6-letter words containing s, i, m
- cosmid — a large plasmid that is used as a cloning vector and is able to clone large segments of DNA
- crimes — Plural form of crime.
- crimps — Plural form of crimp.
- cubism — Cubism is a style of art, begun in the early twentieth century, in which objects are represented as if they could be seen from several different positions at the same time, using many lines and geometric shapes.
- cynism — Cynicism.
- deimos — the smaller of the two satellites of Mars and the more distant from the planet. Approximate diameter: 13 km
- demies — a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- demise — The demise of something or someone is their end or death.
- demiss — submissive or humble
- demist — to free or become free of condensation through evaporation produced by a heater and/or blower
- denims — Denims are casual trousers made of denim.
- dermis — the layer of skin just below the epidermis
- desmid — any freshwater green alga of the mainly unicellular family Desmidioideae, typically constricted into two symmetrical halves
- dimers — Plural form of dimer.
- dimish — Archaic form of dimmish.
- dimpsy — twilight
- disarm — to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- dismal — causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: dismal weather.
- disman — (obsolete) To unman.
- dismay — to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
- dismes — Plural form of disme.
- dudism — the state of being or the characteristic behaviour or appearance of a dude or dandy
- egoism — An ethical theory that treats self-interest as the foundation of morality.
- emails — Plural form of email.
- emesis — The action or process of vomiting.
- emojis — Plural form of emoji.
- eonism — the adoption of female dress and behaviour by a male
- eskimo — Inuit person
- exomis — a Roman sleeveless vest, often worn by slaves or artisans
- famish — (obsolete, transitive) To starve (to death); to kill or destroy with hunger.
- favism — acute hemolytic anemia caused by ingestion or inhalation of fava bean pollen.
- fixism — (biology) The non-religious theory that the species alive today were identical to those of the past and that evolution does not happen.
- flimsy — without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
- gamins — Plural form of gamin.
- gayism — (rare) homosexuality.
- gimels — Plural form of gimel.
- gimmes — Plural form of gimme.
- gisarm — Archaic form of gisarme.
- gizmos — Plural form of gizmo.
- grimes — dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- hakims — Plural form of hakim.
- hamish — haimish
- holism — Philosophy. the theory that whole entities, as fundamental components of reality, have an existence other than as the mere sum of their parts. Compare organicism (def 1).
- homies — Plural form of homie.
- homish — Like a home; domestic; cosy.
- humism — the philosophy or principles of David Hume, especially his epistemological skepticism.
- hymies — Plural form of hymie.
- iambus — iamb.
- idioms — an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- images — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.