9-letter words containing s, i, m
- barminess — the quality of being barmy; craziness
- bashawism — the combined characteristics of a bashaw, esp haughtiness, imperiousness
- bdelliums — Plural form of bdellium.
- beaminess — the quality of beaming
- beamishly — in a beamish manner; smilingly; radiantly
- beaumaris — a resort in N Wales, on the island of Anglesey: 13th-century castle. Pop: 1513 (2001)
- bedlamism — anything characteristic of bedlam
- behmenism — Boehmenism.
- behmenist — Boehmenist.
- belgicism — a word or expression used by Belgians when speaking French or Dutch
- benjamins — hundred-dollar bills
- beseeming — to be fit for or worthy of; become: conduct that beseems a gentleman.
- biblicism — an adherence to the literal sense of the Bible
- biologism — the explanation of human behaviour through biology
- biomasses — Ecology. the amount of living matter in a given habitat, expressed either as the weight of organisms per unit area or as the volume of organisms per unit volume of habitat.
- bionomics — ecology (sense 1)
- biostrome — a rock layer consisting of a deposit of organic material, such as fossils
- bisellium — an ancient Roman seat of honor for two persons.
- bishopdom — the jurisdiction of a bishop
- bismillah — the words which preface all except one of the surahs of the Koran, used by Muslims as a blessing before eating or some other action
- bismuthic — of or containing bismuth in the pentavalent state
- bismuthyl — Chemistry. the univalent group BiO + , occurring in certain bismuth salts, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.
- bismutite — a mineral, bismuth carbonate, resulting from the alteration of bismuth minerals: a minor source of bismuth.
- bitstream — a sequence of digital data transmitted electronically
- blemished — You use blemished to describe something such as someone's skin or a piece of fruit when its appearance is spoiled by small marks.
- blemisher — a person or thing that blemishes
- bomb site — A bomb site is an empty area where a bomb has destroyed all the buildings.
- bombasine — bombazine.
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- bombsight — a mechanical or electronic device in an aircraft for aiming bombs
- brainstem — the stalklike part of the brain consisting of the medulla oblongata, the midbrain, and the pons Varolii
- brimstone — Brimstone is the same as sulphur.
- brimstony — of, relating to or resembling brimstone; sulphurous
- briticism — a custom, linguistic usage, or other feature peculiar to Britain or its people
- bromeosin — eosin (def 1).
- brutalism — an austere style of architecture characterized by emphasis on such structural materials as undressed concrete and unconcealed service pipes
- bumptious — If you say that someone is bumptious, you are criticizing them because they are very pleased with themselves and their opinions.
- bursiform — shaped like a pouch or sac
- cabbalism — cabala.
- caciquism — (esp in Spanish America) government by local political bosses
- caesarism — an autocratic system of government
- caladiums — Plural form of caladium.
- calamites — Plural form of calamite.
- calumnies — Plural form of calumny.
- calvinism — the theological system of John Calvin and his followers, characterized by emphasis on the doctrines of predestination, the irresistibility of grace, and justification by faith
- camellias — Plural form of camellia.
- camisoles — Plural form of camisole.
- camp site — a place used or suitable for camping.
- campaigns — Plural form of campaign.
- campanist — an expert on bells