14-letter words containing t, h, i, n, e

in parenthesis — You say 'in parenthesis' to indicate that you are about to add something before going back to the main topic.
in short order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
in the balance — a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
in the bargain — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
in the extreme — to an excessive degree
in the face of — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
in the forties — between 40 and 49 degrees in temperature
in the interim — for the time being, in the meantime
in the morning — every morning
in the name of — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
in the picture — informed about a given situation
in the process — If you are doing something and you do something else in the process, you do the second thing as part of doing the first thing.
in the running — the act of a person, animal, or thing that runs.
in the sixties — during the 1960s
in the wake of — the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water: The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
in this regard — on this point
inauthenticity — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
inhabitiveness — the disposition to remain in one place; the inclination not to leave home
inheritability — capable of being inherited.
insightfulness — The state or condition of being insightful.
instead of sth — If you do one thing instead of another, you do the first thing and not the second thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour.
interbehaviour — interaction between multiple individuals
interchangable — Misspelling of interchangeable.
interfere with — tamper with
internal rhyme — a rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse.
interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
interwreathing — Present participle of interwreathe.
into the black — into a profitable condition financially
inverted chord — a chord in which the notes are transposed such that the root, originally in the bass, is placed in an upper part.
involute teeth — (in gears) teeth having a profile that is the involute of a circle.
isle of thanet — an island in SE England, in NE Kent, separated from the mainland by two branches of the River Stour: scene of many Norse invasions. Area: 109 sq km (42 sq miles)
isothiocyanate — a chemical compound containing the univalent radical –NCS.
isthmian games — one of the great national festivals of ancient Greece, held every two years on the Isthmus of Corinth.
it's no bother — If you say 'it's no bother' after offering to do something for someone, you are emphasizing that you really want to do it and that it will take very little effort.
itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
john steinbeck — John (Ernst) [urnst] /ɜrnst/ (Show IPA), 1902–68, U.S. novelist: Nobel prize 1962.
jugurthine war — an unsuccessful war waged against the Romans (112–105 bc) by Jugurtha, king of Numidia (died 104)
kenilworth ivy — a European climbing vine, Cymbalaria muralis, of the figwort family, having irregularly lobed leaves and small, lilac-blue flowers.
kentish plover — Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wading bird belonging to the plover family, breeding in the tropics and subtropics; it is white and greyish-brown, with black legs and bill
keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
khaki election — a general election held during or immediately after a war, esp one in which the war has an effect on how people vote
khirbet qumran — an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
kinetheodolite — a type of theodolite containing a cine camera instead of a telescope and giving continuous film of a moving target together with a record of its altitude and azimuth: used in tracking a missile, satellite, etc
kinetic theory — the theory that the minute particles of all matter are in constant motion and that the temperature of a substance is dependent on the velocity of this motion, increased motion being accompanied by increased temperature: according to the kinetic theory of gases, the elasticity, diffusion, pressure, and other physical properties of a gas are due to the rapid motion in straight lines of its molecules, to their impacts against each other and the walls of the container, to weak cohesive forces between molecules, etc.
king's weather — fine weather; weather fit for a king.
kitchen garden — a garden where vegetables, herbs, and fruit are grown for one's own use.
kitchen midden — a mound consisting of shells of edible mollusks and other refuse, marking the site of a prehistoric human habitation.
kitchen police — soldiers detailed by roster or as punishment to assist in kitchen duties.
kitchen scales — a set of scales used in cooking
knight templar — Templar.

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