8-letter words that end in m
- antispam — intended to block unsolicited e-mails
- aphetism — The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable. For example, see squire.
- aphorism — An aphorism is a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
- apothegm — a short, pithy saying (Ex.: “Brevity is the soul of wit”)
- apterium — a bare patch on the skin of a bird between the feathered pterylae
- aquafarm — to cultivate fish or shellfish under controlled conditions
- aquarium — An aquarium is a building, often in a zoo, where fish and underwater animals are kept.
- aquiform — Resembling water; watery, liquid.
- arch dam — a dam that is curved in the horizontal plane and usually built of concrete, in which the horizontal thrust is taken by abutments in the sides of a valley. Arch dams must be built on solid rock, as a yielding material would cause a failure
- archaism — the adoption or imitation of something archaic, such as a word or an artistic or literary style
- arciform — shaped like an arch
- argentum — silver. Symbol: Ag.
- arianism — the doctrine of Arius, pronounced heretical at the Council of Nicaea, which asserted that Christ was not of one substance with the Father, but a creature raised by the Father to the dignity of Son of God
- ariminum — Rimini
- armarium — ambry (def 1).
- armyworm — the caterpillar of a widely distributed noctuid moth, Leucania unipuncta, which travels in vast hordes and is a serious pest of cereal crops in North America
- arrivism — the conduct or condition of an arriviste.
- art film — a film characterized primarily by content and technique that reflect an artistic sensibility, by psychological or social realism, etc.
- art form — If you describe an activity as an art form, you mean that it is concerned with creating objects, works, or performances that are beautiful or have a serious meaning.
- asarotum — (in ancient Roman architecture) a painted pavement.
- ascidium — part of a plant that is shaped like a pitcher, such as the modified leaf of the pitcher plant
- asharism — the classical synthesis of Islamic philosophical theology, formulated by al-Ashʿari.
- aspidium — a variety of fern that is used in the treatment of various ailments
- asterism — three asterisks arranged in a triangle (⁂ or ), to draw attention to the text that follows
- atheldom — (rare) The state or condition of being athel or noble; nobility.
- atheneum — (initial capital letter) a sanctuary of Athena at Athens, built by the Roman emperor Hadrian, and frequented by poets and scholars.
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- atticism — the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, esp in the Hellenistic period
- auriform — shaped like an ear; auricular
- autecism — the development of the entire life cycle of a parasitic fungus on a single host or group of hosts.
- autoloom — (India) A type of power loom.
- axoplasm — the fluid substance found in the axon of a neuron which surrounds the fibrils
- baalshem — a person who works miracles by calling upon the name of God, especially one of the German and Polish Jews of the 16th–19th centuries considered to be saintly and to possess magical powers.
- baathism — a socialist party of some Arab countries, especially Iraq and Syria.
- babeldom — a state of noisy confusion resembling that at Babel
- babelism — a confusion, particularly a noisy confusion, of speech or ideas
- backroom — A backroom is a room that is situated at the back of a building, especially a private room.
- baconism — of or relating to the philosopher Francis Bacon or his doctrines.
- bacronym — Alternative spelling of backronym.
- bad form — If you say that it is bad form to behave in a particular way, you mean that it is rude and impolite.
- baha'ísm — a modern religion, developed originally in Iran from Babism, that stresses principles of universal brotherhood, social equality, etc.
- ballroom — A ballroom is a very large room that is used for dancing.
- barogram — the record of atmospheric pressure traced by a barograph or similar instrument
- basidium — the structure, produced by basidiomycetous fungi after sexual reproduction, in which spores are formed at the tips of projecting slender stalks
- bathmism — a hypothetical growth-force, once thought to animate living beings
- bathroom — A bathroom is a room in a house that contains a bath or shower, a washbasin, and sometimes a toilet.
- batinism — a secret movement in Islam, often associated with Ismaʿili Shiʿism.
- bdellium — any of several African or W Asian trees of the burseraceous genus Commiphora that yield a gum resin
- bee balm — Oswego tea
- beerbohm — Sir (Henry) Max(imilian). 1872–1956, English critic, wit, and caricaturist, whose works include Zuleika Dobson (1911), a satire on Oxford undergraduates