8-letter words that end in m
- cymatium — the top moulding of a classical cornice or entablature
- cymbalom — cimbalom
- cynicism — Cynicism is the belief that people always act selfishly.
- dagenham — part of the Greater London borough of Barking and Dagenham: engineering and chemicals
- dandyism — a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- darkroom — A darkroom is a room which can be sealed off from natural light and is lit only by red light. It is used for developing photographs.
- datagram — a self-contained unit of data transmitted in a packet-switched network
- datepalm — Alternative spelling of date palm.
- day room — A day room is a room in a hospital where patients can sit and relax during the day.
- daydream — A daydream is a series of pleasant thoughts, usually about things that you would like to happen.
- dead arm — temporary loss of sensation in the arm, caused by a blow to a muscle
- decagram — dekagram
- decigram — a unit of measurement that is equivalent to one tenth of a gram
- decretum — the name given to various collections of canon law, esp that made by the monk Gratian in the 12th century, which forms the first part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
- dedendum — (on a gear or rack) the radial distance between the pitch circle or line and the root circle or line. Compare addendum (def 3a).
- dekagram — ten grams, or one tenth of a hectogram (0.3527 ounce): abbrev. dag
- delirium — If someone is suffering from delirium, they are not able to think or speak in a sensible and reasonable way because they are very ill and have a fever.
- delubrum — a shrine or sanctuary
- demonism — belief in the existence and power of demons
- devildom — the rule or power of the devil or devils
- devilism — a characteristic of the devil; behaviour proper to the devil
- dew-worm — any large earthworm that is found on the ground at night and is used as fishing bait
- diazepam — a chemical compound used as a minor tranquillizer and muscle relaxant and to treat acute epilepsy. Formula: C16H13ClN2O
- didrachm — (in ancient Greece) a silver coin worth two drachmas
- didymium — a mixture of the metallic rare earths neodymium and praseodymium, once thought to be an element
- die stem — the South African national anthem until 1991, when part of it was incorporated into the current anthem, Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
- diluvium — a coarse surficial deposit formerly attributed to a general deluge but now regarded as glacial drift.
- dioecism — (especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
- disbosom — to reveal; confess.
- disclaim — to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown: disclaiming all participation.
- disodium — (chemistry, in combination) two atoms of sodium in a compound.
- ditheism — the doctrine of or belief in two equally powerful gods.
- docetism — an early Christian doctrine that the sufferings of Christ were apparent and not real and that after the crucifixion he appeared in a spiritual body.
- domatium — a plant cavity inhabited by commensal insects or mites or, occasionally, microorganisms
- dominium — complete power to use, to enjoy, and to dispose of property at will.
- donatism — (Christianity) An early Christian belief which maintained that apostate priests were incapable of administering the sacraments, as opposed to the orthodox view that any sacrament administered by a properly ordained priest or bishop is valid, regardless of how sinful he is or if he has converted to another religion.
- dowdyism — the quality of being dowdy
- doxapram — a drug used to stimulate the respiratory process
- drudgism — the work of a drudge
- druidism — the religion or rites of the Druids.
- dry-farm — to engage in dryland farming.
- duncedom — the characteristic behaviour or the realm of a dunce or a dullard
- duodenum — the first portion of the small intestine, from the stomach to the jejunum.
- durkheim — Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1858–1917, French sociologist and philosopher.
- dwarfism — the condition of being a dwarf or dwarfed.
- dynamism — The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress.
- ear worm — a tune or part of a song that repeats in one’s mind.
- ear-worm — a tune or part of a song that repeats in one’s mind.
- east ham — a former borough, now part of Newham, in SE England, near London.
- ebionism — the teaching upheld by the Ebionites that said that Jesus was a mortal human being, that Christians should adhere to Jewish law and that absence of wealth was a preferred religious quality