9-letter words containing im
- salimeter — salinometer.
- san dimas — a city in SW California.
- sanhedrim — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
- sawtimber — trees suitable for sawing into planks, boards, etc.
- scrimmage — a rough or vigorous struggle.
- scrimshaw — a carved or engraved article, especially of whale ivory, whalebone, walrus tusks, or the like, made by whalers as a leisure occupation.
- semimatte — midway between matte and glossy, as certain paper or paint.
- semimetal — an element with properties both of a metal and of a non-metal; a metalloid
- semimicro — using or involving measurements on a scale between micro and macro
- semimoist — slightly wet; somewhat moist
- sentiment — an attitude toward something; regard; opinion.
- septimana — a week.
- septimole — a group of seven musical notes to be played in the same space of time as either four or six
- sex crime — an illegal sexual act, activity, or behavior.
- shimazaki — Tōson [taw-sawn] /ˈtɔ sɔn/ (Show IPA), (Haruki Shimazaki) 1872–1943, Japanese author.
- shimmered — to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam faintly.
- shittim's — a tree, said to be an acacia, probably Acacia seyal, that yielded the shittim wood of the Old Testament.
- shlimazel — an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck.
- side trim — a decorative feature on the side of a car
- sikkimese — a native or inhabitant of Sikkim.
- simarouba — any tropical American tree belonging to the genus Simaruba, of the quassia family, having pinnate leaves, a fleshy fruit, and a root whose bark contains an appetite stimulant.
- simeonite — a member of the Israelite tribe of Simeon.
- similarly — having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.
- simionato — Giulietta [joo-lyet-tah] /dʒuˈlyɛt tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–2010, Italian mezzo-soprano.
- simmental — one of a large breed of cattle, yellowish-brown to red and white, originally of Switzerland, used for milk and beef and as a draft animal.
- simmering — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- simonides — 556?–468? b.c, Greek poet.
- simonists — the making of profit out of sacred things.
- simpatico — congenial or like-minded; likable: I find our new neighbor simpatico in every respect.
- simpering — to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.
- simplesse — simpleness
- simpleton — an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- simpliste — someone who tends to over-simplify
- simscript — A free-form, English-like general-purpose simulation language produced by Harry Markowitz et al of Rand Corp in 1963. It was implemented as a Fortran preprocessor on IBM 7090 and was designed for large discrete simulations. It influenced Simula. Later versions included SIMSCRIPT I.5 and SIMSCRIPT II.5.
- simula 67 — (language) A version of SIMULA I? Simula a.s., Postboks 4403 - Torshov, N-0402 Oslo 4, Norway, versions for almost every computer. E-mail: Henry Islo <[email protected]>.
- simulacra — a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
- simulacre — simulacrum.
- simulated — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- simulator — a person or thing that simulates.
- simulcast — a program broadcast simultaneously on radio and television, or on more than one station, or in several languages, etc.
- skim milk — milk from which the cream has been skimmed.
- skim-milk — milk from which the cream has been skimmed.
- skim-read — to read quickly and superficially, in order to pick up the important or significant details
- skimboard — a type of short, rounded surfboard used for riding in shallow water.
- skimmings — Usually, skimmings. something that is removed by skimming.
- skimobile — snowmobile (def 1).
- slim down — slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
- slimeball — thin, glutinous mud.
- slow time — standard time.
- snap brim — a hat brim that can be turned up or down.