- dogmatist — a person who asserts his or her opinions in an unduly positive or arrogant manner; a dogmatic person.
- dolomites — a very common mineral, calcium magnesium carbonate, CaMg(CO 3) 2 , occurring in crystals and in masses.
- domainist — (jargon) /doh-mayn'ist/ 1. Said of a domain address (as opposed to a bang path) because the part to the right of the "@" specifies a nested series of "domains"; for example, [email protected] specifies the machine called snark in the subdomain called thyrsus within the top-level domain called com. See also big-endian. 2. Said of a site, mailer or routing program which knows how to handle domainist addresses. 3. Said of a person (especially a site admin) who prefers domain addressing, supports a domainist mailer, or proselytises for domainist addressing and disdains bang paths. This term is now (1993) semi-obsolete, as most sites have converted.
- domestics — Plural form of domestic.
- dominants — Plural form of dominant.
- dominates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dominate.
- dosimeter — a device carried on the person for measuring the quantity of ionizing radiation, as gamma rays, to which one has been exposed.
- dosimetry — the process or method of measuring the dosage of ionizing radiation.
- dramatics — (used with a singular or plural verb) the art of producing or acting dramas.
- dramatise — to put into a form suitable for acting on a stage.
- dramatist — a writer of dramas or dramatic poetry; playwright.
- dreamiest — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- drumstick — a stick for beating a drum.
- duotheism — Belief in and worship in two deities, usually framed as a god and goddess of roughly equal power.
- dust mite — any of various mites, especially Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and D. farinae, that ingest shed skin cells and may cause allergic reactions.
- dynamites — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dynamite.
- dysmetria — the inability to conform muscular action to desired movements because of faulty judgment of distance.
- dysthymia — depression; despondency or a tendency to be despondent.
- dysthymic — A person diagnosed with dysthymia, or dysthymic depression.
- economist — a specialist in economics.
- ecumenist — ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.
- egotheism — The deification of one's own self.
- eightsman — a member of an eight-man rowing team
- eightsome — A group of eight persons or things, one more than a sevensome and one less than a ninesome.
- emaciates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emaciate.
- emanatist — a person who believes that the universe derives its existence from the essence of God
- embitters — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embitter.
- emigrants — Plural form of emigrant.
- emigrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emigrate.
- emoticons — Plural form of emoticon.
- emotivism — An ethical theory that regards ethical and value judgments as expressions of feeling or attitude and prescriptions of action, rather than assertions or reports of anything.
- emotivist — Pertaining to emotivism.