9-letter words containing mit
- hashemite — (mineral) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, chromium, oxygen, and sulfur.
- hashimite — a member of any Arab dynasty in the Middle East founded by Husein ibn-Ali or his descendants.
- hemitrope — twin1 (def 5).
- hermitage — the habitation of a hermit.
- hermitess — A female hermit.
- hermitism — the act of living as a hermit
- hermitize — To isolate oneself; to become a hermit.
- highsmith — Patricia. 1921–95, US author of crime fiction. Her novels include Strangers on a Train (1950) and Ripley's Game (1974)
- hindemith — Paul, 1895–1963, U.S. composer, born in Germany.
- illimited — Not limited; interminable.
- imitating — to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example: to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother.
- imitation — a result or product of imitating.
- imitative — imitating; copying; given to imitation.
- imitators — Plural form of imitator.
- immitting — Present participle of immit.
- infirmity — a physical weakness or ailment: the infirmities of age.
- intermits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intermit.
- intromits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intromit.
- ironsmith — a worker in iron; blacksmith.
- itch mite — a parasitic mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing itch or scabies in humans and a form of mange in animals.
- jacksmith — a smith who makes devices that enable the turning of meat while being roasted
- jokesmith — (jocular) A person who devises jokes.
- ladysmith — a city in W Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa: besieged by Boers 1889–1900.
- 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.
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- maghemite — a strongly magnetic dimorph of hematite.
- mermithid — (zoology) Any member of the Mermithidae.
- mitannian — a native or inhabitant of the Mitanni kingdom.
- miter box — any of various fixed or adjustable guides for a saw in making miters or cross cuts, especially a troughlike box open at the ends and guiding the saw by slots in the opposite sides.
- miter saw — a backsaw used for cutting miters.
- mitergate — (in a canal or the like) a lock gate having two leaves so made as to close at an angle pointing upstream.
- miterwort — any of several plants belonging to the genus Mitella, of the saxifrage family, having a capsule that resembles a bishop's miter.
- mithering — Present participle of mither.
- mithraeum — a temple of Mithras.
- mithraism — an ancient Persian religion in which Mithras was worshiped, involving secret rituals to which only men were admitted: a major competitor of Christianity in the Roman empire during the 2nd and 3rd centuries a.d.
- miticides — Plural form of miticide.
- mitigable — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- mitigants — Plural form of mitigant.
- mitigated — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- mitigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mitigate.
- mitigator — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- mitnagged — a member of an Orthodox Jewish movement in central or eastern Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries that advocated an intellectual, legalistic approach to Judaism and opposed the emotional, mystical approach of the Hasidim. Compare Hasid (def 1).
- mitogenic — any substance or agent that stimulates mitotic cell division.
- mitomycin — any of the antibiotics that come from Streptomyces caespitosus
- mitraille — the shot or small pieces of iron that are fired from a cannon
- mitre box — an open-ended box with sides having narrow slots to guide a saw in cutting mitre joints
- mitrewort — any of several plants belonging to the genus Mitella, of the saxifrage family, having a capsule that resembles a bishop's miter.