8-letter words containing s, y, m
- ptyalism — excessive secretion of saliva.
- puppyism — impudence
- puseyism — Tractarianism.
- pygmyish — resembling a pygmy
- pygmyism — the state of being a pygmy
- pyramids — Architecture. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. (in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple.
- pyrosome — a member of a genus, Pyrosoma, of colonial tunicates found in tropical open waters, the sole genus of the order Pyrosomida, which consists of brightly phosphorescent, translucent individuals united into a hollow tube closed at one end
- rosemary — an evergreen shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, of the mint family, native to the Mediterranean region, having leathery, narrow leaves and pale-blue, bell-shaped flowers, used as a seasoning and in perfumery and medicine: a traditional symbol of remembrance.
- rowdyism — rough, disorderly behavior.
- royalism — the principles of royal government; monarchism
- same-day — carried out or taking place on the same day as a preliminary action
- samplery — the making of samplers
- scammony — a twining, Asian convolvulus, Convolvulus scammonia.
- schlumpy — like a schlump
- schmoozy — of or relating to schmoozing
- schmutzy — Slang. dirty; grimy.
- scrimply — sparingly
- scummily — in a scummy manner
- scybalum — hard faeces in the intestine
- seldomly — rarely; seldom.
- seminary — a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
- shimmery — shimmering; shining softly.
- shymkent — a city in S Kazakhstan; a major railway junction. Pop: 469 000 (2005 est)
- simplify — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- simsbury — a town in central Connecticut.
- skimpily — lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner.
- skyrmion — a particle consisting of a magnetic field surrounding a group of atoms
- slumbery — slumberous.
- smallboy — the steward's assistant or deputy steward in European households in W Africa
- smarmily — excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating, servile, etc.: the emcee with the smarmy welcome.
- smeltery — smelter (def 3).
- smithery — the work, craft, or workshop of a smith.
- smoothly — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- smothery — stifling; close: a smothery atmosphere.
- smouldry — smouldering
- smuggery — the condition or an instance of being smug; smugness
- smyrnean — of or relating to Smyrna, Turkey.
- solemnly — grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood: solemn remarks.
- somberly — gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway.
- some day — on an unspecified date in the future
- somebody — a person of some note or importance.
- soy milk — liquid obtained from soybeans
- spermary — an organ in which spermatozoa are generated; testis.
- sphygmic — of or relating to the pulse.
- sphygmo- — indicating the pulse
- sphygmus — the pulse.
- stemmery — a factory or other place where tobacco leaves are stripped.
- stomachy — paunchy; having a prominent stomach.
- stumpily — in a stumpy manner
- stymying — Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.