9-letter words containing h, i, n
- cyphonism — An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.
- d-horizon — a stratum, as of rock, sometimes underlying the C-horizon
- danthonia — any of various grasses of the genus Danthonia, of N temperate regions and South America
- dashingly — In a dashing manner.
- dawnlight — The light of dawn.
- degarnish — to remove ornamentation from (something)
- dehiscent — (of fruits, anthers, etc) opening spontaneously to release seeds or pollen
- dehorning — Present participle of dehorn.
- dehulling — to remove the hulls from (beans, seeds, etc.); hull.
- delphinia — an ancient Greek festival in honor of Apollo.
- delphinin — a violet anthocyanin, C 41 H 38 O 21 , found in the flowers of the larkspur, Delphinium consolida.
- delphinus — a small constellation in the N hemisphere, between Pegasus and Sagitta
- demijohns — Plural form of demijohn.
- den chief — (in the Boy Scouts) a boy scout who supervises a cub scout den in cooperation with a den mother or den father.
- deplenish — to deprive of contents, such as furniture, stock, etc
- derzhavin — Gavril Romanovich [gah-vril roh-mah-nuh-vich;; Russian guh-vryil ruh-mah-nuh-vyich] /gɑˈvrɪl roʊˈmɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian gəˈvryɪl rəˈmɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1743–1816, Russian poet.
- detaching — Present participle of detach.
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diachylon — a type of adhesive plaster, formerly made of various plant juices, but later containing lead oxide and glycerin
- diaphones — Plural form of diaphone.
- diaphonic — Of or pertaining to diaphony.
- dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
- dinothere — any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.
- diphenyl- — containing two phenyl groups in each molecule
- diphthong — Phonetics. an unsegmentable, gliding speech sound varying continuously in phonetic quality but held to be a single sound or phoneme and identified by its apparent beginning and ending sound, as the oi- sound of toy or boil.
- dirhinous — having paired nostrils.
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- disbranch — to break or cut (a branch) off a tree or shrub.
- dishonest — not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
- dishonors — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishonor.
- dishonour — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- disinhume — to disinter.
- disthrone — (obsolete, transitive) To dethrone; to remove from the throne.
- dithering — a trembling; vibration.
- dithionic — of or derived from dithionic acid.
- dolphinet — a female dolphin
- donnishly — In a donnish manner.
- donorship — a person who gives or donates.
- doujinshi — (anime, manga, video games) A fan-produced work, especially a manga, anime, or video game.
- down with — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- downlight — a lamp, often a light bulb set in a metal cylinder, mounted on or recessed into the ceiling so that a beam of light is directed downward.
- downright — thorough; absolute; out-and-out: a downright falsehood.
- downshift — to shift an automotive transmission or vehicle into a lower gear.
- downweigh — (transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
- dragonish — Having the characteristics of a dragon.
- drenching — to wet thoroughly; soak.
- dronishly — in a droning manner
- duncishly — in a dullard-like manner
- dunghills — Plural form of dunghill.
- dynorphin — (biochemistry) Any of a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein prodynorphin.