8-letter words containing ain
- distrain — to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim.
- douzaine — a bet in roulette on 12 numbers simultaneously so as to share in any that win.
- drainage — the act or process of draining.
- drainers — Plural form of drainer.
- draining — Present participle of drain.
- eastmain — a river in central Quebec, Canada, flowing W to James Bay. 510 miles (821 km) long.
- enchains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enchain.
- endbrain — (neuroanatomy) The anterior part of the forebrain; the telencephalon.
- entrains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of entrain.
- explains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explain.
- faineant — Also, faineant [fey-nee-uh nt] /ˈfeɪ ni ənt/ (Show IPA). idle; indolent.
- fainites — a cry for truce or respite from the rules of a game
- fainness — the quality of being willing or eager
- faintest — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- fainteth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'faint'.
- fainting — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- faintish — Somewhat faint.
- fontaine — Henri [French ahn-ree] /French ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1943, Belgian statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1913.
- for gain — If you do something for gain, you do it in order to get some advantage or profit for yourself, and for no other reason.
- fountain — a spring or source of water; the source or head of a stream.
- fredaine — a prank; a practical joke
- gainfull — Archaic form of gainful.
- gainings — profits or earnings
- gainless — unprofitable.
- gainsaid — to deny, dispute, or contradict.
- gainsays — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gainsay.
- gas main — a large pipe for conducting and distributing gas to lesser pipes or ducts, especially such a pipe carrying and distributing household gas beneath the streets of a town or city.
- germaine — a female given name.
- go-train — a lightweight passenger train providing rapid surface transport between a city center and the suburbs and from suburb to suburb.
- grainage — the duty paid on grain
- grainger — Percy Aldridge [awl-drij] /ˈɔl drɪdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1961, Australian pianist and composer, in the U.S. after 1915.
- grainier — Comparative form of grainy.
- graining — a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- hennaing — an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- hollaing — Present participle of holla.
- huzzaing — Present participle of huzza.
- ibogaine — an alkaloid, C 20 H 26 N 2 O, obtained from an African shrub, Tabernanthe iboga, having antidepressant and hallucinogenic properties.
- ice rain — freezing rain.
- in train — If a process or event is in train or has been set in train, it is happening or starting to happen.
- in-grain — to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.
- indurain — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), born 1964, Spanish cyclist: first with five consecutive victories (1991–95) in the Tour de France.
- ingrains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ingrain.
- kaingang — Caingang.
- kamaaina — a longtime resident of Hawaii.
- keychain — A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
- laingian — of or based on R. D. Laing's theory that mental illnesses are understandable as natural responses to stress in family and social situations
- lorraine — Also, Lorrain. Claude (Claude Gelée) 1600–82, French painter.
- madbrain — (archaic) A rash or hotheaded person.
- magainin — any of a series of related substances with antibacterial properties, derived from the skins of frogs
- main man — one's best and most trusted male friend.