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.