10-letter words containing ni
- onion snow — a snowfall in late spring; the last snow of the season.
- onion soup — a soup or broth made from onions and stock
- onion weed — a plant of Australia and New Zealand, Nuthoscordum inodorum, having a strong onion-like smell and reproducing from bulbs and seeds
- open union — a labor union that does not impose rigid restrictions on the admission of new members.
- opiniative — Archaic form of opinionative.
- opinionate — (transitive, intransitive) To have or express as an opinion; to opine.
- opinionist — One fond of his own notions, or unduly attached to his own opinions.
- opinionize — (intransitive) To claim matters of fact as opinion.
- opsomaniac — a person with an extreme enthusiasm for a particular food
- organicism — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organicist — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organicity — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- organigram — (management) A graphical representation of the structure or an organization, showing groups and departments and their interconnections and inter-responsibilities.
- organisers — Plural form of organiser.
- organising — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- organismal — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- organismic — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- organizers — Plural form of organizer.
- organizing — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- ornithopod — any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Ornithopoda whose members usually walked erect on their hind legs.
- ornithosis — psittacosis, especially of birds other than those of the parrot family.
- orthogenic — Psychology. of, concerned with, or providing corrective treatment for mentally retarded or seriously disturbed children: orthogenic class.
- orthotonic — characterized by muscular rigidity
- osteogenic — derived from or made up of bone-forming tissue.
- osteopenia — Reduced bone mass of lesser severity than osteoporosis.
- ostranenie — defamiliarization.
- ouananiche — A salmon of landlocked populations living in lakes in Labrador and Newfoundland.
- outmanning — Present participle of outman.
- outrunning — Present participle of outrun.
- outshining — Present participle of outshine.
- overnicely — in an overnice manner
- oxymoronic — a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”.
- paganistic — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- palagonite — a yellow basaltic glass
- palfrenier — a person whose duty is to tend to horses
- panamanian — a republic in S Central America. 28,575 sq. mi. (74,010 sq. km).
- pandemonic — wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.
- panic bolt — a bar that spans an emergency exit door on its interior and opens the latch when pressure is applied.
- panic room — a secure room with a separate telephone line within a house, to which a person can flee if someone breaks in
- paniculate — arranged in panicles.
- panivorous — subsisting on bread; bread-eating.
- pannicular — a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.
- panniculus — a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.
- pantheonic — a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.
- paperknife — a small, often decorative, knifelike instrument with a blade of metal, ivory, wood, or the like, for slitting open envelopes, the leaves of books, folded papers, etc.
- paraffinic — of, noting, or characteristic of paraffin wax or a paraffin hydrocarbon.
- paragonite — a mica, similar in composition and appearance to muscovite but containing sodium instead of potassium.
- paraphonia — a disorder of the voice, usually caused by disease
- paraphonic — of, relating to, or characterized by paraphonia
- parasomnia — any of several sleep disorders characterized by abnormal or unusual behaviour of the nervous system during any of the stages of sleep