9-letter words containing ain
- plaintive — expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: a plaintive melody.
- plainview — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- plainwork — simple needlework, such as hemming, as distinct from fancywork
- porcelain — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- predomain — (theory) A domain with no bottom element.
- preobtain — to obtain in advance
- preordain — to ordain beforehand; foreordain.
- ptomainic — causing or resulting from ptomaines
- quaintest — Superlative form of quaint.
- quatrains — Plural form of quatrain.
- quintains — Plural form of quintain.
- rain belt — a zone in which it usually rains
- rain date — an alternative date for an outdoor event in case it is postponed or interrupted by rain.
- rain frog — a tree frog, especially a spring peeper.
- rain hood — a waterproof hood attached to a coat, that may be raised to cover the head when it is raining
- rain tree — monkeypod.
- rainbowed — containing, resembling, or involving a rainbow
- raincheck — 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.
- rainmaker — (among American Indians) a medicine man who by various rituals and incantations seeks to cause rain.
- rainproof — impervious to rain; keeping out or unaffected by rain: a rainproof cover; a rainproof coat.
- rainspout — waterspout (def 1).
- rainstick — a musical instrument consisting of a tube filled with sand or pebbles, which is inverted to produce a sound
- rainstorm — a storm with heavy rain.
- rainswept — (of a place) open to or characterized by frequent heavy rain
- rainwater — (Leo) James, 1917–86, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1975.
- rainy day — a time of need or emergency: saving money for a rainy day.
- re-obtain — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- reexplain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- refrained — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- remainder — something that remains or is left: the remainder of the day.
- remaining — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- restained — a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- restraint — a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.
- retaining — to keep possession of.
- retrained — to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- retrainee — a person who is being retrained.
- ring main — a domestic electrical supply in which outlet sockets are connected to the mains supply through a ring circuit
- sainsbury — David John, Baron. born 1940, British businessman and politician, chief executive of the Sainsbury supermarket chain (1992–98); science minister (1998–2006)
- saint leo — Saint (Bruno) 1002–54, German ecclesiastic: pope 1049–54.
- saintfoin — sainfoin.
- sainthood — the character or status of a saint.
- saintling — a little saint
- saintship — the qualities or status of a saint.
- semainier — a chest of the 18th century having seven long drawers: originally meant to hold a week's supply of clothing.
- sky train — elevated railway system
- stainless — having no stain; spotless.
- straining — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
- sustained — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- sustainer — a person or thing that sustains.
- taintless — free from or without taint; pure; innocent.