11-letter words containing n, i, a, s, e
- heteroscian — a name applied to the people who live in temperate zones, so given because in these areas shadows created by the sun at noon will fall in opposite directions
- hexastichon — hexastich.
- hibernators — Plural form of hibernator.
- hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
- high season — period of greatest activity
- highlanders — Plural form of highlander.
- hinderances — Plural form of hinderance.
- hinderlands — the buttocks
- hinterlands — Plural form of hinterland.
- his-and-her — denoting two matching or identical items, one intended for use by a male and the other by a female: his-and-her towels in the bathroom; his-and-her sweatshirts.
- hispanicize — to make Spanish or Latin American, as in character, custom, or style.
- histaminase — an enzyme that catalyzes the decomposition of histamine, used in treating allergies.
- hollandaise — The hollandaise sauce.
- horseracing — Alternative form of horse racing.
- house-train — to housebreak.
- hsinhailien — Xinhailian.
- husbandlike — resembling a husband
- hyoscyamine — a poisonous alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from henbane and other solanaceous plants, used as a sedative, analgesic, mydriatic, and antispasmodic.
- hypermnesia — the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory.
- hypersaline — Having an abnormally high salinity.
- hypersomnia — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypokinesia — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- hyposthenia — abnormal lack of strength; weakness.
- icarian sea — the part of the Aegean Sea between Turkey and the Greek islands of Patmos and Leros.
- ice station — a camp or base in an isolated part of the Arctic or Antarctic, manned by specialists to monitor the weather, geological formations, wildlife, etc.
- ice-skating — If you go ice-skating, you move about on ice wearing ice-skates. This activity is also a sport.
- iconostases — Plural form of iconostasis.
- icosahedron — a solid figure having 20 faces.
- ignoramuses — Plural form of ignoramus.
- ignorantest — (nonstandard) Superlative form of ignorant.
- illuminates — to supply or brighten with light; light up.
- immanentism — the belief that the Deity indwells and operates directly within the universe or nature.
- impairments — Plural form of impairment.
- impassioned — filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.
- impersonate — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- importances — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- impregnates — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- impuissance — Impotence, weakness.
- in absentia — in the absence of the person involved: He was sentenced in absentia by the court.
- in any case — an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: Sailing in such a storm was a case of poor judgment.
- in articles — formerly, undergoing training, according to the terms of a written contract, in the legal profession
- in chambers — in the privacy of a judge's chambers
- in personam — (of a judicial act) directed against a specific person or persons
- in the mass — in the main; collectively
- in the wars — (esp of a child) hurt or knocked about, esp as a result of quarrelling and fighting
- in-satiable — not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge.
- in-stead of — as a substitute or replacement; in the place or stead of someone or something: We ordered tea but were served coffee instead.
- inabilities — Plural form of inability.
- inactivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inactivate.
- inadvisable — not advisable; inexpedient; unwise.