6-letter words containing t, i, n, s
- mantis — any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- matins — (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- monist — Philosophy. (in metaphysics) any of various theories holding that there is only one basic substance or principle as the ground of reality, or that reality consists of a single element. Compare dualism (def 2), pluralism (def 1a). (in epistemology) a theory that the object and datum of cognition are identical. Compare pluralism (def 1b).
- nastic — of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- nesbit — E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
- nicest — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- nights — at or during the night regularly or frequently: He worked during the day and wrote nights.
- ninths — Plural form of ninth.
- nistru — Romanian name of Dniester.
- nitros — Chemistry. containing the nitro group.
- noctis — (in prescriptions) of the night.
- notist — (obsolete) An annotator.
- nudist — the practice of going nude, especially in places that allow sexually mixed groups, in the belief that such practice benefits health.
- onsite — accomplished or located at the site of a particular activity or concern: on-site medical treatment for accident victims.
- outsin — to sin more than
- piston — Walter, 1894–1976, U.S. composer.
- points — the two electrical contacts that make or break the current flow in the distributor of an internal-combustion engine
- ptisan — a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- quints — a quintuplet.
- rustin — Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- saints — the collective body of those who are righteous in God's sight
- sanity — the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- santir — a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- sating — to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully.
- satiny — satinlike; smooth; glossy.
- scient — an old word meaning scientific
- seitan — a chewy, neutral-flavored, protein-rich food made of wheat gluten, used as a meat substitute in vegetarian dishes.
- seiten — gluten from wheat
- sendit — Systems Engineering for Network Debugging, Integration and Test. A two-year European Commission funded project to produce software tools for distributed applications running on networks of microcontrollers.
- seniti — a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- sennit — a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- set in — fixed or prescribed beforehand: a set time; set rules.
- set-in — made separately and placed within another unit.
- shanti — peace.
- shinto — Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- shinty — a simple form of hockey of Scottish origin played with a ball and sticks curved at the lower end
- shutin — closed; fastened up: a shut door.
- sigint — the gathering of military or other intelligence by interception of electronic signals and consisting of comint and elint.
- signet — a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- silent — making no sound; quiet; still: a silent motor.
- sinnet — flat, braided rope
- sinter — siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- sintra — a town in central Portugal, near Lisbon, in the Sintra mountains: noted for its castles and palaces and the beauty of its setting: tourism
- sit in — any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises: Sixty students staged a sit-in outside the dean's office.
- sit on — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
- sit-in — any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises: Sixty students staged a sit-in outside the dean's office.
- siting — the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment: the site of our summer cabin.
- sitten — (in prescriptions) may it be.
- snifty — having a pleasant smell
- snitch — to snatch or steal; pilfer.