10-letter words containing n, i, s, h
- mackintosh — Charles Rennie [ren-ee] /ˈrɛn i/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
- madonnaish — resembling a Madonna
- mahoganies — Plural form of mahogany.
- main shaft — the principal shaft of a motor, transmission, etc. (distinguished from jackshaft).
- mainsheets — Plural form of mainsheet.
- malnourish — Lb transitive To feed insufficiently, to cause malnutrition.
- malthusian — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
- manichaeus — Mani
- manicheism — Also, Manichee [man-i-kee] /ˈmæn ɪˌki/ (Show IPA). an adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
- maraschino — a sweet cordial or liqueur distilled from marascas.
- marsh pink — any of several eastern North American plants belonging to the genus Sabatia, of the gentian family, having rose-pink flowers.
- marshaling — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- marshiness — The quality or state of being marshy.
- matosinhos — a port in N Portugal, on the estuary of the Leça River north of Oporto: fishing industry. Pop: 167 026 (2001)
- mechanised — to make mechanical.
- mechanisms — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- mechanists — Plural form of mechanist.
- mechanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mechanize.
- mentorship — a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- mesolonghi — Missolonghi.
- mesorrhine — having a moderately broad and high-bridged nose.
- michurinsk — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Ryazan.
- midshipman — a student, as at the U.S. Naval Academy, in training for commission as ensign in the Navy or second lieutenant in the Marine Corps. Compare cadet (def 2).
- midshipmen — Plural form of midshipman.
- mightiness — having, characterized by, or showing superior power or strength: mighty rulers.
- millionths — Plural form of millionth.
- mineshafts — Plural form of mineshaft.
- minischool — an alternative educational institution, usually offering specialized or individual instruction.
- miscanthus — any tall perennial bamboo-like grass of the genus Miscanthus, native from southern Africa to SE Asia and cultivated for ornament in temperate regions
- mischances — Plural form of mischance.
- mischannel — to channel wrongly
- mischanter — mishanter.
- misfashion — To form or fashion wrongly.
- mishandled — Simple past tense and past participle of mishandle.
- mishandles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mishandle.
- mishearing — Present participle of mishear.
- misophonia — A neurological disorder in which negative experiences, such as anger or disgust, are triggered by specific sounds.
- misshaping — Present participle of misshape.
- modishness — The property of being modish.
- monarchies — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- monarchism — the principles of monarchy.
- monarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- monkfishes — Plural form of monkfish.
- monochasia — Plural form of monochasium.
- monogamish — Mostly monogamous, but allowing for occasional infidelities.
- monophasia — (pathology) A type of aphasia where the sufferer is only able to speak a single word or sentence.
- monophasic — having one phase.
- monorchism — a prenatal or postnatal condition in which one testis is absent or has not descended into the scrotum.
- monotheism — the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.
- monotheist — the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.