10-letter words containing ni
- night life — entertainment at night
- night mode — phase
- night robe — nightgown.
- night safe — a safe built into the outside wall of a bank, in which customers can deposit money at times when the bank is closed
- night soil — human excrement collected and used as fertilizer.
- night work — work that is done or undertaken at night-time, as by workers on night shift, etc
- night-bird — a bird which is active at night, such as an owl, nightingale, etc
- night-hawk — any of several longwinged, American goatsuckers of the genus Chordeiles, related to the whippoorwill, especially C. minor, having variegated black, white, and buff plumage.
- night-long — A night-long event is one that continues throughout the night.
- night-time — the time between evening and morning.
- nightclass — an evening lesson
- nightclubs — Plural form of nightclub.
- nightdream — A dream that is experienced at night, sometimes as distinguished from a daydream. (from 16th c.).
- nightdress — nightclothes.
- nightgowns — Plural form of nightgown.
- nighthawks — Plural form of nighthawk.
- nightlight — A small lamp, typically attached directly to an electrical outlet, providing a dim light during the night.
- nightmares — Plural form of nightmare.
- nightpiece — a work of art representing a night scene
- nightrider — one of a band of mounted men, especially in the southern U.S. during Reconstruction, who committed nocturnal acts of violence and intimidation against blacks and black sympathizers.
- nightscape — a scene viewed at night, especially as represented in art.
- nightscope — An optical instrument that provides night vision.
- nightshade — any of various plants of the genus Solanum, especially the black nightshade or the bittersweet.
- nightshift — Alternative spelling of night shift.
- nightshirt — a loose shirtlike garment reaching to the knees or lower, for wearing in bed.
- nightsides — Plural form of nightside.
- nightspots — Plural form of nightspot.
- nightstand — night table.
- nightstick — a special club carried by a policeman; billy.
- nighttimes — Plural form of nighttime.
- nigrescent — tending toward black; blackish.
- nigromancy — black magic; demonic magic
- nihilistic — of or believing in nihilism, or the total rejection of established laws and institutions: An exhibition of nihilistic art—now there's an oxymoron!
- nil return — a reply of zero to a request for a quantified reply
- nile green — pale bluish green.
- nile river — a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- nilpotence — The quality of being nilpotent.
- nilpotency — The quality of being nilpotent.
- nimbleness — quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active; rapid: nimble feet.
- nimodipine — A dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker originally developed for the treatment of high blood pressure and now mostly used to prevent vasospasm.
- nincompoop — a fool or simpleton.
- nineteenth — next after the eighteenth; being the ordinal number for 19.
- ninety-one — a cardinal number, 90 plus 1.
- ninety-six — a cardinal number, 90 plus 6.
- ninety-two — a cardinal number, 90 plus 2.
- ninja loan — a type of high-risk loan issued to borrowers with no income, no job, and no assets
- nippleless — Without nipples.
- nipplewort — a yellow-flowered plant, Lapsana communis, found in woods and on wasteland.
- niridazole — an anthelmintic substance, C 6 H 6 N 4 O 3 S, used in the treatment of schistosomiasis.
- nisi prius — Also called nisi prius court. a trial court for the hearing of civil cases before a judge and jury.