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9-letter words containing am

  • tachogram — the record produced by the action of a tachometer.
  • takamatsu — a seaport on NE Shikoku, in SW Japan.
  • tamarillo — the edible, plumlike fruit of a tree, Cyphomandra betacea, of the nightshade family, native to the Peruvian Andes.
  • tamazight — a Berber language spoken in Morocco.
  • tambourer — someone who embroiders on a tambour
  • tambourin — a long narrow drum of Provence.
  • tamerlane — (Timur Lenk) 1336?–1405, Tartar conqueror in southern and western Asia: ruler of Samarkand 1369–1405.
  • tamoxifen — an antineoplastic drug, C 26 H 29 NO, that blocks the estrogen receptors on cancer cells, used in the treatment of breast cancer.
  • tampa bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, in W Florida. About 27 miles (43 km) long.
  • tampering — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
  • tamponade — Medicine/Medical. the use of a tampon, as to stop a hemorrhage.
  • tax stamp — a stamp required to be affixed to certain products, documents, etc., before they change hands to indicate that a tax has been paid.
  • tchambuli — a member of an indigenous people of Papua New Guinea.
  • team foul — one of a number of personal fouls committed within a specified period that do not exceed the allowable limit after which the opposing team begins to receive bonus free throws.
  • team-mate — a member of the same team.
  • teammates — a member of the same team.
  • teledrama — a drama written especially for broadcast on television.
  • temazepam — Temazepam is a drug that is used to make people feel calmer or less anxious.
  • tephigram — a chart depicting variations in atmospheric conditions relative to altitude
  • terramara — a lake dwelling or settlement of lake dwellings, especially those whose remains survive in mounds in the Po valley of N Italy.
  • testament — Law. a will, especially one that relates to the disposition of one's personal property. will2 (def 8).
  • tetragram — a word of four letters.
  • thalamium — thalamus (def 3).
  • the alamo — a mission in San Antonio, Texas, the site of a siege and massacre in 1836 by Mexican forces under Santa Anna of a handful of American rebels fighting for Texan independence from Mexico
  • the amish — the Amish people
  • the madam — the lady of the house
  • time lamp — an oil lamp of the 17th and 18th centuries, burning at a fixed rate and having a reservoir graduated in units of time.
  • timeframe — the period of time within which certain events are scheduled to occur
  • toamasina — a port in E Madagascar, on the Indian Ocean: the country's chief commercial centre. Pop: 198 000 (2005 est)
  • tophamper — the light upper sails and their gear and spars, sometimes used to refer to all spars and gear above the deck.
  • tottenham — a former borough, now part of Haringey, in SE England, N of London.
  • tradename — the name used by a trade to refer to a commodity, service, etc
  • tram flap — transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap: a piece of tissue, consisting of skin, muscle, and fat, taken from the abdomen of a woman and used in the reconstruction of her breast after mastectomy
  • tramlined — having tramlines
  • tramlines — streetcar track
  • trammeled — Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint: the trammels of custom.
  • tramp art — folk art of the 19th and 20th centuries utilizing recycled found materials, as cedar or mahogany cigar boxes, shaped into containers, lamps, picture frames, or other objects by a technique involving the gluing or nailing together of successive thin layers of wood that are then whittled into intricate geometric designs to produce a protruding multifaceted surface.
  • trampette — a small trampoline
  • trigamist — a person who has three spouses at once
  • trigamous — of or relating to trigamy or a trigamist.
  • troy game — a solemn ritual performed at irregular intervals by the ancient Romans to signalize their alleged descent from the Trojans: notable for the interweaving labyrinthine maneuvers executed by youths on horseback.
  • tullamore — the county town of Offaly, Republic of Ireland; food processing and brewing. Pop: 11 098 (2002)
  • unamassed — not amassed or gathered
  • unamended — to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.
  • unamerced — not amerced or punished
  • unamiable — having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable: an amiable disposition.
  • unamiably — having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable: an amiable disposition.
  • unamusing — pleasantly entertaining or diverting: an amusing speaker.
  • unashamed — not ashamed; not restrained by embarrassment or consciousness of moral guilt: a liar unashamed even after public disgrace.
  • unclamped — to fasten with or fix in a clamp.
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