8-letter words containing h, i, n
- tarwhine — a bream, Rhabdosargus sarba, of E Australia, silver in colour with gold streaks
- teach-in — a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- teaching — Informal. teacher.
- technics — technique.
- technion — (body) Israel Institute of Technology. Address: Haifa, Israel.
- teething — eruption of the deciduous teeth, especially the phenomena associated with their eruption.
- thailand — Formerly Siam. a kingdom in SE Asia: official name of Siam 1939–45 and since 1949. 198,242 sq. mi. (513,445 sq. km). Capital: Bangkok.
- thalline — a chemical compound used for medicinal purposes
- thanking — to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality.
- the lion — the constellation Leo, the fifth sign of the zodiac
- the niña — one of the three ships commanded by Columbus in 1492
- the nine — the nine Muses
- the ring — the sport of boxing
- the wain — Charles's Wain
- theatine — a member of a congregation of regular clerics, founded in Italy in 1524 to combat Protestantism and promote higher morality among Roman Catholics.
- thebaine — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 19 H 21 NO 3 , present in opium in small quantities, but having a strychninelike rather than a narcotic effect.
- theremin — a musical instrument with electronic tone generation, the pitch and tone volume being controlled by the distance between the player's hands and two metal rods serving as antennas.
- thermion — an ion emitted by incandescent material.
- thespian — (often lowercase) pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general.
- thiamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound of the vitamin-B complex, containing a thiazole and a pyrimidine group, C 12 H 17 ClN 4 OS, essential for normal functioning of the nervous system, a deficiency of which results chiefly in beriberi and other nerve disorders: occurring in many natural sources, as green peas, liver, and especially the seed coats of cereal grains, the commercial product of which is chiefly synthesized in the form of its chloride (thiamine chloride or thiamine hydrochloride) for therapeutic administration, or in nitrate form (thiamine mononitrate) for enriching flour mixes.
- thiazine — any of a class of compounds containing a ring composed of one atom each of sulfur and nitrogen and four atoms of carbon.
- thieving — to take by theft; steal.
- thin air — If someone or something disappears into thin air, they disappear completely. If someone or something appears out of thin air, they appear suddenly and mysteriously.
- thin out — diminish, dissipate
- thinclad — a runner on a track team
- thindown — a reduction in the number of particles, esp protons, of very high energy reaching and penetrating the earth's atmosphere from outer space
- thingies — Facetious. any small item whose name is unknown or forgotten.
- thinglab — A simulation system written in Smalltalk-80. It solves constraints using value inference. Version: ThingLab II.
- think up — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- thinking — of or relating to thinking or thought.
- thinness — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- thinnest — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- thinning — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- thinnish — somewhat thin.
- thionate — any salt or ester of thionic acid
- thionine — a crystalline derivative of thiazine used as a violet dye to stain microscope specimens
- thiophen — a water-insoluble, colorless liquid, C 4 H 4 S, resembling benzene, occurring in crude coal-tar benzene: used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis.
- thirteen — a cardinal number, 10 plus 3.
- thisness — the state or quality of being 'this' rather than 'that' (used to distinguish one thing from another)
- tholepin — thole1
- thonburi — a city in S Thailand, near Bangkok.
- thracian — of or relating to Thrace or its inhabitants.
- thrawing — British Dialect. to throw.
- thriving — to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
- thrombin — an enzyme of the blood plasma that catalyzes the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin, the last step of the blood clotting process.
- throw in — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- throwing — the act of projecting or casting (something) through the air, esp with a rapid motion of the arm and wrist
- thudding — a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
- thumbing — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
- thumbkin — thumbscrew (def 2).