9-letter words containing m, o, r, n
- hornbeams — Plural form of hornbeam.
- hornworms — Plural form of hornworm.
- horsemint — a wild mint, Mentha longifolia, introduced into America from Europe, having spikes of lilac flowers.
- humouring — humor.
- hydronium — (inorganic chemistry) the hydrated hydrogen ion, H3O+.
- hyperonym — (linguistics) Hypernym; superordinate term.
- ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
- iminourea — guanidine.
- immersion — an act or instance of immersing.
- imploring — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- importing — Present participle of import.
- importune — to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
- impounder — One who impounds.
- imprisons — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprison.
- improving — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- inamorata — a woman who loves or is loved; female sweetheart or lover.
- inamorato — a man who loves or is loved; male sweetheart or lover.
- inchworms — Plural form of inchworm.
- inconform — (obsolete) unconformable.
- incoterms — Plural form of incoterm.
- indecorum — indecorous behavior or character.
- informant — a person who informs or gives information; informer.
- informers — Plural form of informer.
- informing — to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to: He informed them of his arrival.
- inharmony — Lack of harmony.
- innermost — farthest inward; inmost.
- intercome — (intransitive) To intervene; interpose; interfere.
- intercoms — Plural form of intercom.
- intermont — located between mountains
- intromits — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intromit.
- iron dome — Israel's mobile air defence system
- iron mask — an iron covering for the face, supposedly used in the past to conceal the identity of a well-known prisoner
- iron mold — a stain on cloth or the like made by rusty iron or by ink pigmented with an iron derivative.
- ironsmith — a worker in iron; blacksmith.
- ironwoman — a female worker or athlete of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.
- j. random — (jargon) /J rand'm/ (Generalised from J. Random Hacker) Arbitrary; ordinary; any one; any old. "J. Random" is often prefixed to a noun to make a name out of it. It means roughly "some particular" or "any specific one". "Would you let J. Random Loser marry your daughter?" The most common uses are "J. Random Hacker", "J. Random Loser", and "J. Random Nerd" ("Should J. Random Loser be allowed to gun down other people?"), but it can be used simply as an elaborate version of random in any sense.
- jointworm — the larva of any of several chalcid flies of the family Eurytomidae, especially of the genus Harmolita, that feeds within the stems of grasses, often causing a gall near the first joint.
- jormunrek — king of the Goths, murderer of Svanhild, the daughter of Sigurd: killed by the Gjukungs; probably identical with Ermanaric (4th century a.d.), the Ostrogothic leader.
- jumbotron — A very large video screen, typically used in a stadium or concert venue to show close-up shots.
- junk room — a room in a house that is used as a store room
- junkerdom — the Junkers as a group.
- jurywoman — a female juror.
- jurywomen — Plural form of jurywoman.
- kairomone — A chemical substance emitted by an organism and detected by another of a different species that gains advantage from this, e.g., a parasite seeking a host.
- komintern — Third International.
- konimeter — an instrument for measuring the amount of dust in the air.
- krumhorns — Plural form of krumhorn.
- krummhorn — A medieval wind instrument with an enclosed double reed and an upward-curving end, producing an even, nasal sound.
- laminator — to separate or split into thin layers.