16-letter words containing t, i, n, s

hudsonian godwit — any of several large, widely distributed shorebirds of the genus Limosa, as the New World L. haemastica (Hudsonian godwit) having a long bill that curves upward slightly.
hunt the slipper — a children's game in which the players look for a hidden slipper or other object, such as a thimble (hunt the thimble)
hypercorrections — Plural form of hypercorrection.
hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
hypersensibility — capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli.
hypersensitivity — excessively sensitive: to be hypersensitive to criticism.
hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
hypnagogic state — the drowsy period between wakefulness and sleep, during which fantasies and hallucinations often occur.
hyponitrous acid — an unstable, crystalline acid, H 2 N 2 O 2 .
hypostatic union — (In Cristianity) Christ's condition of being, at the same time, both human and divine
hypsilophodontid — An informal grouping of small ornithopod dinosaurs, regarded as fast, herbivorous bipeds on the order of 1\u20132 meters long (3.3-6.6 feet).
iconoclastically — In an iconoclastic way.
icositetrahedron — a solid figure having 24 faces.
if it wasn't for — If you talk about what would happen if it wasn't for someone or something, you mean that they are the only thing that is preventing it from happening.
if you must know — You say 'if you must know' when you tell someone something that you did not want them to know and you want to suggest that you think they were wrong to ask you about it.
ill-gotten gains — Ill-gotten gains are things that someone has obtained in a dishonest or illegal way.
illegitimateness — Quality of being illegitimate.
image consultant — imagemaker.
immersion heater — a small electric coil used to heat a liquid, as a cup of water, in which it is immersed.
immethodicalness — Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
immigration laws — regulations on incoming foreigners
immunodepressant — preventing or diminishing the immune response
impact extrusion — an extrusion process in which a slug of cold metal in a shallow die cavity is formed by the action of a rapidly moving punch that forces the metal through the die or back around the punch.
impenetrableness — The quality of being impenetrable.
imperceptiveness — The quality of being imperceptive.
imperfect fungus — a fungus for which only the asexual reproductive stage is known, as any fungus of the Fungi imperfecti.
imperfectiveness — (grammar) The state or quality of being imperfective.
in a brown study — in a reverie or daydream
in a cleft stick — If you say that a person or organization is in a cleft stick, you mean that they are in a difficult situation which will bring them problems and harm whatever they decide to do.
in at the finish — being present or taking part at the conclusion, as of a contest
in finite series — a sequence of numbers in which an infinite number of terms are added successively in a given pattern; the sequence of partial sums of a given sequence.
in general terms — generally, approximately
in lockstep with — progressing at exactly the same speed and in the same direction as other people or things, esp as a matter of course rather than by choice
in loco parentis — in the place or role of a parent.
in one's element — If you say that someone is in their element, you mean that they are in a situation they enjoy.
in ones and twos — You can use in ones and twos to indicate that people do things or something happens gradually and in small groups.
in plain clothes — not wearing a uniform
in the ascendant — If someone or something is in the ascendant, they have or are getting more power, influence, or popularity than other people or things.
in the course of — If something happens in the course of a particular period of time, it happens during that period of time.
in the same boat — a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
in the seventies — in the range between 70 and 79 degrees on a given temperature scale, esp the Fahrenheit scale
in the shadow of — very close to; verging upon
in the short run — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
in the slightest — at all
in the spotlight — prominently featured
in the throes of — If you are in the throes of doing or experiencing something, especially something difficult, you are busy doing it or are deeply involved in it.
in the worst way — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
in utero surgery — surgery performed on a fetus while it is in the womb.
inarticulateness — lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech: an inarticulate public speaker.

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