9-letter words containing s, i, m, l
- fish meal — dried fish ground for use as fertilizer, animal feed, or an ingredient in other foods.
- flamefish — a cardinalfish, Apogon maculatus, of Atlantic coastal waters from Florida to Brazil.
- flamingos — Plural form of flamingo.
- flaminius — Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), died 217 b.c, Roman statesman and general who was defeated by Hannibal.
- flimflams — Plural form of flimflam.
- flimsiest — Superlative form of flimsy.
- fluminous — Pertaining to a river or rivers; flowing, fluent.
- flunkyism — The quality or characteristics of a flunky; readiness to cringe to those who are superior in wealth or position; toadyism.
- forelimbs — Plural form of forelimb.
- formalise — to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
- formalism — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- formalist — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- formulise — formulate.
- formulism — adherence to or reliance on formulas.
- fulminous — Explosive.
- fumblings — Plural form of fumbling.
- gaelicism — a word, phrase or idiom peculiar to the Gaelic language
- gallicism — a French idiom or expression used in another language, as Je ne sais quoi when used in English.
- galvanism — Electricity. electricity, especially as produced by chemical action.
- gelsemine — a bitter crystalline alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine vine (Gelsemium sempervirens)
- gelsemium — the dried rhizome and root of yellow jasmine, formerly used as a sedative in the form of a powder, tincture, or fluid extract.
- gentilism — the quality of being a gentile, especially heathenism; paganism.
- germinals — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the seventh month of the year, extending from March 21 to April 19.
- gilgamesh — a legendary Sumerian king, the hero of Sumerian and Babylonian epics.
- ginglymus — a joint in which movement is limited to one plane.
- gladsheim — the golden palace of Odin, of which Valhalla was a part.
- glamorise — (British spelling, Irish, South African, Australian and NZ) alternative spelling of glamorize.
- glimpsing — Present participle of glimpse.
- gloamings — Plural form of gloaming.
- globalism — the attitude or policy of placing the interests of the entire world above those of individual nations.
- gloomiest — Superlative form of gloomy.
- goldsmith — Oliver, 1730?–74, Irish poet, playwright, essayist, and novelist.
- gristmill — a mill for grinding grain, especially the customer's own grain.
- guildsman — a member of a guild.
- guildsmen — a member of a guild.
- gumshield — a plate or strip of soft waxy substance used by boxers to protect the teeth and gums
- gymnasial — relating to gymnasium schools
- hailstorm — a storm with hail.
- halftimes — Plural form of halftime.
- hamamelis — (botany) Any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels.
- hamiltons — Plural form of hamilton.
- healthism — The use of propaganda and coercion (as by government or advertising) to impose established norms of health.
- heirlooms — Plural form of heirloom.
- hellenism — ancient Greek culture or ideals.
- helminths — Plural form of helminth.
- hemolysin — a substance, as an antibody, that in cooperation with complement causes dissolution of red blood cells.
- hemolysis — the breaking down of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin.
- herbalism — The study or practice of the medicinal and therapeutic use of plants, now especially as a form of alternative medicine.
- hilversum — a city in central Netherlands.
- himalayas — the, a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8848 meters).