10-letter words containing i, n, h
- antitheism — the opposition to belief in god or gods
- antitheist — a person opposed to belief in god or gods
- antitheses — opposition; contrast: the antithesis of right and wrong.
- antithesis — The antithesis of something is its exact opposite.
- antithetic — of the nature of or involving antithesis.
- anywhither — towards any place; in any direction
- aphid lion — the larva of a lacewing, usually predaceous on aphids.
- aphis lion — any of the larvae of a family (Chrysopidae) of lacewings: a useful insect that feeds on aphids
- aphorizing — Present participle of aphorize.
- arachnidan — (zoology) Any of the Arachnida.
- arachnoids — Plural form of arachnoid.
- archegonia — the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.
- archfiends — Plural form of archfiend.
- archipenko — Aleksandr Porfiryevich (alɪkˈsandr parˈfirjɪvitʃ). 1887– 1964, Russian sculptor and painter, in the US after 1923, whose work is characterized by economy of form
- arithmancy — divination by the use of numbers, especially by the number of letters in names.
- ashkenazic — of or relating to the Ashkenazi Jews
- aspen hill — a city in central Maryland.
- asphalting — any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures.
- asphyxiant — causing asphyxia
- asthenopia — a strained condition of the eyes, often with headache, dizziness, etc.
- astonished — If you are astonished by something, you are very surprised about it.
- astonishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astonish.
- at a pinch — If you say that something is possible at a pinch, or in American English if you say that something is possible in a pinch, you mean that it would be possible if it was necessary, but it might not be very comfortable or convenient.
- at home in — familiar or conversant with
- athanasian — of or relating to Athanasius or to the doctrines ascribed to him.
- athanasius — Saint. ?296–373 ad, patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism. Feast day: May 2
- athenienne — a small, decorative stand in the form of an antique tripod, used especially in France in the Louis XVI and Empire periods.
- atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- authigenic — (of minerals) having crystallized in a sediment during or after deposition
- azomethine — (chemistry) any of a class of organic compounds of general formula RN=CR2.
- babylonish — Babylonian.
- balanchine — George. 1904–83, US choreographer, born in Russia
- baldacchin — A rich, embroidered brocade used for clothing in the Middle Ages, the web being gold and the woof silk.
- baldachins — Plural form of baldachin.
- bandishing — Present participle of bandish.
- bandwidths — Plural form of bandwidth.
- banffshire — (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland: formerly (1975–96) part of Grampian region, now part of Aberdeenshire
- banishment — Banishment is the act of banishing someone or the state of being banished.
- bank night — Informal. (especially in the 1930s) an evening when prizes are awarded to members of the audience at a motion-picture theater.
- barasingha — Rucervus duvaucelii, the swamp deer.
- bathinette — a portable folding bathtub for babies, made of rubberized cloth, etc.
- batrachian — any amphibian, esp a frog or toad
- be in with — If you are in with a person or group, they like you and accept you, and are likely to help you.
- bean aphid — a small, black aphid, Aphis fabae, often found on beans and related plants.
- bedighting — Present participle of bedight.
- behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- bellingham — seaport in NW Wash., at the N end of Puget Sound: pop. 67,000
- bench vice — a vice mounted on a workbench
- beni hasan — a village in central Egypt, on the Nile, with cliff-cut tombs dating from 2000 bc
- benthamism — the philosophy of utilitarianism as first expounded by Jeremy Bentham in terms of an action being good that has a greater tendency to augment the happiness of the community than to diminish it