10-letter words containing n, i, s, h
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- prankishly — in a prankish manner, mischievously
- preachings — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- prehensile — adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something: a prehensile tail.
- prehension — the act of seizing or grasping.
- princeship — a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- print shop — a shop where prints or graphics are sold.
- publishing — the activities or business of a publisher, especially of books or periodicals: He plans to go into publishing after college.
- punch list — a list of unfinished matters that require attention.
- punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
- punishment — the act of punishing.
- purchasing — buying
- puschkinia — a small spring-flowering bulb, Puschkinia scilloides, of Asia Minor and the Caucasus, having white or pale blue flowers striped with dark blue
- pyrrhonism — the Skeptic doctrines of Pyrrho and his followers.
- rachmanism — extortion or exploitation by a landlord of tenants of dilapidated or slum property, esp when involving intimidation or use of racial fears to drive out sitting tenants whose rent is fixed at a low rate
- rajasthani — an Indic language, the vernacular of Rajasthan.
- rangership — the office or position of a ranger
- ravishment — rapture or ecstasy.
- rechristen — to christen or baptize (someone) again
- red sindhi — one of an Indian breed of red Brahman dairy cattle, extensively used in crossbreeding with stocks less adapted to subtropical conditions.
- refinisher — a person who professionally refinishes or restores buildings or antique furniture
- refreshing — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
- reichsbank — the former German national bank.
- reichstein — Tadeus [tah-dey-oo s] /tɑˈdeɪ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1996, Swiss chemist, born in Poland: Nobel Prize in medicine 1950.
- relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- rephrasing — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
- reshipment — the act of reshipping
- resighting — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- revanchism — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- revanchist — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- rhinestone — an artificial gem of paste, often cut to resemble a diamond.
- rhinoceros — any of several large, thick-skinned, perissodactyl mammals of the family Rhinocerotidae, of Africa and India, having one or two upright horns on the snout: all rhinoceroses are endangered.
- rhinoscope — a special instrument used to examine the nasal passages
- rhinoscopy — examination of the nasal passages, esp with a rhinoscope
- rhinovirus — any of a varied and widespread group of picornaviruses responsible for many respiratory diseases, including the common cold.
- ribbonfish — any of several marine fishes of the families Trachipteridae, Regalicidae, and Lophotidae, having a long, compressed, ribbonlike body.
- richardson — Henry Handel (Henrietta Richardson Robertson) 1870–1946, Australian novelist.
- ring flash — a type of electronic flash in which the light source is arranged in a ring around the lens in order to produce a light without shadows
- ring shout — a group dance of West African origin introduced into parts of the southern U.S. by black revivalists, performed by shuffling counterclockwise in a circle while answering shouts of a preacher with corresponding shouts, and held to be, in its vigorous antiphonal patterns, a source in the development of jazz.
- ring-shout — a group dance of West African origin introduced into parts of the southern U.S. by black revivalists, performed by shuffling counterclockwise in a circle while answering shouts of a preacher with corresponding shouts, and held to be, in its vigorous antiphonal patterns, a source in the development of jazz.
- ritschlian — of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.
- rodfishing — angling or fishing using a fishing rod
- rosy finch — any of several finches of the genus Leucosticte, of Asia and western North America, having dark brown plumage with a pinkish wash on the wings and rump.
- rough spin — hard or unfair treatment
- ruffianish — like a ruffian
- ruthenious — containing bivalent ruthenium.
- saccharine — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- saehrimnir — a boar that is roasted and served up every night in Valhalla and grows whole by morning.
- saint john — Andrew, 1862–1928, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1908–09, 1910–13, 1914–15.
- sand chair — a low folding beach chair with a frame, usually of tubular metal, that slants outward below the seat, forming a base designed to be rested in the sand.