10-letter words containing ain
- plain-wrap — packaged in a plain wrapper, especially one displaying no brand name; no-frills: the growing popularity of plain-wrap products.
- plainchant — plainsong (defs 1, 2).
- plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
- plaintless — without complaint
- plainville — a town in N Connecticut.
- pool train — a train operating over a track owned by two or more railway companies.
- powertrain — (in a motorized vehicle) the whole mechanism by which power is generated and transmitted to the road, surrounding air, water, etc
- pure laine — (in Quebec) a person belonging to a long-established family of French descent
- quaintness — (obsolete) Cunning; craftiness.
- quatorzain — a verse of fourteen lines
- rain check — a ticket for future use given to spectators at an outdoor event, as a baseball game or concert, that has been postponed or interrupted by rain.
- rain cloud — a cloud or a mass of clouds that yields rain.
- rain dance — (especially among American Indians) a ritualistic dance performed to bring rain.
- rain gauge — an instrument for measuring rainfall.
- rain-cloud — a cloud or a mass of clouds that yields rain.
- rain-swept — A rain-swept place is a place where it is raining heavily.
- rained off — cancelled or postponed on account of rain
- rainforest — a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
- rainsquall — squall1 (def 1).
- raise cain — the first son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel. Gen. 4.
- re-explain — to explain again or in a different way
- reacquaint — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- refraining — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- regainment — the act or process of regaining something
- restrained — characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.
- restrainer — a person or thing that restrains.
- retainable — to keep possession of.
- retainment — to keep possession of.
- retraining — the process of teaching people, esp workers, new skills
- ride again — to return to a former activity or scene of activity
- road train — a convoy of motor vehicles.
- road-train — a convoy of motor vehicles.
- saint gall — a canton in NE Switzerland. 777 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- saint joan — a play (1923) by G. B. Shaw.
- saint john — Andrew, 1862–1928, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1908–09, 1910–13, 1914–15.
- saint jude — the author of this, stated to be the brother of James (Jude 1) and almost certainly identical with Thaddaeus (Matthew 10:2–4). Feast day: Oct 28 or June 19
- saint luke — a fellow worker of Paul and a physician (Colossians 4:14). Feast day: Oct 18
- saint mary — Christian holy figure
- saint paul — Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul (def 2).
- saint pius — Saint (Giuseppe Sarto) 1835–1914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1903–14.
- saint-jean — French name of St. Johns.
- saint-just — Louis Antoine Léon de [lwee ahn-twan ley-awn duh] /lwi ɑ̃ˈtwan leɪˈɔ̃ də/ (Show IPA), 1767–94, French revolutionist.
- saint-ouen — a suburb of Paris in N France.
- sainte foy — a SW suburb of Quebec, on the St Lawrence River. Pop: 72 547 (2001)
- saintsbury — George Edward Bateman [beyt-muh n] /ˈbeɪt mən/ (Show IPA), 1845–1933, English literary critic and historian.
- same again — You say 'same again' when you want to order another drink of the same kind as the one you have just had.
- sash chain — a chain for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.
- side chain — a group of atoms bound to an atom, usually a carbon, that forms part of a larger chain or ring in a molecule
- skid chain — a chain fitting over the tire of a car, truck, or other vehicle, to increase traction and prevent skidding on roads covered with ice or snow.
- snow train — a train that takes passengers to and from a winter resort area.