9-letter words containing n, a, s, l, i
- mansfield — a city in W Nottinghamshire, in central England.
- mansplain — Also called mansplanation [man-spluh-ney-shuh n] /ˌmæn spləˈneɪ ʃən/ (Show IPA). such an explanation given to someone, usually a woman.
- mantillas — Plural form of mantilla.
- manualism — the theory or practice of education for the deaf employing and promoting the use of sign language as the primary means of communication.
- manualist — an advocate of manualism.
- manyplies — Omasum.
- marginals — Plural form of marginal.
- masculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- massillon — a city in NE Ohio.
- melanesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising the island groups in the S Pacific NE of Australia.
- melanosis — abnormal deposition or development of black or dark pigment in the tissues.
- mentalise — Alt form mentalize.
- mentalism — the doctrine that objects of knowledge have no existence except in the mind of the perceiver.
- mentalist — a person who believes in or advocates mentalism.
- mesangial — Of or pertaining to the mesangium.
- mescaline — a white, water-soluble, crystalline powder, C 1 1 H 1 7 NO 3 , obtained from mescal buttons, that produces hallucinations.
- messalian — Euchite.
- messalina — Valeria, died a.d. 48, third wife of Claudius I.
- messaline — a thin, soft silk with a twill or satin weave.
- milanaise — served with macaroni, or sometimes spaghetti, that has been flavored with tomatoes, mushrooms, shredded meat, etc.: veal cutlets à la milanaise.
- militants — Plural form of militant.
- mishandle — to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog.
- mislaying — Present participle of mislay.
- mislearns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mislearn.
- missional — a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide scientific and technical assistance, or the like.
- molossian — a breed of dog native to Epirus in NW Greece, used in classical antiquity as a hunting dog and guard dog
- mona lisa — Italian La Gioconda. a portrait (1503?–05?) by Leonardo da Vinci.
- monomials — Plural form of monomial.
- monorails — Plural form of monorail.
- mulligans — Plural form of mulligan.
- multiscan — (hardware) A monitor that can synchronise to a variety of horizontal scan rates and refresh rates, allowing it to display images at different resolutions.
- nail-sick — iron-sick.
- nailbrush — a small brush with stiff bristles, used to clean the fingernails.
- narghiles — Plural form of narghile.
- nasalized — Simple past tense and past participle of nasalize.
- nashville — a state in the SE United States. 42,246 sq. mi. (109,415 sq. km). Capital: Nashville. Abbreviation: TN (for use with zip code), Tenn.
- nationals — Plural form of national.
- navy list — (in Britain) an official list of all serving commissioned officers of the Royal Navy and reserve officers liable for recall
- neoplasia — Pathology. tumor growth.
- nephalism — teetotalism; abstinence from alcohol
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- no claims — A no claims discount or bonus is a reduction in the money that you have to pay for an insurance policy, which you get when you have not made any claims in the previous year.
- nonfiscal — not involving government funds
- nonsaline — not containing salt
- nonserial — not serial
- nonsocial — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- nonvisual — Not visual.
- normalise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of normalize.
- nostalgia — a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time: a nostalgia for his college days.
- nostalgic — experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.