9-letter words containing i
- affording — to be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect: The country can't afford another drought.
- affreight — to charter (a ship) as a freight carrier.
- affricate — a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point, such as the sound written ch, as in chair
- aflatoxin — a toxin produced by the fungus Aspergillus flavus growing on peanuts, maize, etc, causing liver disease (esp cancer) in man
- aforesaid — Aforesaid means the same as aforementioned.
- aforetime — formerly
- afrikaans — Afrikaans is one of the official languages of South Africa.
- afrikaner — Afrikaner means belonging or relating to the white people in South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch.
- afterings — the last of the milk drawn from a cow in milking, which contains the richest milk
- afterlife — The afterlife is a life that some people believe begins when you die, for example a life in heaven or as another person or animal.
- afterpain — any pain that follows its cause only after a certain delay
- aftertime — the time to come; the future
- agalactia — absence or failure of secretion of milk
- agatelike — Resembling or characteristic of agate.
- age limit — An age limit is the oldest or youngest age at which you are allowed under particular regulations to do something.
- agelastic — never laughing; mirthless
- agentival — of the performer of an action
- aggrieved — If you feel aggrieved, you feel upset and angry because of the way in which you have been treated.
- aggrieves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrieve.
- agilawood — agalloch.
- agileness — the quality of being agile
- agilities — the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: exercises demanding agility.
- agincourt — a battle fought in 1415 near the village of Azincourt, N France: a decisive victory for English longbowmen under Henry V over French forces vastly superior in number
- agistment — the act of agisting
- agitating — Present participle of agitate.
- agitation — If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- agitative — tending to stir or agitate
- agitators — a person who stirs up others in order to upset the status quo and further a political, social, or other cause: The boss said he would fire any union agitators.
- agnatical — relating to agnates
- agnolotti — a dish of small pasta shaped like half moons and usually filled with tortellini stuffing: boiled and served in broth or with a sauce.
- agnostics — Plural form of agnostic.
- agnus dei — the figure of a lamb bearing a cross or banner, emblematic of Christ
- agonising — to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
- agonistes — a person enduring an inner struggle
- agonistic — striving for effect; strained
- agonizing — Something that is agonizing causes you to feel great physical or mental pain.
- agrarians — Plural form of agrarian.
- agreation — the procedure followed by a government for determining the acceptability to a foreign government of a proposed envoy.
- agrestial — inhabiting a rural area
- agrigento — a town in Italy, in SW Sicily: site of six Greek temples. Pop: 54 619 (2001)
- agriology — the study of primitive peoples
- agrippina — called the Elder. c. 14 bc–33 ad, Roman matron: granddaughter of Augustus, wife of Germanicus, mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger
- agrologic — of or relating to agrology
- agromania — an abnormal desire to live alone, especially in an isolated area.
- agronomic — the science of soil management and the production of field crops.
- aguadilla — a seaport in NW Puerto Rico.
- aguinaldo — Emilio [e-mee-lyaw] /ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1869–1964, Filipino leader during the Spanish-American war: opposed to U.S. occupation.
- agustin i — Itúrbide, Agustín de.
- ahimelech — a priest who was killed by Saul for helping David. I Sam. 21:1–9; 22:9–23.
- ahistoric — not related to or concerned with documented history