9-letter words containing h, i, n, t, e
- lengthier — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- lengthily — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- leviathan — (often initial capital letter) Bible. a sea monster.
- lichenist — a person who studies lichenology
- light pen — a handheld light-sensitive device used for pointing at characters or objects on a CRT in order to make or modify drawings or to indicate functions to be performed.
- lightened — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- lightener — That which lightens.
- lightness — the state or quality of being light or illuminated.
- linewidth — (physics) a measure of the width of the band of frequencies of radiation emitted or absorbed in an atomic or molecular transition; a result of the uncertainty principle.
- lingereth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of linger.
- lintwhite — the linnet, Carduelis cannabina.
- lionheart — a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- listeneth — Archaic third-person singular form of listen.
- litheness — The property of being lithe.
- lithopone — a white pigment consisting of zinc sulfide, barium sulfate, and some zinc oxide, used as a pigment and filler in the manufacture of paints, inks, leather, paper, linoleum, and face powders.
- lunchtime — a period set aside for eating lunch or the period of an hour or so, beginning roughly at noon, during which lunch is commonly eaten.
- machinate — Engage in plots and intrigues; scheme.
- mainsheet — a sheet of a mainsail.
- mechanist — a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- metheglin — a variety of spiced mead.
- mineshaft — A vertical hole, sunk down through the strata to reach the mineral which was to be mined.
- mishanter — a misfortune; mishap.
- mithering — Present participle of mither.
- monteiths — Plural form of monteith.
- monthlies — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
- mothering — a female parent.
- nahcolite — a carbonate mineral, naturally occurring sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO 3 .
- nathaniel — Bartholomew (def 1).
- naughtier — disobedient; mischievous (used especially in speaking to or about children): Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach?
- neogothic — of, relating to, or designating chiefly a style of architecture in which gothic motifs and forms are imitated.
- neolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- neophytic — a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- nephritic — inflammation of the kidneys, especially in Bright's disease.
- nephritis — inflammation of the kidneys, especially in Bright's disease.
- nephrotic — Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis.
- new right — a group of conservatives whose views diverge from those of traditional conservatives, as in being more staunchly opposed to abortion or defense cuts.
- nictheroy — Niterói.
- nietzsche — Friedrich Wilhelm [free-drikh vil-helm] /ˈfri drɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1844–1900, German philosopher.
- night key — a key for a night latch.
- nightfire — a fire burned at night e.g. a campfire
- nightgear — nightclothes, that which is worn at night
- nightless — the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- nightlife — the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion, as at a nightclub, theater, or the like.
- nightlike — Resembling night or some aspect of it; dark, tenebrous.
- nightmare — a terrifying dream in which the dreamer experiences feelings of helplessness, extreme anxiety, sorrow, etc.
- nightrobe — A robe to be worn at night; a nightgown.
- nightside — Journalism. the night shift of a newspaper.
- nighttide — nighttime.
- nighttime — the time between evening and morning.