12-letter words containing n, i, g, h, t, s
- mount pisgah — the mountain slopes to the northeast of the Dead Sea, from one of which, Mount Nebo, Moses viewed Canaan
- mythogenesis — the creation and development of myths
- naughty bits — genitals
- near-sighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- night person — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- night school — a school held in the evening, especially for working adults and others who are unable to attend school during the day.
- night sights — an optical instrument used to see and produce images in the dark
- night sweats — heavy sweating during sleep, especially as a symptom of certain diseases, as tuberculosis.
- night vision — ability to see at night or in a dim light.
- nightclothes — Clothes worn to bed.
- nightdresses — Plural form of nightdress.
- nightingales — Plural form of nightingale.
- or something — You use something in expressions such as 'or something' and 'or something like that' to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact.
- orthogenesis — Biology. Also called orthoselection. evolution of a species proceeding by continuous structural changes in a single lineage without presenting a branching pattern of descent. a theory that the evolution of a species in a continuous, nonbranching manner is due to a predetermined series of alterations intrinsic to the species and not subject to natural selection.
- outpouchings — Plural form of outpouching.
- outthrusting — Present participle of outthrust.
- owing to sth — You use owing to when you are introducing the reason for something.
- panning shot — pan3 (def 6).
- pantophagist — an omnivore
- paragnathism — the condition or fact of having upper and lower jaws of equal length
- parting shot — a threat, insult, condemnation, sarcastic retort, or the like, uttered upon leaving.
- passing shot — a shot played to one side of and beyond the reach of an opponent coming to or stationed at the net.
- pathogenesis — the production and development of disease.
- photosetting — photocompose.
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- phytogenesis — the origin and development of plants.
- pigeon-chest — chicken breast.
- postmidnight — the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
- potting shed — A potting shed is a small building in a garden, in which you can keep things such as seeds or garden tools.
- ranjit singh — ("Lion of the Punjab") 1780–1839, Indian maharaja: founder of the Sikh kingdom of Punjab.
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
- sandy blight — trachoma.
- scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
- school night — any night of the week that precedes a day of school
- scintigraphy — the process of producing a scintigram.
- scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
- second sight — the faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance.
- self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- sergeantfish — the cobia, Rachycentron canadum.
- shipping ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- shooting box — a small house or lodge for use during the shooting season.
- shooting war — open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
- short-acting — (of a drug) quickly effective, but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment, being rapidly absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted
- shortcomings — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- shortcutting — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- showstopping — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- sight screen — a white screen set in line with the wicket as an aid to the batsman in seeing the ball when it is bowled.