9-letter words containing i, n, h, u
- oughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
- outshined — to surpass in shining; shine more brightly than.
- outshines — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outshine.
- pinch bug — a stag beetle
- ploughing — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- pro-hindu — a person, especially of northern India, who adheres to Hinduism.
- punchline — The punchline of a joke or funny story is its last sentence or phrase, which gives it its humour.
- punishing — causing or characterized by harsh or injurious treatment; severe; brutal: The storm was accompanied by punishing winds.
- pushiness — obnoxiously forward or self-assertive.
- qiongzhou — former name of Qiongshan.
- queenfish — a silvery and bluish drum, Seriphus politus, inhabiting shallow waters along the coast of California.
- queenship — the state, office, or dignity of a queen.
- quenching — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- qui nhong — a port in SE Vietnam, on the South China Sea. Pop: 163 385 (1992 est)
- refurnish — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- rehnquist — William H(ubbs) [huhbz] /hʌbz/ (Show IPA), 1924–2005, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–86; chief justice 1986–2005.
- renourish — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- runesmith — a student, writer, transcriber, or decipherer of runes.
- runtishly — in a runtish manner
- rushingly — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- ruthenian — Also, Ruthene [roo-theen] /ruˈθin/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the inhabitants of Ruthenia, Galicia, and neighboring regions.
- ruthenium — a steel-gray, rare metallic element, belonging to the platinum group of metals. Symbol: Ru; atomic weight: 101.07; atomic number: 44; specific gravity: 12.2 at 20°C.
- schaudinn — Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1871–1906, German zoologist.
- scrunchie — an elastic band covered with gathered fabric, used to fasten the hair, as in a ponytail.
- sgian-dhu — a dirk carried in the stocking by Highlanders
- shinguard — sport: protective pad for lower leg
- shippound — a Baltic measure of weight roughly equivalent to 300-400 pounds
- shoutline — a line of text in an advertisement made prominent to catch attention
- shubunkin — a multicoloured goldfish, Carassius auratus, with black spots and red patches
- shuffling — moving in a dragging or clumsy manner.
- shunpiker — a driver who takes a side road to avoid paying a turnpike toll
- shuttling — a device in a loom for passing or shooting the weft thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usually consisting of a boat-shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the weft thread is wound.
- siphuncle — (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
- sleuthing — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
- sloughing — the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
- squashing — to press into a flat mass or pulp; crush: She squashed the flower under her heel.
- squinched — to contort (the features) or squint.
- sunbright — as bright as the sun, very bright
- superthin — extremely thin
- tauchnitz — Karl Christoph Traugott [kahrl kris-tawf trou-gawt] /ˈkɑrl ˈkrɪs tɔf ˈtraʊ gɔt/ (Show IPA), 1761–1836, and his son, Karl Christian Philipp [kris-tee-ahn fee-lip,, fil-ip] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn ˈfi lɪp,, ˈfɪl ɪp/ (Show IPA) 1798–1884, German printers and publishers.
- technique — the manner and ability with which an artist, writer, dancer, athlete, or the like employs the technical skills of a particular art or field of endeavor.
- thaumatin — a type of natural sweetener derived from an African flowering plant, Thaumatococcus daniellii
- the union — the United States of America, specif. when regarded as a federal union
- thingummy — You refer to something or someone as thingummy, thingummyjig or thingummybob when you do not know or cannot be bothered to use the proper word or name for them.
- think out — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- thon buri — a city in S Thailand, near Bangkok.
- thrumming — to play on a stringed instrument, as a guitar, by plucking the strings, especially in an idle, monotonous, or unskillful manner; strum.
- thrusting — to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force: He thrust his way through the crowd. She thrust a dagger into his back.
- thumbling — an extremely small person; a dwarf
- thumbnail — the nail of the thumb.