9-letter words containing im
- intimates — associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
- intimiste — relating to intimism
- iodimetry — iodometry.
- isocheims — Plural form of isocheim.
- jim clark — Dr. James H. Clark
- jim-dandy — of superior quality; excellent: a jim-dandy sports car.
- jolliment — merriment; jollity
- jotunheim — the outer world, or realm of giants; Utgard.
- kagoshima — a seaport on S Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- keep time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- ketoximes — Plural form of ketoxime.
- kibbutzim — A communal settlement in Israel, typically a farm.
- kill time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- kill-time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- kimberley — a city in E Cape of Good Hope province, in the central Republic of South Africa: diamond mines.
- kissimmee — a town in central Florida.
- konimeter — an instrument for measuring the amount of dust in the air.
- kusimanse — (zoology) Several species of dwarf mongoose in genus Crossarchus.
- kuskokwim — a river in SW Alaska, flowing SW to the Bering Sea. About 724 miles (1170 km) long.
- lacrimary — of or relating to tears or the lacrimal glands
- lacrimoso — sad or mournful
- latimeria — any coelacanth fish of the genus Latimeria
- lattimore — Richmond Alexander, 1906–84, U.S. poet, translator, and critic, born in China.
- lead time — the period of time between the initial phase of a process and the emergence of results, as between the planning and completed manufacture of a product.
- lifetimes — Plural form of lifetime.
- lim fjord — a fjord in N Denmark running E from the North Sea to the Kattegat. About 110 miles (175 km) long.
- lima bean — a bean, Phaseolus limensis, having a broad, flat, edible seed.
- limaceous — Characteristic of slugs (of the family Limacidae).
- limber up — characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe.
- limbering — Present participle of limber.
- limburger — a variety of soft white cheese of strong odor and flavor.
- lime kiln — a kiln in which calcium carbonate is calcined to produce quicklime
- lime tree — a linden or basswood.
- lime twig — a twig smeared with birdlime to catch birds.
- limehound — Alternative form of lyam-hound.
- limehouse — a dock district in the East End of London, England, once notorious for its squalor: formerly a Chinese quarter.
- limekilns — Plural form of limekiln.
- limelight — Theater. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam. the light so produced. Chiefly British. a lighting unit, especially a spotlight.
- limerance — Alternative form of limerence.
- limerence — The state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one’s feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship.
- limericks — Plural form of limerick.
- limescale — A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate found in kettles, washing machines etc., especially in a hard water area.
- limestone — a sedimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms and coral: used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime.
- limewater — an aqueous solution of slaked lime, used in medicine, antacids, and lotions, and to absorb carbon dioxide from the air.
- limit man — (in a handicap sport or game) the competitor with the maximum handicap
- limitable — Able to be limited.
- limitedly — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- limitless — without limit; boundless: limitless ambition; limitless space.
- limnology — the scientific study of bodies of fresh water, as lakes and ponds, with reference to their physical, geographical, biological, and other features.
- limonoids — Plural form of limonoid.