9-letter words containing ith
- jokesmith — (jocular) A person who devises jokes.
- kallithea — a city in E Greece, a suburb of Athens.
- laccolith — a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.
- ladysmith — a city in W Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa: besieged by Boers 1889–1900.
- land with — to give to, so as to put in difficulties; cause to be burdened with
- litheness — The property of being lithe.
- lithesome — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- lithiasis — the formation or presence of stony concretions, as calculi, in the body.
- lithified — Simple past tense and past participle of lithify.
- lithistid — a sponge, of the group Lithistida, consisting of small spikes which form a skeletal structure
- lithocyst — a sac, containing otoliths, found in many invertebrates, supposedly connected to hearing and orientation
- lithology — Geology. (loosely) petrology. the physical characteristics of a rock or stratigraphic unit.
- lithopone — a white pigment consisting of zinc sulfide, barium sulfate, and some zinc oxide, used as a pigment and filler in the manufacture of paints, inks, leather, paper, linoleum, and face powders.
- lithosere — a sere originating on rock.
- lithotome — an instrument used in a lithotomy operation, to remove bladder stones
- lithotomy — surgery to remove one or more stones from an organ or duct.
- lithuania — a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic: an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,174 sq. mi. (65,200 sq. km). Capital: Vilnius.
- live with — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- logarithm — the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100).
- lopoliths — Plural form of lopolith.
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- make with — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- meet with — to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter: I would meet him on the street at unexpected moments.
- megaliths — Plural form of megalith.
- mermithid — (zoology) Any member of the Mermithidae.
- mess with — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- microlith — a tiny stone tool, often of geometric shape, made from a bladelet and mounted singly or in series as the working part of a composite tool or weapon, especially during late Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic times.
- mithering — Present participle of mither.
- mithraeum — a temple of Mithras.
- mithraism — an ancient Persian religion in which Mithras was worshiped, involving secret rituals to which only men were admitted: a major competitor of Christianity in the Roman empire during the 2nd and 3rd centuries a.d.
- moithered — Simple past tense and past participle of moither.
- monoliths — Plural form of monolith.
- monteiths — Plural form of monteith.
- neolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- nowhither — to no place; nowhere: paths leading nowhither.
- ornithine — an amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, obtained by the hydrolysis of arginine and occurring as an intermediate compound in the urea cycle of mammals.
- ornithoid — resembling a bird.
- ornithol. — ornithological
- otolithic — Of or partaining to an otolith.
- over with — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- paleolith — a paleolithic stone implement.
- part with — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- phacolith — a layer of igneous rock, which has the structure of a lens, and which occurs in an invasive position in sedimentary rock
- phytolith — a microscopic silica body that forms in a living plant and becomes fossilized.
- pirithoüs — a prince of the Lapiths, who accomplished many great deeds with his friend Theseus
- pithecoid — belonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys.
- pithiness — brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.
- play with — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- rhinolith — a calculus or stone formed in the nose which can lead to other medical conditions such as headaches or sinusitis