6-letter words containing h, i, n
- shinju — (formerly, in Japan) a ritual double suicide of lovers
- shinny — a simple variety of hockey, played with a ball, block of wood, or the like, and clubs curved at one end.
- shinto — Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- shinty — a simple form of hockey of Scottish origin played with a ball and sticks curved at the lower end
- shrine — a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- shrink — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- shutin — closed; fastened up: a shut door.
- shying — bashful; retiring.
- sindhi — an inhabitant of Sind.
- siphon — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- snitch — to snatch or steal; pilfer.
- sphinx — a figure of an imaginary creature having the head of a man or an animal and the body of a lion. (usually initial capital letter) the colossal recumbent stone figure of this kind near the pyramids of Giza.
- tahini — a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- thamin — a small deer, Cervus eldi, of southeastern Asia, having long, curved antlers: now reduced in numbers throughout its range.
- theine — caffeine, especially in tea.
- things — (in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
- thingy — Facetious. any small item whose name is unknown or forgotten.
- thwing — Charles Franklin, 1853–1937, U.S. educator and Congregational clergyman.
- thyine — of or relating to the sandarac tree
- tonish — high fashion; stylishness.
- unchic — not chic; inelegant; passé.
- unhair — to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- unhive — to force out of a hive
- unihan — Han character
- unship — to put or take off from a ship, as persons or goods.
- unwish — to cease to wish for.
- urchin — a mischievous boy.
- vahine — wahine.
- vanish — to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- vishnu — (in later Hinduism) “the Preserver,” the second member of the Trimurti, along with Brahma the Creator and Shiva the Destroyer.
- wahine — (in Hawaii and Polynesia) a girl or young woman.
- washin — a warp in an airfoil that gives an increase in the angle of attack toward the tip.
- whined — to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
- whiner — to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
- whines — Plural form of whine.
- whiney — complaining; fretful; cranky: The baby is whiny because he missed his nap.
- whinge — to complain; whine.
- whingy — complaining peevishly
- whinny — to utter the characteristic cry of a horse; neigh.
- whiten — Make or become white.
- winish — the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
- within — in or into the interior or inner part; inside.
- zechin — a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on women's clothing and accessories or on theatrical costumes.
- zenith — the point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer. Compare nadir.