8-letter words containing s, i, m, l
- outsmile — to outdo in smiling or overcome by smiling
- paludism — malaria.
- panislam — all of Islam or the Muslim world
- papalism — the papal system.
- pelorism — a floral mutation involving the formation of peloric flowers
- pessimal — /pes'im-l/ (Latin-based antonym for "optimal") Maximally bad. "This is a pessimal situation." Also "pessimise" To make as bad as possible. These words are the obvious Latin-based antonyms for "optimal" and "optimise", but for some reason they do not appear in most English dictionaries, although "pessimise" is listed in the OED.
- petalism — a form of expulsion that typically lasted for five years and was dealt to those who were seen to have treacherous aspirations and objectives and was carried out in Syracuse in Ancient Greece
- pilgrims — a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land.
- pilumnus — one of two ancient gods of fertility.
- plasmoid — a section of a plasma having a characteristic shape
- plimsole — a canvas shoe with a rubber sole; gym shoe; sneaker.
- plimsoll — load-line mark.
- plumbism — lead poisoning (def 1b).
- plumpish — somewhat plump; tending to plumpness.
- polemics — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- polemist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- polonism — a Polish characteristic or sense of identity
- populism — the political philosophy of the People's party.
- postmill — a windmill with machinery mounted on a frame that turns in its entirety to face the wind.
- psalmist — an author of psalms.
- psellism — Pathology. stuttering; stammering.
- psyllium — fleawort.
- ptyalism — excessive secretion of saliva.
- pugilism — the art or practice of fighting with the fists; boxing.
- qualmish — tending to have, or having, qualms.
- rasmalai — an Indian dessert made from cheese, milk, and almonds
- realisms — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- regalism — the principle that royalty have the highest power, esp when referring to church affairs
- royalism — the principles of royal government; monarchism
- ruralism — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- sailroom — the space on a ship for storing sails
- salmonid — belonging or pertaining to the family Salmonidae, including the salmons, trouts, chars, and whitefishes.
- sam hill — hell (used especially in WH-questions as a mild oath expressing exasperation and usually preceded by in or the): Who in Sam Hill are you?
- sampling — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- schimmel — a roan-coloured horse
- scholium — Often, scholia. an explanatory note or comment. an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text.
- scillism — poisoning by squill, characterized by vomiting, slow pulse, cardiac arrhythmia, and ventricular fibrillation.
- sciolism — superficial knowledge.
- scolioma — an abnormal curving of the spine
- scrimply — sparingly
- scummily — in a scummy manner
- sea mile — nautical mile.
- seamlike — like or resembling a seam
- selamlik — the portion of a Turkish palace or house reserved for men.
- selenium — a nonmetallic element chemically resembling sulfur and tellurium, occurring in several allotropic forms, as crystalline and amorphous, and having an electrical resistance that varies under the influence of light. Symbol: Se; atomic weight: 78.96; atomic number: 34; specific gravity: (gray) 4.80 at 25°C, (red) 4.50 at 25°C.
- semibald — partly bald
- semibold — denoting a weight of typeface between medium and bold face
- semibull — a bull or official document issued by the pope after his election but before his coronation
- semigala — an event similar to a gala but on a lesser scale; an occasion that is festive but not to the degree of a gala
- semillon — a variety of white grape used in winemaking, especially in France in the Sauternes district of Bordeaux.