6-letter words containing s, i, m
- imamis — a member of the principal sect of Shiʿah, believing in a succession of twelve divinely inspired imams, beginning with Ali and ending with Muhammad al-Muntazar (d. a.d. c880), who supposedly retired to a cave, later to return as the Mahdi.
- imbosk — (obsolete) To hide or conceal oneself.
- imboss — Archaic form of emboss.
- imbros — a Turkish island in the NE Aegean Sea, west of the Gallipoli Peninsula: occupied by Greece (1912–14) and Britain (1914–23). Area: 280 sq km (108 sq miles)
- imbues — to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.: The new political leader was imbued with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
- imides — Plural form of imide.
- imines — Plural form of imine.
- immask — to disguise
- immesh — enmesh.
- imnsho — IMHO
- impels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impel.
- impest — (obsolete, transitive) To afflict with pestilence.
- impish — mischievous.
- impose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- impost — the point of springing of an arch; spring.
- impros — Plural form of impro.
- in sum — in brief, in short
- inmesh — enmesh.
- inmost — situated farthest within: the inmost recesses of the forest.
- inseam — an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- inseem — to cover with grease
- iodism — poisoning caused by sensitivity to or overuse of iodine or its compounds.
- isakmp — Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
- ismael — Ishmael (def 1).
- ismene — a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- isomer — Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- isthmi — a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land.
- jasmin — a female given name.
- jimson — Jimsonweed.
- jissom — Alternative spelling of jism.
- kamsin — Alternative spelling of khamsin.
- kashim — a building used by Eskimos as a community gathering place or as a place where men congregate and socialize.
- kempis — Thomas à, 1379?–1471, German ecclesiastic and author.
- kermis — (in the Low Countries) a local, annual outdoor fair or festival.
- kilims — Plural form of kilim.
- kismat — fate; destiny.
- kismet — fate; destiny.
- kisumu — a city in W Kenya.
- koumis — fermented mare's or camel's milk, used as a beverage by Asian nomads.
- kumasi — a city in and the capital of Ashanti district, in S Ghana.
- kumiss — fermented mare's or camel's milk, used as a beverage by Asian nomads.
- lamias — Plural form of lamia.
- lamish — Somewhat lame.
- laxism — (in Roman Catholic theology) the doctrine that, in cases of doubt in moral matters, the more liberal course should always be followed
- ligsam — Alternative form of ligan.
- limbos — Plural form of limbo.
- limbus — limbo1 .
- limeys — Plural form of limey.
- limits — Plural form of limit.
- límnos — a Greek island in the NE Aegean. 186 sq. mi. (480 sq. km). Capital: Myrina.